Senior Automation Engineer

1 week ago

CanterburyBankstown Council, Australia Colgate-Palmolive Full time
About Colgate-Palmolive

We are a leading consumer goods company that is passionate about building a future to smile about for our employees, consumers, and surrounding communities. Our dependable household brands, dedicated employees, and sustainability commitments make us a company that is continually learning and collaborating to achieve success.

We win as a global organization by promoting creative thinking, championing experimentation, and encouraging authenticity. Our brand fuels a workplace that is innovative, dynamic, and supportive of our employees' growth and development.

Job Summary (Purpose)

The primary focus of this role is to manage site-wide Automation, which includes PLC's, HMI's, plant level networks, AGV's, and Robots. This involves managing software and design modifications of site automation systems, as well as supporting and implementing capital expenditure projects, particularly those with a mechanical or packaging machinery focus.

Main Responsibilities
  1. Site Automation Lead
    Lead the Villawood site's automation by managing regular upgrades, regular auditing of site hardware and software, project management, and mentoring team members including trades. Manage, program, and troubleshoot site automation systems. Lead in electrical safety on site, including safeguarding machinery and managing safety systems. Partner with CP Global teams on standard automation technology and implementation of standard concepts on site. Work closely with the plant systems team to implement required automation changes for plant systems project work. Support the site's electrical distribution and infrastructure. Coach and mentor Engineering and Trade team members.
  2. Project Identification and Design
    Establish project goals with a large variety of stakeholders and prepare capital submissions through Colgate systems. Successfully implement projects and carry out feasibility studies to select the best option. Calculate costing to support application for funding. Ensure end-to-end success of applicable projects, including leading the change management process, controlling costs to complete projects within budget, meeting imposed deadlines with good time management, planning, and carrying out installation (including acceptance trials and validation), providing documentation and instruction manuals, and ensuring proper closure management of the project.
  3. Mechanical Design
    Design equipment that is effective, safe to use, easy to maintain, cost-effective – up front and on-going, durable, flexible, able to produce quality products, consistent with our normal operating procedures, and supportive of commonality of spare parts.
  4. Troubleshooting/Continuous Improvement
    Troubleshoot by supporting manufacturing and maintenance team members in overcoming breakdowns by problem-solving and helping organize external repairs or parts. Work towards becoming familiar with all our systems. Support Continuous Improvement Engineers in improving productivity, quality, and safety through equipment modifications. Provide technical advice to autonomous maintenance teams.
  5. SCADA and Making Systems
    Develop robust knowledge of the Wonderware (SCADA and MES) and Making Control Systems, as well as managing Recipe Manager. Support compliance auditing for Safety, EOHS, electrical, and Quality. Gather and consolidate information from Packaging, Technical, QA, Planning, and Engineering.
  6. New Products
    Check that new packaging is within the equipment size range and can be handled by the equipment. Liaise with Packaging Dept to make packaging suitable. Design/procure new change parts and provide change part storage. Modify machines if necessary and feasible. Prepare a size change data sheet. Prepare new PLC and SCADA recipes.
Required (Education, Knowledge required, Language skills, etc)

A Bachelor of Engineering degree in a relevant engineering field (Mechanical / Mechatronics / Electrical) is required, along with years of experience in project management and/or mechanical or electrical engineering. Competency with various PLC programming languages (e.g. ladder logic, structured text, and function block) is also necessary. Experience with process and manufacturing equipment used in FMCG manufacturing (e.g. rotary fillers, labellers, tanks, pumps, packaging equipment, etc) is required. Additionally, years of experience in design, manufacture, and installation of packaging machinery and/or plant process equipment is preferred.

Preferred Requirements

5 years of experience in industrial control systems, specializing in Allen Bradley PLC's, Networks (including Devicenet, Ethernet-IP, Modbus, etc), HMI's, VSD's, Servos, industrial instrumentation (temp. Control, flowmeters, level controls, etc) is advantageous. Experience in AGVs, robotics, and WW SCADA is also beneficial. Experience in managing and inspecting hazardous areas is a plus.

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