Automation Engineer                     Luton

Responsible for migrating an automotive plant floor system for an OEM. This requires experience in PLC software, ideally within the automotive sector (conveyor systems, robots). This plant floor system covers the whole production process (body, paint, trim & final) and includes all subsystems for error proofing, volume, quality and supply chain. You will be able to define the architecture, the technical specifications, scope & planning of the modifications to the current production system, leading to the RFQ to suppliers. No programming is planned, although you will need to be able to read, correct and optimise the programme if required by the client. The second part is the supervision and management on -site of the suppliers, during the commissioning phase for hardware and software modification at the migration to the new system. With reporting, problem mitigation, actions follow-up and validation in the name of the customer.

Responsibilities(on-site)

Initialisation, concept design, spec definition, RFQ, supplier management

•Initial project preparation

•Develop the technical concept

•Prepare the technical specifications

•Prepare RFQ

•Support during supplier nomination

•Project monitoring

•Supervision of suppliers and sub-suppliers

•Reporting

 

Commissioning supervision, supplier management, reporting

•Supervision of supplier onsite •Reporting •Problem solving •Action plan •Escalation •Support for a flawless launch

 

Profile

•Experience in PLC programming

•Technical background in robotics & automation

•Experience in plant floor systems

•Ability to read and check program codes

•Experience in control systems

•Quality management / monitoring in system level

•Experience in error proofing systems / Andon systems

•Microsoft Office 2013

•Controls software (EPLAN P8, Siemens TIA Portal, Rockwell Studio5000 & RS Networx, etc.).