Systems & Control Engineer

Automation & Production Systems

Murray Downs | Full Time

Work with systems that move things, make things and control a production plant

We’re looking for a Systems & Control Engineer to help run, connect and improve the technology behind our highly automated almond processing facility.

This isn’t a conventional IT support role. You’ll work across IT, Operational Technology, automation and production, supporting everything from business software and data systems through to automated plant and machinery.

The technology:
Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs)
PLC & SCADA-controlled machinery
MES & Warehouse Management Systems
Automated sorting, packing and material-handling equipment
Production, inventory and product traceability systems
Specialist platforms including OFS, ALMADS, Onside, Sage, C-Way and Team Assurance
Microsoft 365, Excel, SharePoint and reporting/data tools

Your challenge is to help make these systems talk to each other and work reliably together.

The Role:

You'll work alongside Production, Automation, Engineering, Maintenance, Quality and IT to:
Troubleshoot system, data and integration problems
Connect production equipment, PLC/SCADA, MES/WMS, AGVs and business systems




Improve automation and eliminate unnecessary manual processes
Develop better reporting, dashboards and data visibility
Support recent system installations, testing and commissioning
Find practical ways technology can make the plant more reliable, efficient and easier to operate.

The Person: We're seeking someone with solid technical curiosity, systems thinking and problem-solving ability who can understand how machinery, software, data and people interact.

Ideally, you'll bring experience in some combination of:
Systems Engineering
Operational Technology
Industrial IT
Automation
Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) / Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA)
Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) / Warehouse Management Systems (WMS)
Automatic Guided Vehicles (AGV’s)
Databases/SQL, Microsoft 365, Excel, Power BI

Experience in food processing, manufacturing, automated warehousing or another highly automated setting would be a significant advantage. A relevant qualification in IT, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Mechatronics, Science or a related discipline is required.

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