Commissioning Engineer

Basildon
2 weeks ago
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Basildon

Salary - Negotiable DOE

Monday-Friday days 37.5 hours per week, plus overtime and oversea travel

Your new role:

Based in South Essex, you will be joining a well-known manufacturing company which specialises in the design, manufacturing, build and installation of automated machinery working in several industries.

Due to large expansion, the company is now looking for an experienced commissioning engineer to join their team, working both on site in Basildon and being part of the off site installation team.

Offering a range of benefits including flexi-start time, private healthcare, generous holiday allowance and more, this is an excellent time to join this fast-expanding company.

Key Responsibilities & Duties:

Run, verify and troubleshoot PLC software, drives, and networked components.

Support customer operations during system installation and after-sales.

Electrical troubleshooting.

Completing all relevant test documentation

Liaising with customers' validation teams during Factory Acceptance and on-site testingThis is just a summed-up list, and other duties will be required.

Skills & Experience required:

Previous experience in a similar role within a manufacturing environment

Experience in industrial automation within process driven industries such as automotive, food and beverage, consumer goods, or similar.

Previous experience in performing equipment testing on automated equipment and machinery

FAT testing experience

Formal engineering qualification

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