AddressNight Shift Automation Technician
About the Role:
At BRE our mission is to create and sustain a working environment where all team members are provided with the opportunity to prosper in their careers. Due to growth and promotions in our Automation division, we are looking to appoint a Night Shift Automation Technician.
Working for one of our largest valued customers in the food and beverage manufacturing industry, you will be joining a team of 6 electricians and Automation Technicians based on this site as well as 30 in our wider Automation team who make an impact on our customers each day.
Here is what a typical shift looks like:
- Start at 10:00pm and finish at 6:00am Monday to Friday. Occasionally working Sat/Sun 8-hour shift.
- Working as part of a maintenance team on shift with other electricians and fitters.
- Attending breakdowns. Common breakdowns include:
- Resetting and fault-finding ABB robots.
- Fault finding networked PLCs (mainly Siemens and Allen Bradley)
- Complex faults such as communications issues, VSD and servo issues, instrumentation faults.
- Working with equipment consisting of a wide range of new and old machinery including sorting machines, counting machines, extruders, coating machines, wrapping machines, case packers, palletisers and LGVs.
Strong Applicants Will Have:
Essential
- A grade Electrical Licence.
- 2+ years of industrial automation experience.
- Proven experience in Siemens and Allen Bradley programming & fault-finding.
- Experience in an electrical maintenance role, preferably manufacturing or similar environment.
- Experience in installation and fault-finding of instrumentation and variable speed drives (VSD's).
Advantageous
- Knowledge of safety controllers and other PLC systems.
- ABB robot fault finding experience (training will be provided if required)
- Experience working with SAP and other ERP and maintenance systems.
- Willingness to participate in regular rostered weekend shift coverage
Ideal Candidate
You will be motivated by:
- Evaluating Problems: you examine information thoroughly, document facts accordingly and can interpret data
- Investigating Issues: you develop expertise, adopt practical approaches and provide valuable insights
- Showing Resilience: you convey self-confidence, demonstrate composure and resolve conflicts or challenges as they arise
- Processing Details: you follow procedures, meet timeframes and check through things accordingly
- Structuring Tasks: you manage tasks, uphold standards and produce desired outputs
- Giving Support: you understand people, value individuals and work appropriately in a team environment.
About Your Work Life With Us
We aim to provide benefits that promote the overall wellbeing of our employees. In joining our team, you will be rewarded with:
- A safe working environment – on-site with one of our premium clients, and at our head office in Thomastown
- Being a key member of our supportive and high performing team of experts in their field
- A respectful and innovative culture - we are open to each other’s ideas, we love to innovative, we have integrity and are driven to find the best solutions for our employees and stakeholders
- Career development - we pride ourselves on growing our people through the organisation. Examples of learning opportunities include further training in automation systems, a career pathway to senior automation engineer and options to move into projects or other areas of automation and electrical within the company.
About BRE Services:
We are an industrial solutions provider offering electrical, automation and mechanical services across Victoria. Established as a family business over 35 years ago in Melbourne, we have earned a reputation for achieving innovative, high-quality results by providing responsive and consistent service, expert skills and sound execution capabilities in:
- Automation & Control
- Data Cabling & Networking
- Electrical Services
- Motor Repair & Sales
- Electrical contracting and engineering; and
- Electric motor repair
For more information on our company please visit www.breservices.com.au
Our Vision and Values:
At BRE, we aim to be trusted leaders in delivering innovative, technical solutions for industry challenges.
Our passionate and talented people share this vision and make an impact each day through their commitment to our values:
- We stay above the line (we stay positive and focus on the solution rather than the problem)
- We take the initiative (we initiate action and seize opportunities)
- We exceed expectations
- We keep our word.
Next steps:
We believe in equality. We treat everyone with fairness, consideration and respect and welcome applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds.
We strive to offer an efficient and positive recruitment experience. If your motivations and skills set lines up to what you’ve read, please “Apply Now” with your Resume, and Cover Letter.
