Automation & Controls Engineer [Manfacturing Machines & Systems]

at  Merck KGaA

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This role is responsible for the maintenance, fault finding and replacement of all controls equipment including PLC’s, vision systems, Aveva Scada and servo drives . As an automation SME for the Biotools areas this role will lead the growth in technology and development of capabilities of technical persons within the Biotools department. This role will aim to develop the automation teams skills and processes to improve productivity of the machines under this roles remit.
Duties Include:
Design, develop, install and test PLC and control software Systems & projects and interrogate existing PLC code to determine cause of faults or machine issues
Responsible for the on-going co-ordination and development of PLC systems including upgrading obsolete systems to latest versions including managing Vendors to complete upgrades
Develop knowledge of on-site systems and equipment such as PLC’s, Servo motors, vision systems and robotics to become the Site SME for these technologies
Experience with electrical control circuits in fault finding technical issues with sensors, safety interlocks and other input / output hardware associated with automation systems
Monitor and analyze opportunities for the development of new or improved tools for process improvement activities
Support the site during out of hours with automation issues as part of the Automation Oncall service as part of the Automation On-call team rota
Have a keen ability to fault find complex automation equipment including interrogation of program code to identify issues
Coach area technicians and junior control engineers as required and support problem solving and continuous improvement efforts across all areas of Biotools
Manage all Requisitions and financial needs to ensure site discretionary budgets and capital budgets are met
Ensure project design and installations meet the requirement of EU directives such as the Machinery Directive and CE compliance
Ensure Electrical Control Panels are built to standard and adhere to Safety of Machinery –EN60204-1
Responsible for negotiating and maintaining all associated support contracts
Responsible for keeping all controls related equipment up to date and conforming to all internationally recognised standards