Automation Service Engineer (EICA)

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Automation Service Engineer (EICA)

BilfingerSouth of Birmingham, GBN, GB

28 days ago

Job type

Permanent

Job description

Automation Service Engineer (EICA)

Location : South of Birmingham

Bilfinger UK is a leading engineering and maintenance provider, supporting customers across the chemical & petrochemical, nuclear, oil & gas, pharmaceuticals & biopharma, power & energy, utilities, renewables and food & beverage markets. We enhance the efficiency of assets, ensuring a high level of availability and reducing maintenance costs.

We have extensive experience in offshore and onshore facilities; specialising in asset management services throughout all life cycle phases from consulting, engineering, manufacturing, assembly, operations, maintenance, and decommissioning. This commitment is delivered by an experienced and highly competent workforce of over 4,500 employees operating from 14 offices in strategic industrial hubs, upholding the highest standards of safety, compliance and quality.

A home based opportunity (remote working), responsible for providing 24 / 7 remote and onsite support to a multi-industry client base on a rota’d basis. Applicants are required to be flexible and comfortable working away from home.

Main Responsibilities

Operate a variety of PLC / PC software application automation packages and be able to use programmers to diagnose faults on automated systems
Connect remotely on a variety of platforms to clients PC / PLC / SCADA applications and while working with the client, diagnose issues on unfamiliar applications – generally to move on processes and / or diagnose faults within the field
Identify Engineering scope changes and effectively manage the process of change control
Ensuring reports are detailed with root cause and resolution
Ability to survey automation systems and deliver adoption / obsolescence reports, advising clients regards risk and upgrade paths
Be able to effectively carry out automation small works and repairs estimates, with regards to hardware scope and man hours
Communicate with clients and observe production sequences providing ideas in order to provide improvements in rates of failure or productivity
Selection & specification of PLC / HMI / SCADA hardware and software
Comply with all BUK safety rules and create effective RAMS
Comply with all BUK company processes and procedures

Qualifications and Experience

Completed an engineering apprenticeship

Previously worked within a maintenance and / or commissioning role, with the ability to fault find via multiple PLC manufacturers and types

Be able to make minor modifications to PLC code and systems including changing PLC cards, identify issues and rectify coding issues, ability to read code and move sequences on in order to continue production

Be able to connect and back up PLC and HMI software applications, storing and sharing as required by contracts

Able to complete PC healthchecks, replace hard drive, backup and restore applications

Excellent communicator, both written and verbal

Be able to work under pressure

Able to work alone as well as supervise a small team on specific projects

Qualifications and Experience (preferable but not essential)

Familiar with detailed EICA specifications and understanding of scopes of work, EICA design drawings and EICA schedules which can include; cable routing drawings, schematic and single line diagrams, loop diagrams, general arrangement drawings, inspection and test reports and commissioning plans

Understanding of the principles of cybersecurity including layers of protection and the ability to undertake high level assessments providing recommendations for systems and process hardening

Selection & specification of general LV electrical items e.g. distribution equipment, isolation & control equipment, cables, protective devices

Selection & specification of general items of equipment e.g. converters, barriers, indicators, relays, junction boxes, panel, fixings, cable management etc.

Selection and Specification of Instrumentation Equipment for different types of flow, pressure, level, temperature and analytical instrumentation, including cables, Non I.S and I.S systems

Be able to connect to OS networks using products such as profitrace to report on and diagnose network health providing recommendations

If you wish to speak to a member of the recruitment team, please contact 01224 246246.