Automation Engineer - Thrapston in Bradford

Our manufacturing sites are fast paced, ever-demanding and complex. Therefore it's vital we have a strong Engineering team who are able to keep up to the demands of the site. It's ultimately our responsibility to minimise machinery downtime whilst identifying ways to improve performance without impacting on the quality of our produce and Engineer engagement.

In this role as an Automation Engineer, you will report to the Site Engineering Manager and be responsible for:

• Automation Strategy: Driving force behind a structured and sustainable programme of electrical & automation improvement
  
• Automation Standards: Develop & Deliver equipment standards and create user requirement specifications with appropriate quantitative and qualitative performance measures for all CAPEX and OPEX investments involving Automated Devices on Site.
  
• Training & Development of Engineering Team: Deliver a skills development programme and take full responsibility for up-skilling in the areas of electrical & automation. Actively coach and mentor colleagues resulting in the internal team being autonomous with respect to critical competency areas within electrical and automation disciplines.
  
• Business Continuity with respect to Automated Systems: Proactively implement sustainable ways of working, asset improvements and resilience to ensure critical assets are always available for production when required with minimal disruption through failure.
  
• Automation & Electrical Obsolescence & Future-Proofing: Working with external supplier partners and from own knowledge/experience, develop a repeatable process to identify, track and manage areas of risk through obsolescence.
  
• Maintaining Own Knowledge of Industry Trends & Best Practice: Keep up to date with latest trends and opportunities to speed up and simplify our operation with automation and involve/engage colleagues in implementing change in this area.
  

As well as the ability to work at pace, we're also looking for someone who has...

• Technical engineering experience, preferably through recognised time-served apprenticeship in manufacturing - strong examples of structured improvement gains through Automation. 
  
• A HND/HNC Electrical & Electronic Engineering or equivalent qualification.
  
• A background in process control and automation engineering in FMCG or equivalent industry. (You’ll need specialist knowledge of PLC, HMI SCADA, SQL along with the skills and capability to coach staff through fault finding on a variety of equipment/situations.)
  
• You will need experience of working with project teams and OEMs to influence design improvements and strong experience in ensuring safe working and safe systems of work are utilised and followed. 
  
• Experienced and is comfortable in CI and Lean techniques who is comfortable to lead the way within the Engineering team.
  
• A can do attitude and a strong work ethic 
  
• An innovative and forward thinking mindset 
  
• You will be a strong team player and be an advocate of the Morrisons values.