Senior Automation Engineer

Location: Glenrothes, Fife or Livingston

Contract: 12 month fixed term full time (37hrs/week)

• System Design & Development: Create and optimise automated systems, including robotics, PLCs, and SCADA systems for manufacturing and testing.
• Process optimisation: Lead cradle to grave projects (from bid to commissioning) to improve safety, cycle time and cost through automation.
• Process automation: Develop workflows and tooling to automate routine operational tasks, ensuring they are consistent, repeatable and scalable.
• Programming & controls: Develop and optimise programs for PLCs (Siemens S7, Allen Bradley), industrial robots (Fanuc, ABB, Kuka) and HMI/SCADA systems.
• Infrastructure management: Provision and optimise infrastructure, often utilising Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform and Ansible.
• Testing & validation: Lead commissioning of robotic cells and assembly systems; perform first article inspection (FAI) and ensure compliance with safety standards i.e. ISO 9001 or AS9100.
• Observability & support: Maintain platform observability and respond to incidents through root cause analysis (RCA) to improve service efficiency.
• System integration: Design and implement interfaces between MES (e.g. Werum PAS X, Rockwell Pharmasuite), ERP systems (like SAP S/4HANA) and shop floor automation such as PLC/SCADA systems.
• Recipe & workflow design: Author and test electronic batch records (EBR) and manufacturing recipes following ISA 95/ISA 88 standards to ensure efficient production.
• Data management: Develop data pipelines and dashboards for real time monitoring of key performance indicators (KPIs) such as yield, cycle time and OEE.

• Education: A bachelor's degree in engineering (mechanical, electrical, aerospace or controls).
• Experience: Solid experience in a manufacturing environment, ideally within highly regulated sectors (life sciences, aerospace & defence, FMCG).
• MES platforms: Experience with systems such as Emerson Syncade, Siemens Opcenter or Apriso.
• Industrial automation tools: Hands on experience with Siemens S7/TIA Portal, FANUC.

• Programming & scripting: Proficiency in Python, Java or C++, plus scripting in PowerShell or Bash and SQL (for database queries), VB Script, XML or Java.
• Industrial networks: Knowledge of OPC UA, Ethernet/IP and database administration.

• Competitive salaries.
• 25 days holiday + statutory public holidays, plus the opportunity to buy and sell up to 5 days (37hr).
• Contributory pension scheme (up to 10.5% company contribution).
• Company bonus scheme (discretionary).
• Six times salary 'life assurance' with pension.
• Flexible benefits scheme with extensive salary sacrifice schemes, including health cash plan, dental, and cycle to work among others.
• Enhanced sick pay.
• Enhanced family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity and shared parental leave.

• 37 hour working week, although hours may vary depending on role, job requirement or site specific arrangements.
• Remote, hybrid and site based working opportunities, dependant on your needs and the requirements of the role.
• A grownup flexible working culture that is output, not time spent at desk, focussed. More formal flexible working arrangements can also be requested and assessed subject to the role. Please enquire or highlight any request to our Talent Acquisition team to explore the flexible working possibilities.
• Up to 5 paid days volunteering each year.

For this role the successful hire will need to be a permanent UK resident and successfully complete a baseline (BPSS) security and background check.

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