Projects & Automation Engineer Monday – Friday Days £55,000 - £60,000 Newport The Role: A completely new role and an exciting opportunity for the right individual to help change the Maintenance approach, deliver site projects and be the site lead for automation. The right individual will have a track record of delivering projects from small machinery modifications, automation updates to full line installations. The individual will have a good understanding of All Siemens software with the ability to update / modify programmes, manage obsolescence and build the software library. What will you be doing? * Implement and effectively establish key engineering processes in line with the Engineering Road Map * Demonstrate a structured 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 implementation of smart factory software, to help drive reliability and OEE * Support the SEM and Factory Director on all live and future projects What will you bring to the party? * Experience working with contractors, suppliers, and technical staff to trouble shoot and eliminate root cause issues of nonconformities * Experience planning engineering requirements and activities by establishing priorities, scheduling, assigning work and communicating with area staff and key stakeholders frequently and regularly within timelines * Recognised Engineering Apprenticeship or * ONC / HNC Or equivalent in either Mechanical or electrical disciplines or Degree trained. * If none of the above minimum level 3 C&G With minimum 5 years in similar industry * Strong electrical and Automation background * Siemens S7, STEP 7, Simatic What Happens Next? On applying for this job, you consent to SJR Partners holding your details on file to be able to contact you about your job search, for full details of our GDPR policy, please refer to our website. Our ongoing aim is to contact everyone either way within 24 hours on the assumption that your credentials fit the requirements for the role