Automation Engineer to the Workington Mill
Workington
A smart and meaningful choice
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Holmen Iggesund Paperboard is a Swedish company and a member of the Holmen Group. The Workington Mill produces premium paperboard under the brand Incada. Our paperboard is an integral part of the shopping experience for our clients’ customers. Since 2013 we have powered the mill almost entirely by fossil fuel free energy. We value our employees and products highly. Today we are approximately 340 co-workers. Our integrated pulp and paperboard mill is located to the west of the beautiful Lake District in the north of England.
Your future challenge
A new opportunity has arisen for an Automation Engineer. As an Automation Engineer, you will be responsible for delivering and developing asset category management roadmap(s), supporting the planning and scheduling process and the overall mill reliability programme with a structured and sustainable approach.
The successful candidate will:
- Possess strong PLC and DCS skills.
- Identify and implement solutions for Automation asset categories to address obsolescence, improve the management of spare parts, competence and suppliers.
- Support planning and scheduling of preventative maintenance and technical assistance for Craft and hands on fault finding using PLC/DCS systems.
- Support Corrective maintenance within the Mill where required.
- Support criticality analysis, maintenance strategy and equipment failure analysis.
- Demonstrate a structured approach to leadership and organisational development.
- Work closely with engineering, contractors, specialists, and suppliers.
To apply for this role, you should:
- Be educated to HNC level (or equivalent in a technical discipline) preferred.
- Have a recognised Engineering Apprenticeship
- Possess an excellent knowledge and competence in maintenance engineering.
- Have appropriate training in failure analysis and maintenance strategy.
- A good knowledge of plant processes and equipment
- Be computer literate with working knowledge of ‘Windows Office’ suite.
- A good knowledge of plant management systems
- Must be self-motivated.
Holmen is an equal opportunities employer that values diversity and is strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment.
We are devoted and committed to developing our teams and ensuring that our staff have the courage, commitment and responsibility to perform at their best. We provide significant resources to enable you to achieve your potential and expect our staff to perform to the best of their ability at all times.
What we offer you:
- A competitive salary
- Fantastic Contributory pension plan
- Private Health Insurance
- Life assurance
- 33 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays) and the option to buy additional holidays every year
- A range of benefits to support your health and wellbeing
- Opportunities to develop and grow
- Full PPE and annual uniform/PPE allowance
- On site Occupational Health
- On-site staff canteen
- Cycle to work scheme
- Exclusive staff discounts and deals through Benefit Hub
- Social Club with regular events throughout the year
- Family friendly procedures including enhanced maternity leave and menopause procedure.
Offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory checks evidencing a right to work in the UK.
Apply today
If you’re looking for the opportunity to challenge yourself and make a positive impact with a pioneering customer orientated business, we’d love to hear from you.
To apply, please click the “Apply for this position” link at the end of the advert and upload your CV to arrive by 1600 hours on Friday 20th December 2024.
We let the forest grow and give
Holmen’s operations are powered by the forest. The growing trees, the water rushing down the mighty rivers and the wind blowing through the treetops. This is the heart of Holmen, a business built around the forest ecocycle and the renewable products we can create from it. Our business areas are Forest, Renewable Energy, Wood Products, Paperboard and Paper. With a workforce of 3 500 people, we create a sustainable future and value for shareholders, customers and society with courage, commitment and responsibility.
Premium paperboard and innovative paper products from fresh fibre Holmen produces premium paperboard and innovative paper products for everything from cosmetics, electronics, pharmaceuticals and food to books, magazines, advertising and transport packaging. Our products are appreciated by conscious customers due to their exceptional properties and low climate footprint. We use fresh fibre from sustainably managed and certified forests. Our production and processing facilities are located in Braviken, Hallstavik, Iggesund and Strömsbruk in Sweden and Workington in the UK.
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