EA and MES Engineer

Job description

Nestlé UK & Ireland
Halifax

Our factories are moving forward with Continuous Improvement principles so it's an exciting time to get involved.

Our Opportunity We are looking for an electrically qualified Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) and Automation Engineer with plenty of initiative to join the Engineering team, to further develop the factory MES systems and Industrial IT infrastructure. You will be responsible for providing the site with professional and technical support on Manufacturing Execution Systems, Process Control Systems and Automation, to effectively support operational activities and continuously improve manufacturing performance. With a focus on ensuring the reliability of equipment on the plant and product quality, you'll need to display a thorough knowledge of automation technologies and software development (MES, PLC, HMI and SCADA), particularly for the control and improvement of food processing plants and packaging plants. The factory is currently installing the latest Rockwell hardware and Wonderware software including System Platform and MES as part of a global programme, so this is an outstanding opportunity for the right individual.

You
The successful candidate will be time served and educated to a minimum standard of HND (Preferably degree and working towards Chartered status) in automation, control systems engineering or an equivalent suitable discipline, with at least 3 years work experience on factory MES/SCADA, automation and process control systems in a manufacturing environment. We'll be looking for demonstrable experience of MES/SCADA programming and software development, with good knowledge of industrial IT, data transfer, communication and networking systems.

Our Story

Nestlé SA is the world's leading health, wellness and nutrition company, with over seven thousand employees in the UK and Ireland alone across the 19 sites of all our business. We are proud to produce some of Britain's best loved brands such as Kit Kat, Nescafé, Smarties, Buxton, Go Cat and Shreddies. Around 95% of UK households consume our brands and more than two billion Nestlé products are sold in the UK every year.

Manufacturing at Nestlé is all about ensuring the consumer receives a perfect quality product, at the right time and place whilst driving losses from our business in order to maximise efficiency & productivity. This is particularly critical as we continue our journey towards being a LEAN Enterprise. This is the biggest change in the way we work that Nestlé has ever seen. It's worldwide. It's exciting. You could play a key role in it.
What you need to know

The closing date for this role is 14/08/16 but we will be considering applicants as they apply, so please don't delay in submitting your application.

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