PLC Programmer at Faurecia

Main Purpose Of The Job

• The role of a PLC Programmer is to ensure maximum machine uptime and successful completion of preventative maintenance schedules. The main missions of the role are :

The main missions will be to gain development and learning on the following:

• Trouble shooting plant PLC equipment with respect for communication problems with MES (Siemens, Mitsubishi, Telemecanique)
• Working predominantly with manufacturing plant equipment and control systems
• Design, develop and install plant control systems
• Testing plant equipment to check correct functioning
• Identify and investigating system faults within the manufacturing control System
• Ensuring plant equipment is in a safe working condition with regards to Installation of safety equipment, safety circuit implementation and design and Conducting safety tests
• Oversee installation and repair to plant manufacturing equipment
• Preventative and Predictive maintenance implementation
• Sourcing of suppliers of industrial equipment to ensure equipment efficiency
• Investigate ways to improve the manufacturing process with latest technology
• Offer support to the electricians and production to reduce equipment downtime
• Review and analyse failures of all manufacturing control systems
• PLC and SCADA programming to improve equipment cycle times and efficiency

Qualifications & Experience
The ideal graduate will have/be:

• National Diploma: Electrical Engineering , Btech: Electrical Engineering will be advantageous / equivalent
• Siemens S7 PLC progamming
• SCADA systems training

Knowledge / Experience

• Minimum 5 years experience in an automotive environment
• Minimum 5 years experience in the electrical engineering environment
• General machinery maintenance experience
• 5 years PLC experience

Behaviours

• Can handle pressure
• Deadline orientated
• Disciplined self starter
• Analytical, systematic and logical thinker
• Good attendance is essential
• Minimum bi-lingual ( English required)