Engineering Team Leader - Controls and Automation

Role:
Engineering Team Leader - Controls and Automation

Location:
Doncaster

Company Profile:
An industry leader in the design and manufacture of end-of-line packaging equipment, robotic automation solutions, and the execution of integrated packaging systems. Truly Human Leadership guides their belief that exceptional business results and profound respect for people together provide the foundation of enduring success. They are committed to forging lasting partnerships with their customers, earning trust through integrity, expertise, and execution.

Job Description:
The position of Controls Team Leader offers the opportunity to both lead, mentor, coach and develop a team of Controls Engineers, while retaining the fulfilment gained from providing engineering solutions to our customers. Working with a wide range of control technologies across multiple product lines.

Responsibilities:
* Day to day leadership of a team of Electrical Engineers
* Management of their development and performance goals
* Assigning tasks and monitoring progress
* The creation, maintenance, and implementation of SOPs and best practices
* Ensuring engineering content produced by the team meets our customers'' requirements and conforms to all relevant safety Directives and Harmonised Standards
* Development of Functional, Detailed and Software Design Specifications from User Requirement Specifications
* Development of software packages for PLCs (including safe PLCs) and HMIs - Allen-Bradley & Siemens
* Program VFD, motion and servo control systems - Rockwell Powerflex, Bosch IndraDrive, Festo EMCA
* The creation of customer documentation including operator instructions and SOPs
* Participation in Internal and Customer PDI''s
* Supporting other departments within the business

Requirements:
* Experience in people leadership
* +5 years automation software design within the packaging or special purpose machinery sectors
* HNC/HND or higher qualification in engineering
* Familiarity with the use of PackML in automated systems programming
* Experience in robotic systems (KUKA / Fanuc) would also be advantageous, but training can be provided
* There may also be a need to start up, commission, and fault find equipment at our customers manufacturing facilities, therefore flexibility to travel locally and internationally, typically in 1-2 week blocks is required