Automation Specialist - Jobs in Prescott, Ontario, K0B 1L0

Job Description

Automation SpecialistLocation: 1 hour East of Ottawa.Shift Days - Monday to Friday 8am - 5pm.Pay: $70k - $79k per year.Benefits + Extra PerksRESPONSIBILITIES:

• Maintain good working order of critical plant servers in conjunction with IT support.
• Technical support for various automation equipment such as: PLCs, scale indicators, sensors, meters.
• Troubleshooting and maintenance of supervisory and S.C.A.D.A/HMI systems, of recipe systems, tracking systems, data collection systems.
• Integration of new automation equipment and systems into current production environment. This includes PLCs, PLC code, supervisory and S.C.A.D.A/HMI systems, interfacing with database systems.
• To directly support the plant as required during normal operations and planned shutdowns.
• Document existing and new automation systems.
• Keep up to date on all critical automation systems in order to diagnose system failures.
• Program, implement and maintain automation systems with various languages, ensure the integrity, accuracy of data and reports for productions, QA and other departments.
• Keep current on new computer technology and production processes and apply it to improve existing systems.
• Work with usersamp; System administrators during installation phase and provide training as required.
• Train employees such as electricians on automation systems (PLCs, sensors, other automation devices).
• Review software and hardware problems with operators and other users and provide ongoing technical assistance regarding automation systems.

QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor degree in engineering or associated degree that can obtain a P.Eng preferred OR Technology technical degree from accredited college or better.
• Exposure to PLCs: programming, troubleshooting.
• Experience with HMI/SCADA systems (GE Cimplicity, WinCC from Siemens).
• Knowledge in networking, IT infrastructure, servers, and computer hardware.
• Skills in programming languages such as C++, C#, scripting or equivalent.
• Familiarity with SQL Server and T-SQL language.
• Bilingual: English and French (oral and written) *preferred.
• Overtime.
• Weekends as needed.

If you are interested, please apply with your updated resume.