As the Senior Automation Specialist (Central Engineering), you will be the technical expert supporting automation systems across the manufacturing plants. You will provide advanced troubleshooting for critical plant automation issues, improve system reliability, and drive automation excellence across the business.
You will also lead strategic engineering initiatives, including the organization's servo motor repair programme and industrial 3D printing for spare parts, helping to reduce costs, improve equipment availability, and introduce innovative engineering solutions across all our plants.
- Bachelor's Degree or HND in Electrical, Electronic, Mechatronics Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Minimum of 5 years' experience in industrial automation within FMCG, manufacturing, food & beverage, or process industries.
- Strong hands-on experience with PLCs, HMI, SCADA, industrial networks, motion control, and servo systems.
- Practical experience with Siemens, Rockwell, Schneider Electric, ABB, Danfoss, SEW, Lenze, or similar automation platforms.
- Excellent troubleshooting, Root Cause Analysis, and fault diagnosis skills.
- Experience with servo motor repairs, predictive maintenance, industrial 3D printing, SAP, or bottling technology.
- A proactive, collaborative engineer with a passion for continuous improvement and emerging technologies.
YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Provide advanced automation support across all manufacturing plants.
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex automation and control system failures.
- Support critical plant incidents and improve automation system reliability.
- Lead the organization's servo motor repair programme.
- Coordinate industrial 3D printing initiatives for engineering spare parts.
- Drive preventive and predictive maintenance for automation systems.
- Support automation standardization, modernization, and lifecycle management.
- Develop technical documentation, standards, and troubleshooting guides.
- Partner with Plant Engineering, Production, Procurement, and OEMs to deliver reliable, innovative automation solutions.