Job Overview: Our client, an established injection moulding manufacturer, has retained our services to search for an Automation Engineer to join their team. Remit: * The role of the Automation Engineer is to design and develop automation systems for injection moulding operations, including robotic part handling, material feeding, automated inspection, and secondary processing. * The successful candidate will have experience in automation engineering, ideally within the injection moulding or plastics industry, including robot planning & proficiency in programming and troubleshooting PLCs and HMIs. Benefits: * Days role, with occasional weekend work available paid at 1.5x for Saturday and 2.0x for Sunday * Cycle to work scheme * Free on-site parking * Opportunity to attend company events Role: * Program, maintain, and optimize PLCs and HMIs (e.g., Allen-Bradley, Siemens) used in moulding cells and associated equipment. * Develop, maintain, and troubleshoot industrial robot programs (e.g., ABB, Fanuc, Yaskawa), ensuring efficient and safe operation in production environments. * Implement and support vision systems for in-line quality inspection, part orientation, defect detection, and measurement (e.g., Cognex, Keyence, Omron). * Maintain organized and secure backups of all PLC, HMI, and robot programs, including version control and documentation of software changes. * Conduct regular revi...