Automation Development Engineer

AUTOMATION SUPPORT ENGINEER

Job Title: Automation Support Engineer

Location: Skelmersdale

Salary: Up to £70,000

Shift: Monday - Friday - Days

Job Role of the Automation Support Engineer.

We are offering a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Automation Support Engineer to join a modern, high-tech FMCG manufacturing site in Skelmersdale. The company has heavily invested in advanced automation, high-speed production lines, and continuous improvement initiatives, making it an excellent workplace for engineers seeking career development, technical growth, and future leadership opportunities.

You will be responsible for carrying out automation improvements and projects on the production lines and machinery, fault-finding, and planned preventative maintenance on a range of automated and semi-automated production machinery, ensuring maximum uptime and efficiency in a fast-paced FMCG environment.

Working on a Monday - Friday days based role, you will play a key role in reducing downtime, improving reliability, and supporting production performance across the site.

Sector - FMCG Factory Maintenance

Non-Negotiable Requirements of the Automation Support Engineer

· Electrical maintenance experience within an industrial manufacturing or FMCG environment.

· Hands on experience with pre-planned, reactive and breakdown maintenance in a fast paced industrial factory.

· Experience within an automation support role

. Experience within manufacturing environment

Requirements for the Automation Support Engineer

· Hands-on electrical fault-finding experience.

· Recognised electrical engineering qualification (NVQ Level 3, City & Guilds or equivalent).

· Experience working within a manufacturing environment.

· Automation experience within similar environment

· PLC fault-finding experience .

Desirable Requirements for the Automation Support Engineer.

· Experience working as a Maintenance Engineer in the UK.

· Previous experience within FMCG, food, beverage or packaging environments.

The Automation Support Engineer will benefit from:

· Working for a market-leading manufacturing business.

· Competitive salary up to £70,000.

· Company benefits package including pension, life insurance</p...