Job Introduction

As Automation Engineer, you’ll be responsible for maintaining, fault finding and continuously improving the automation and electrical systems on all plant and equipment within the Beverages Filling Hall, from depalletising, filling and inspection through to packing, palletising, pallet labelling and AGV transport.

You will provide specialist PLC, drive, network and HMI support to minimise downtime on our high speed lines, delivering OEE improvements in line with overall Group guidelines whilst ensuring safety and compliance. You will also support line modifications, upgrades and New Product Development trials from an automation perspective, working closely with OEMs such as Krones and System Logistics. Alongside this, you will keep control system backups and documentation up to date and share your knowledge to help develop other engineers and apprentices.

The Key Requirements

HNC in Engineering (minimum)
Time-served apprenticeship in an electrical, automation or mechatronics discipline
Working knowledge of SAP, including creating orders and searching for parts, and Prisma
Excellent Knowledge of PLCs including Siemens, S7 is essential
S7 PLC programming using TIA Portal and STEP 7, including SCL
In depth fault finding on automation and electrical systems
Working knowledge of B&R control systems and ACOPOS drives, SEW drives, Profinet and Profibus networks, and Zenon HMI
Knowledge of high speed filling and packing lines, ideally Krones
Strong understanding of electrical safety and safe isolation, including LOTO

The Benefits and Perks

Annual leave package of 25 days plus 8 bank holidays
Free onsite gym for all employees
MyBenefits Reward Platform with 100s of discounts at restaurants and retailers
Employee Well-being benefits such as the Employee Assistance Programme
Pension scheme where the company contributes up to a max 7%
Life cover at 3 times your annual salary
Optional partner life cover
Subsidised onsite staff restaurant
Free parking onsite
Salary sacrifice Electric car scheme
Subsidised onsite electric car charging
Cycle to work scheme
Enhance maternity and paternity leave
Liftshare scheme
Health cash plan
Optional dental insurance
Optional Private Medical Insurance
Optional critical illness cover
Social club

About the company

At Encirc, we make, fill and move glass.

Part of the Vidrala group, we are a market leader in glass container design, manufacturing, bottling and logistics solutions for the UK, Irish and European food and beverages industries.

With over 2,000 employees, we operate from our three purpose-built sites: Derrylin, Co Fermanagh; Elton, Cheshire and Bristol. We produce around 3 billion glass bottles and other containers annually and can fill up to 500 million litres of bulk shipped beverages every year. Our collective purpose is to deliver and uphold world-leading sustainable innovation, with great people and a great workplace collaborating on a great future.

Joining Encirc means you will be joining a business with a bespoke, 360-approach to the beverage supply chain, spanning filling, warehousing, and logistics. Reducing the road miles and carbon footprint of our customers' products, we are conscious disruptors prioritising sustainability and modern technology. As a forward-thinking and sustainable business, we are committed to achieving zero emissions by 2030.

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