Job Description
BlueScope is an Australian-born global success story spanning 15 countries. Our team of over 16,500 people is our strength and we want our people to be safe, successful and well. We’re leaders and innovators in transforming steel into smart products and solutions that support society, today and in the future. We’re proud of brands, like COLORBOND ® steel that inspire and protect everything from hospitals to bridges and stadiums.

THE OPPORTUNITY

Western Port Manufacturing facility is looking for a Automation Engineer in our Engineering team based in Hastings. As a part of the broader Australian Steel Products Portfolio, we have four major manufacturing sites at Western Port which operate 24 x 7 and deliver a variety of products, innovative solutions and services to export and domestic customers.
Reporting into the Automation Engineer Manager, you will play a crucial role in maintaining and improving fixed plant assets within the plant. Working within a multi-disciplinary team, your goal will be to enhance operational productivity, achieve asset improvement targets by eliminating defects, maintaining our automation systems, carrying out improvement initiatives, and fault-finding automation equipment to maintain line production.

Working in the Automation team to deliver on equipment maintenance and asset performance, you will:

• provide automation control systems technical support, advanced problem-solving and fault-finding
• conduct problem-solving and support Root Cause Analysis (RCA) investigations to understand critical failures and implement improvement actions.
• implement asset and cost improvement projects
• supervise maintenance activities and strive for business improvements and manufacturing excellence
• assist with developing, maintaining and improving the maintenance strategy and capital project plans to increase reliability and minimise cost
• assist to improve team effectiveness by identifying and closing technical knowledge gaps
• build effective relationships to drive the continuous up time of our assets