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Job Title: Projects & Automation Lead

Salary: £Excellent

Benefits: To be discussed at interview

Job Type: Permanent

Location: Newport, Shropshire

Job Start date: ASAP

Shift Pattern: Days (Flexible)

We’re supporting our client, a global, leading food and beverage company based in Newport, who are looking for a Projects and Automation Lead to join their growing team. The successful Projects and Automation Lead will have a strong electrical and automation background.

Responsibilities for Projects & Automation Lead:

* Reactive support to site automation issues.

* Support the SEM on all live and future projects.

* Demonstrate a structures problem solving approach.

* Ownership of projects and upgrades through the full project life cycle.

* Identify and Deliver site projects / improvements with automation elements.

* Maintain and monitor use of automation and electrical system software.

* Use route cause analysis to identify and bottom out underlying performance issues

* Through Analyse of Performance and Maintenance data, suggest and implement improvements to drive OEE

* Lease with OEM automation specialists to identify and resolve complex ongoing faults.

* Responsible for obsolescence management, liaise with OEM automation and development teams to ensure site criticality is a key element of obsolescence. (Including, PLC’s, Inverters, instrumentation etc)

* Owner of site panel risk assessment register, periodic health checks and improvement actions.

* Support in training and developing shift engineers.

* Responsible for creating software library. Copies of all software on site.

* Collaborate with Senior leadership team on all projects and improvements

* Lead projects in automation, Improvements and infrastructure

* Drive change, active role in continuously improving our business.

* Involved with projects from concept to completion

* Ensure projects adhere to Health and Safety standards

About You:

* Strong electrical and Automation background

* Siemens S7, V18, Simatic

Job Application:

If you would like to be considered for the role of Projects and Automation Lead, please apply with your full CV - or call us now. Whilst this position may not be of interest to you or suit your skills and experience, please don’t hesitate to get in contact with a member of the team at Willcox Matthews to understand how we can support you.

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