Job Summary

The Automation Assistant will be required to carry out the preparation, operational and rectification tasks listed below on the Automated Materials Handling Equipment.

Key Responsibilities

• Start of shift’ checks ensuring equipment is fit for use
• Powering down safely and correctly to allow product flow faults to be rectified
• Investigate the reasons and re-start the system after an emergency stop (non-technical errors)
• Rectify time-out faults using the manual controllers (Pendant or HMI panel)
• Follow safety procedures when working on and around the Automated Mechanical Handling Equipment, such as isolation of adjoining equipment, and following the "safe entry procedure" & use of correct PPE
• Using access equipment in and around the system to rectify product flow issues
• Machine Housekeeping (cleanliness), removal of any objects that would interfere with product flow, such as pallet debris and cling film, to ensure product flow is not impeded
• Report issues to the control room for issuing or escalation to the engineering partners for rectification
• Communication of faults and system availability
• Notifying the Error Handler partners of faults and their locations
• Follow the onsite communication protocol to ensure the operation is kept informed of all issues. Use of a handheld radio is provided for this use
• Shift Handover Meetings - main issues throughout the shift to be communicated
• Further communications to be translated via the shift handover, i.e. toolbox talks, meeting with Engineering colleagues, to enable the Error Handlers to relay any concerns and/or problems within the Automated Materials Handling equipment