Job Description
PLC Programmer / Automation Engineer
Ref No: AM17698
County Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Competitive salary
PLC Programmer / Automation Engineer
Our client develops and manufactures production and packaging equipment for industry.
We have been retained to recruit a PLC Programmer / Automation Engineer.
There is flexibility as to where in Ireland the successful candidate is based as the role is work from home with travel. A lot of the main business is in Limerick, Waterford and Dublin, so the ideal is to have the successful candidate located somewhere in this area. There may also be a requirement for international travel, although a large amount of the work involved can be done remotely.
In this role you will:
- Commission and test control programs for packaging machines at the company's plant in Germany and at customers' sites in Ireland
- Implementation and documentation of software tests for programs
- Create and edit HMI systems for machines
- Analyze problems and troubleshoot issues remotely or at customer sites
- Carry out maintenance/ modification visits at customer’s sites
Requirements for this role:
- Degree in Electronic / Automation Engineering
- Relevant industrial experience in an automation role, ideally in the pharmaceutical/ medical device industry
- Good working knowledge of PLC programming, ideally Schneider and/or Rockwell (Allen Bradley), Codesys, or other PLC systems
- Creativity and inventiveness in the solution of complex requirements
- Personal initiative and independent work
- High communication and teamwork skills
- Good written and spoken English language skills is required.