Automation Technician
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Engineering · New Plymouth, New Zealand · Full-Time · $43 - $45/hr · Visa: Employer sponsored
A considered career step for an experienced automation professional: a manufacturer in New Zealand, running a full production schedule, is appointing an Automation Technician. The brief spans programmable logic controllers, the control systems around them, diagnosing faults, plant upgrades and live automation projects.
Working time is 45 hours across the week, usually beginning at 7am. Colleagues with deep automation knowledge, based at the employer's other locations, are part of the picture, and the steady flow of project work brings real contact with AI, robotics and advanced manufacturing.
Suitably qualified New Zealand-based candidates are given preference; experienced overseas applicants, wherever they work today, are encouraged to apply. Sponsorship under the Accredited Employer Work Visa may be available for the right candidate.
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Key Responsibilities
- PLC programming, fault resolution and commissioning on site
- Care of the HMI and SCADA layer
- Delivery of automation upgrades and continuous improvement projects
- Diagnosing faults in electrical and control systems
- Safeguarding reliability and performance across the plant
- Close partnership with engineering, maintenance and production colleagues, plus a hand in introducing new automation technologies
Requirements & Eligibility
- A recognised electrical trade qualification or similar
- Ideally 4-5+ years in manufacturing or industrial automation
- Command of common PLC platforms
- Strong fault-finding and troubleshooting skills, with the ability to interpret electrical drawings and control schematics
- A self-motivated, practical professional
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