Project Engineer

Overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a Project Engineer to join our Track & Trace/Auto Ident Support team.  Ideally you will be a ‘hands-on’, commissioning biased Project Engineer who will work on pre & post sales and project support such as installation, commissioning – for Auto Ident & Track & Trace products.

  • Reporting to the Manager of Projects & Service 
  • Permanent:  Monday to Thursday 8:30am until 5:00pm and Friday 8:30am until 4:00pm
  • Home based

Key responsibilities 

  • Acquiring and maintaining knowledge of SICK FA/LA (Factory Automation/Logistics Automation) products and supply support for these products
  • Carrying out onsite installation & commissioning as a primary function. Carry out preventative maintenance, support, repair and breakdown visits as a secondary function. Both aspects will include travel, stay away over night or, on occasion, work at weekends
  • Conducting basic project management tasks as directed by the management team and ensuring the projects are achieved on time and within budget
  • Carrying out all aspects of system installation, commissioning and support 
  • Helping with the scheduling of preventative maintenance visits and ensuring that all pre-work documentation is completed prior to customer maintenance or breakdown visit
  • Ensuring that all post visit reports, e. g. for installation, commissioning, preventative maintenance, breakdowns, are completed to the required standard, signed, countersigned by the customer, and sent in a timely manner to the Systems office
  • Contacting the Lead Project Engineer – Track & Trace Systems as a “First Port of Call” should assistance be required when working on customer sites
  • Liaising with component suppliers and build up 3rd party knowledge
  • Providing technical, application and trial support and carry out demonstrations primarily on FA/LA products (telephone and site based) to customers, other SICK engineers in the UK or in the SICK SSC03 Cluster (South West Europe) and the SICK Sales Team
  • Where required, assisting the Sales Teams in selling the FA/LA product range to achieve sales and to meet sales target levels
  • Preparing and conducting, as required, training for customers and employees
  • Identifying and requesting training appropriate to the job role and attending training courses as required
  • Observing all Company procedures and policies.

Essential Skills, Experience & Competencies

  • Minimum – BTEC in Electrical & Electronic Engineer or equivalent
  • Experience of working in a customer project environment with commercial awareness of project costs and timelines
  • Experience in commissioning using GUI (Graphical User Interface)
  • Experience of Auto Ident or Vision applications in the UK, desirable 
  • Experience in LUA or PLC programming is desirable
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Self motivated and persevere to get the job completed
  • Able to work on your own and as part of a team
  • Flexibility to travel within the UK and also Europe (South West)
  • Occasional weekend work
  • Have a full UK driving licence

Requirements of the Role

  • Flexibility to travel within the UK and also Europe (South West)
  • To be avaiable for occasional weekend work
  • Have a full UK driving licence

Benefits

  • 24 days holiday, annual leave increases by one extra day, after the first completed year of service. Up to a maximum of 27 days
  • Annual bonus scheme
  • Pension plan (Employer contribution 6%)
  • Life Assurance x4 Annual Salary
  • Employee Assistance Programme

For more information contact:

Ann Moss - HR Consultant

email: ann.moss@sick.co.uk

Tel: 01727 831121

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