Automation Technician

About the Role

Unilever is seeking an Automation Technician for a full-time position. This role is crucial for ensuring the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of the factory's electrical, instrumentation, and automation systems. The technician will be responsible for delivering preventive maintenance, rapid fault diagnosis, and technical support to minimize downtime and protect product quality.

Role Purpose and Contribution

The Automation Technician contributes to reducing waste and environmental impact through focused improvement initiatives. This position also supports the overall maintenance strategy and provides coaching to Technical Operators in engineering and manufacturing-system practices. The role is part of a team committed to impactful work for both people and the planet.

Key Responsibilities

• Record equipment usage, parts replacement, and scheduled maintenance, providing periodic status reports on automation systems and improvement activities.
• Support the installation, commissioning, and upgrades of equipment, and facilitate the introduction of new technologies with Projects Engineering.
• Coordinate with Production, Process Engineering, Safety, Quality, Innovation, and Projects teams to resolve electrical, instrumentation, and automation issues.
• Design, program, and implement automation improvements for packaging lines and process plants, and maintain accurate electrical and automation documentation.
• Service, troubleshoot, and verify process-control instruments, ensuring instruments and sensors remain within calibration requirements.
• Troubleshoot PLC-based systems, I/O modules, HMIs, SCADA, VFDs, servo systems, special-function modules, OT networks, and integrated systems.
• Perform preventive maintenance, inspections, and routine checks, and monitor equipment parameters to reduce planned and unplanned downtime.
• Diagnose and repair faults in machinery, instruments, electrical systems, control panels, and automation equipment to restore safe operation quickly.
• Support production and process plants by maintaining the technical integrity of electrical, instrumentation, automation, and related maintenance systems.
• Apply electrical safety requirements, including isolation, Lock Out Tag Out, verification of absence of voltage, grounding/short-circuiting where required, and work-area delimitation.

Experience and Qualifications

Candidates should possess 3-5 years of relevant experience in automation or a related technical field.