Automation Engineer

NeoDyne (Site Services) is hiring an experienced contract Automation Engineer for a key client site in Co. Mayo. The main task is integrating a new filling line into an existing manufacturing automation environment, focusing on PLC programming, controls integration and batch process automation in a live production facility. 12-month contract with hourly rates. Responsibilities: - Integrate new process equipment into the existing plant automation architecture. - Develop and modify PLC software for tank transfers, pump and valve sequencing, process routing, CIP, interlocks and safety logic. - Develop and adjust phase logic in FactoryTalk Batch, within existing ISA-88 structures and site standards. - Work with batch/system engineers to bring equipment into recipes and process models. - Design interface and handshake logic with the OEM filling machine control system. - Support integration across multiple PLC systems in live production areas, and commissioning and start-up. Requirements: strong PLC programming, ideally Allen-Bradley / Rockwell; batch or process manufacturing; FactoryTalk Batch or similar; integrating new equipment into existing systems; pumps, valves, instrumentation and tank transfers; commissioning and start-up. Desirable: beverage, food, pharma or life sciences; CIP and tank farms; ControlLogix, Studio 5000, FactoryTalk View; GMP environments; OEM and third-party integrators. On offer: competitive hourly rate, paid overtime depending on project demands, flexible hours where the project allows.