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to take a first step. A day to look forwards to new challenges. And
today is that day for you. Its your day to be part of something
great. A day to make your ideas come to life. At Amazon, were
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there, we need exceptionally talented, bright and driven people.
Our overall mission is simple: We want
Amazon to be the place where our customers can find, discover and
buy anything online. Whatever our customers want, we will find the
means to deliver it. With your help, Amazon will continue to enable
people to discover new worlds and implement innovation. This is
your chance to make history.
Amazon is
looking to hire an experienced Automation Engineer to join the team
at our MME2 Fulfillment Center (FC) in Bowburn
The Automation Engineer will ensure that Safety comes
first in all Facilities efforts. This position will be responsible
for troubleshooting, design/implement/document control solutions
for material handling systems, act as a liaison for internal and
external resources, and be on call as needed. This position will
also provide proper training to the Facility Technicians on device
troubleshooting and Preventive Maintenance.
This position requires strong project management skills,
effective communication skills, being self-directed, and the
ability to multi-task and deliver results in a dynamic environment.
The following roles and responsibilities are
required for a successful Automation Engineer:
• Prepare specifications and technical
detail to fully define performance on equipment, material and
services
• Perform PLC control level issue diagnosis
• Follow change management process and develop ad-hoc
PLC ladder code change
• Familiarization with Siemens
and/or Allen Bradley PLC processers and input/output modules.
• Provide detailed analysis and testing of existing and
new engineering solutions and components
• Work with IT,
FC Software and Operations Engineering to develop and update
controls knowledge and training document for the Facilities
Engineering team.
• Be responsible for incident
follow-up, root cause analysis and documentation.
•
Undertake industrial engineering design on existing material
handling modules within European network
• Provide
technical documentation such as flow diagrams, conveyor and
equipment layouts, installation details, schedules and budgets.
• Support commissioning of new automation elements
• Actively participate in local or EU network level
control projects and Initiatives
• Provide value
engineering/ value analysis
• Ensures adherence to all
Health & Safety procedures. Be proactive in the raising of
potential H&S issues and the development of personal safety
awareness
• Use AutoCAD to review, develop and maintain
electrical schematic and conveyor layout drawings
•
Fully understand and ensure procedural adherence to industry
operating standards such as QS 9000, ISO 9001
• Actively
participate in the Control System SharePoint site development
• Document control system and equipment configuration
changes and keep the documentation updated on the SharePoint site.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS-
Experience with PLC controlled automation and issue diagnosis in a
continuous process or production environment
- Experience
dealing with material handling, flow and capacity visualization and
monitoring
- Experience with Ignition SCADA or a similar
platform and Human Machine Interface (HMI)
- Experience
with MS Project, MS Office, and MS Sharepoint
- -
Experience with Ladder Logic and structured programming for
Siemens, Allen-Bradley or Codesys PLCs
- - Experience
with Ignition SCADA or a similar platform and Human Machine
Interface (HMI)
- - Experience in English-language
communication skills, both written and verbal
- -
Experience with at least one of the following tools:
- -
EthernetIP, Profinet, Profibus and AS-i or other fieldbus
networks
- - VFDs, safety gateways and input and output
devices
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS-
Bachelors degree or above in computer science, electrical
engineering, or related field
- - Experience leading
change in a multiple site environments
- - Experience
with Six Sigma, or analytical and process improvement
techniques
- - Experience working within ISO 13849 and
ISO 62061 frameworks
- - Project management experience
with multiple frameworks such as Agile and
Waterfall
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