Automation Technician
Visa sponsorship
Engineering · New Plymouth, New Zealand · Full-Time · $43 - $45/hr · Visa: Employer sponsored
For an electrically trained technician looking to grow into industrial automation, this Automation Technician post at a busy New Zealand manufacturing site offers broad scope: PLCs, control systems, troubleshooting, plant improvements and automation projects.
It is a 45-hour weekday role with a typical 7am start. Seasoned automation specialists spread across the employer's sites support it, and the project work brings contact with AI, robotics and advanced manufacturing technologies, a useful step in a long-term automation career.
Suitably qualified New Zealand-based candidates are preferred, but experienced overseas applicants are encouraged to apply. AEWV sponsorship may be available for the right candidate.
Frame your CV around progression: your electrical trade qualification, the PLC platforms you have used and the plant improvements you delivered. Build AI CV helps you present that.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop, troubleshoot and commission PLC programs
- Support HMI and SCADA systems
- Lead or contribute to automation upgrades and continuous improvement projects
- Fault-find electrical and control systems
- Contribute to plant reliability and performance
- Collaborate across engineering, maintenance and production teams, helping integrate new automation technologies
Requirements & Eligibility
- Electrical trade qualification or a similar credential
- Ideally 4-5+ years of manufacturing or industrial automation experience
- Proven use of common PLC platforms
- Strong fault-finding and troubleshooting capability, with fluency in electrical drawings and control schematics
- A self-motivated, practical working style
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