Senior Automation Mechatronics Engineer

 Role

• This position involves the design, implementation, and delivery of customer-focused automation solutions.
• Gather and assimilate relevant project information. (Project Documentation, Project PLC & HMI Development, Project Simulation & Commissioning, Customer Site work).
• Development of automation solutions from technical design through commissions.
• Manage projects including communicating project information to ensure your project timeline are met.
• Identify and solve problems, be able to troubleshoot and provide hardware and software support for projects.
• Provide technical support and guidance to other team members and customers where required.
• Actively involved in the safety of yourself and others you mentor with ensuring all health safety procedures are followed.
• Comply with and manage/mentor others to follow quality standards, company policies, procedures and methodologies.
• Assist in the development and improvement of quality standards, policies, procedures, and methodologies.
• Participate in a paid on-call roster (once every 6 weeks for a week)
• Travel nationwide for the commissioning of solutions and overseas may be required.
• Researching emerging trends and initiatives in manufacturing and the technologies that support or enable project initiatives.
• Develop and maintain positive relationships within the industry that promote our brand and enhance the opportunities for revenue generation, including following up on business leads.
• Preparation of tender submissions & quotes of up to agreed values & within set time frames.
• Travel: 20%-30%. This travel could be local, or be throughout NZ and even Australia and mostly in June/July/August. 
• Paid Overtime: 5-10 extra hours per week on the edges of the busy season and up to ~20 in the busy season (April/May - August/September ). 

 

Requirements

• An engineering degree with Mechatronics courses or a related field
• 5 plus years of Automation Engineering experience, including experience developing complex automation engineering solutions.
• Recent experience in a systems integration company
• Worked in process-centric industries like food, pharmaceutical, and dairy manufacturing. 
• Experience with multiple PLC's ideally Rockwell, and Schneider.
• Experience with development, version control tools/process, applying industry development standards and emerging trends in the following areas:
  • Automation Engineering Hardware
  • Automation Engineering PLC Software & Languages
  • Automation Engineering HMI Software & Development
  • Automation Engineering Database Design & Development
  • Automation Engineering Electronic Reporting /  Data Capture
  • Automation Engineering Standards
  • Automation Engineering Networks
  • Automation Engineering Technical Documentation
• You will have a high level of team spirit and be actively involved in creating and maintaining a collaborative team environment by working with, supporting, mentoring, and training others in your team to achieve common goals.

Benefits

• A company that hires for attitude and values and trains for technical ability
• Excellent growth potential
• Competitive salary between $120,000 - $145,000.
• Full-time, guaranteed 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday
• 4 weeks vacation (6 days used over Xmas) 
• Kiwi Saver
• On-call Roster Pay