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Controls Engineer

Enfield
Posted about 18 hours ago
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Are you a Controls Engineer, Automation Engineer, or an Electrical Engineer with a passion for automation and improving plant performance?

Due to pending retirement, we have an exciting opportunity for a Controls/Automation Engineer. Working in a day-based role, you’ll be driven and skilled at both delivering automation improvement solutions and in finding and rectifying faults on PLC-controlled equipment and networks.

Here at our Enfield Bakery on the outskirts of North London, we are continuing to invest in our future with exciting projects.

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You’ll be working in collaboration with our existing Controls Engineers to maintain all software, hardware infrastructure, and control systems. You’ll also identify and complete continuous improvement projects to increase plant efficiency, reduce downtime, and save energy and associated costs.

Your work will focus on improving plant performance and efficiency, supporting breakdown resolution followed by leading the investigation into root cause analysis (RCA) to prevent future occurrences. You’ll enjoy the variety of a manufacturing environment and be keen to get involved in other work such as safety teams and improvement initiatives.

You’ll be encouraged and supported to foster new ideas and perspectives while driving change. We promote a culture of continuous improvement while working on a changing approach to reliability-centered maintenance in a highly automated production facility.

The Role

  • Requirement to ensure knowledge of the latest technologies and practices are continually updated with opportunities identified to optimize manufacturing processes
  • Safety - Adherence to relevant safety standards across all activities (including external contractors). Ensure plant controls are safe to operate, maintain, and personnel conform to health & safety legislation, policies, and standards.
  • Through effective software and hardware management processes, support and manage site implementation of a Business-led engineering reliability strategy.
  • Support the development of site revenue and capital budgets, while identifying and leading the execution of relevant capital projects.
  • Drive a proactive Engineering Continuous Improvement culture cross-functionally. Through contributing to the improvement and development of manufacturing hardware & software activities.
  • Training and coaching of Engineers to an agreed working knowledge in PLC / control systems to ensure they have the required competency and capability to support bakery performance.
  • Ensure supplier contract content & supplier relationship is maintained, and supplier effectiveness is reviewed.

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Essential Ingredients

  • This is a day-based role working Monday to Friday.
  • You’ll have a strong drive to identify opportunities for equipment improvement using plant-based automation and related solutions to help improve efficiency and performance.
  • Experience in fault finding and maintaining existing control systems, preferably with Allen Bradley (Rockwell) platforms (RSLogix500, Logix5000, etc.)
  • Experience of software development and programming languages, including ladder logic.
  • Knowledge of communication protocols and networks.
  • Strong electrical knowledge and understanding of control-related systems.
  • Knowledge and experience of project management.
  • Knowledge / awareness of functional safety.
  • Proven experience of improvements resulting in a reduction of breakdowns or increased efficiency.
  • Formal electrical automation training with an awareness of process and mechanical engineering.

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  • And last, but by no means least, you will want to know what your bread is worth.
  • A slice of the annual profits (discretionary profit share).
  • Family time is important to us, so, as well as your holiday entitlement, we'll give you the opportunity to purchase up to an extra week's annual leave.
  • Award-winning pension scheme with company contributions.
  • Private medical insurance and life assurance.
  • Products you will love, along with deals and discounts for you and the family through our Extra Dough website.
  • Continued investment in your personal development.
  • Fully stocked kitchens filled with our delicious products for you to enjoy with your daily brew!
  • Support for your health and wellbeing, including access to free physiotherapy, 24/7 access to a confidential helpline for practical advice, and a comprehensive occupational health service.
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Skills

Automation engineering
PLC programming
Fault finding
Allen Bradley
RSLogix500
Logix5000
Ladder logic
Communication protocols
Electrical engineering
Project management
Functional safety
Root cause analysis
Continuous improvement
Reliability centred maintenance
Hardware infrastructure
Software development

Location

Greater London, England, United Kingdom

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