Automation Technician
Visa sponsorship
Engineering · New Plymouth, New Zealand · Full-Time · $43 - $45/hr · Visa: Employer sponsored
Swapping the long rains for a New Zealand factory floor? A production site there is hiring an Automation Technician to look after PLCs and the control systems around them, solve faults, and push plant improvements and automation projects along.
The employer asks for 45 hours over five weekdays, and mornings usually begin at 7am. Automation specialists with long experience, working across the employer's various sites, are part of the support. There is plenty of project work, and with it comes exposure to AI, robotics and advanced manufacturing technologies.
Suitably qualified candidates who are already in New Zealand are preferred, yet the employer encourages experienced overseas applicants and notes that Accredited Employer Work Visa sponsorship may be available for the right candidate.
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Key Responsibilities
- Write PLC programs and commission them
- Troubleshoot PLC faults
- Support HMI and SCADA systems
- Deliver automation upgrades
- Run continuous improvement projects
- Find and fix electrical and control system faults
- Support plant reliability and performance
- Work with engineering, maintenance and production teams, and help bring in new automation technologies
Requirements & Eligibility
- A qualification in an electrical trade, or similar
- Ideally 4-5+ years in manufacturing or industrial automation
- Experience with common PLC platforms
- Strong fault-finding and troubleshooting skills
- Able to read electrical drawings and control schematics
- Self-motivated
- Practical
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