Electrical Technician | Industrial Electrician | Automation
Connect 4 are seeking skilled Industrial Electricians and Electrical Technicians for prestigious projects around the UK and Europe. Being a skilled Electrician/Electrical Technician, you will need experience within the automation industry. Projects will involve the installation and commissioning of robotic/automated production lines, control panel wiring, reading detailed electrical drawings and schematic plans and assembly of tooling beds, grippers, conveyor belt systems.
Key Skills needed:
Electrical Technician / Industrial Electrician
Automation/Robotics
Control panel wiring
Machine wiring
Installing of trunking
Assembly of tooling beds, grippers, conveyor belt systems etc.
Following electrical drawings and schematic plans
Type: Contract
Location: Castle Brom (West Midlands)
Project Manager | Automotive | West Midlands
We are looking for a Project Manager from the Body in White / Trim & Final sector based in the West Midlands area to support our client’s expansion into ongoing projects.
It is working with some of the leading projects within the automotive and advanced sectors. The contract will be three years’ work from start to completion.
If you think this could be of interest and you want to know more, please let us know your availability.
As a Project Engineer, you will be responsible for the ongoing progression of the projects including project reviews, client facing, presentations, data analyses, working with different departments.
This position is made with the intention of progressing into a Project Manager position.
Key skills:
Project Management / Project Engineering
Project reviews
Client facing
Presentations
Data analyses
Working with different departments
Automotive
Excel
Good in a busy environment
Type: Contract
Length: 3 years
Contact: James Bodsworth
Electrical Technician | Electrician | Automation
Connect 4 are seeking skilled Electricians and Electrical Technicians for prestigious projects around the UK and Europe. Being a skilled Electrician/Electrical Technician, you will need experience within the automation industry. Projects will involve the installation and commissioning of robotic/automated production lines, control panel wiring, reading detailed electrical drawings and schematic plans and assembly of tooling beds, grippers, conveyor belt systems.
Key Skills needed:
Electrical Technician/Electrician
Automation/Robotics
Control panel wiring
Machine wiring
Installing of trunking
Assembly of tooling beds, grippers, conveyor belt systems etc.
Following electrical drawings and schematic plans
Type: Contract
Location: UK and Europe
Mechanical Fitter | Automation | Robotics
Connect 4 are seeking skilled Mechanical Fitters for prestigious projects in the UK and Europe. Being a skilled Mechanical Fitter, you would need to have experience within the automation/robotics industry as projects involve the assembly and installation of automated production lines including robotic cells, tooling, jigs and fixtures.
Key Skills:
Mechanical Fitter
Robotics
Automation
Mechanical Fitting
Mechanical City & Guilds qualification or apprenticeship
Tooling, jigs and fixtures
Location: UK & Europe
Type: Contract
Controls Engineer | Software Engineer | Automation Engineer | Robot
As an Controls Engineer | Software Engineer | Automation Engineer you will work as part of a team ensuring the delivery of the projects to the customer. As part of your duties you will clarify what is required from the customer, produce the design documents, liaising with customer to ensure delivery time is met and customer satisfaction. The role will involve travelling to and working from customer sites.
The key skills needed
PLC – Siemens, Omron, Mitsubishi or B&R, Allen Bradley
Create new coding and develop existing coding
JLR DCP
Robotics
Automotive
Welding
Riveting
Controls
Automation
Type: Contract or Permanent
Location: UK Nationwide & EU
Rate: Negotiable
Process Engineer | Packaging | Design Engineer | Layout Engineer
We are seeking a skilled Process Engineer | Packaging | Manufacturing Engineer to join a globally recognised company that turn over £1.5 billion a year they have an expanding team with exciting projects within the packing/corrugated industry.
You would need to be a skilled and experienced engineer within packing/corrugated processes helping with cycle times, cardboard, gluing and improvement processes.
Key skills needed:
Understands the process of packaging (boxes)
Process Engineering
Folding | Glueing | making of boxes into bigger boxes | Die Cut Blanks
Glue Folder
Picking up banded groups
Box erector
product input
Supply fold | Glue & packaging
Packaging Industry
Layout and Design
Worked out types of palatizing equipment needed
Analyses type of robots needed for package solution including weight, location and length.
Chooses the best heads for the packaging
Type: Contract
Rate: £35-£40 per hour.
Location: Midlands
Controls Engineer | Software Engineer | Automation Engineer | Robot
Connect 4 are working with a globally recognised company that turn over £1.5 Billion a year. They are now recruiting an experienced Controls Engineer | Software Engineer | Automation Engineer to help with the company’s recent expansion.
As an Controls Engineer | Software Engineer | Automation Engineer you will work as part of a team ensuring the delivery of the projects to the customer. As part of your duties you will clarify what is required from the customer, produce the design documents, liaising with customer to ensure delivery time is met and customer satisfaction. The role will involve travelling to and working from customer sites.
The key skills needed for this position will be working with PLC, Robotics, Welding, Riveting, B&R, Controls, Automation, Automotive.
The key skills needed
PLC – S7, Omron, Mitsubishi or B&R
Create new coding and develop exiting coding
Robotics
Automotive
Welding
Riveting
Controls
Automation
Type: Contract
Location: West Midlands
Rate: £30-40 per hour or £40,000 – £50,000pa
Process Engineer | Manufacturing Engineer
Connect 4 are working with a globally recognised company that turn over £1.5 Billion a year. The company has recently opened a vacancy for a Process engineer to support the project manager through the definition of detailed and accurate processes based on customer product drawings and specifications. Duties would include providing detailed analysis and design of assembly processes that accurately reflect product drawings, specifications and manufacturing considerations, including Automation Process Engineer, Good working knowledge of AutoCAD, Knowledge of joining methods, Good working knowledge of Catia V5 and tool design, Understanding of RobCad and complete cell design, Good general level of computer literacy,
– Method of assembly, i.e. manual vs. automation process choice, flow, throughput optimization, tooling and handling
– Recommendation of location strategy
– Recommendation of best practices or alternative processes
– Assignment of process synthetics to actions so as to establish process cycle times
Key skills needed:
- Automation Process Engineer
- Good working knowledge of AutoCAD
- Knowledge of joining methods
- Good working knowledge of Catia V5 and tool design
- Understanding of RobCad and complete cell design
- Good general level of computer literacy
Type: Long term Contract
Rate: £30 – £40 ph
Location: West Midlands
Layout Engineer | Facility Engineer | Facilities Engineer
Connect 4 are working with a globally recognised company that turn over £1.5 Billion a year. They are now recruiting a layout engineer to join the expanding team. As a layout engineer you’ll be responsible to provide layout technical solution within the Customers timing, cost constraints and expectations, prepare timely and accurate technical specifications to customer and product requirements, effectively interact with the Process, Design and RobCad teams so as to create and maintain accurate Plant Layout drawings, taking lean manufacturing principles into account.
Key Skills needed:
Layout Engineer | Facility Engineer | Facilities Engineer
Experience working with AutoCAD, Factory CAD and Vision MockUp
Knowledge of Catia V5
Good understanding of factory simulation techniques
Good working knowledge of MS Project
Awareness of lean manufacturing methodologies
Type: Long Term Contract
Rate: £30 – £40 ph
Location: Rugby
Controls Project Engineer | Project Engineer | Controls
Connect 4 are working with a company that has recently won prestigious projects in the automotive sector, including an £80million project in the North West.
Because of the growth of the business they are seeking a highly skilled and motivated person who will be responsible for managing a Controls team and coordinate with sales, estimating, mechanical and Controls TL’s and installation and commissioning team.
- Understand the requirements for Controls Hardware, Fluids, Software design, the interface requirements with equipment needs, to produce an estimate that supports the proposed solutions.
- Develop relationships with the Customer to ensure they are confident with technical solutions, costs & resource support / strategy to deliver the project.
- Manage a team of Controls engineers and respective TL’s supporting the delivery of Control System projects.
- Demonstrate Lessons learnt are being followed up.
- At all times be aware of the project status including timing and scope changes.
- Be able to support all Controls, robotic and joining technical issues.
- Be able to support and coordinate the design and commissioning of PLC / Safety software, robot programming and joining technology activities if required.
- Visit the Customer to ensure what was agreed is being delivered & understand new project work strategies.
- Support Customer changes with cost & technical solutions.
- Be prepared to support the controls teams on the customers sites as required to deliver the project within the agreed restraints.
- Close the project in a timely manner including producing all required documentation.
- Complete Systems training to the customer if required.
- Develop and manage Budget KPI trackers including Actual and CTC activity, maintaining hours and cost control of all elements of Controls deliverables.
- Develop, instruct and monitor progress and resources in all areas of Controls deliverables to ensure on time delivery and quality.
- Manage Quality Assurance process, checklists, milestone events and sign offs.
Person / Experience Required
- Must have worked on Industrial Automation solutions preferably within the BIW/PWT sectors
- Proven background and history within project coordination, delivery, technical leadership and equipment commissioning.
- Be conversant and experienced with PLC & Robotic Systems
- Be conversant and experienced with Motion Control Systems.
- Be conversant with Microsoft main stream software packages that must include MS Project.
- Strong communication skills at all levels.
- Demonstrable experience of problem solving & implementation of countermeasures.
- Be prepared if required to work within our Sectors of the Company’s organization to support International projects and use of common standards.
Qualifications
- Minimum HNC in Electrical Engineering and have an appreciation of Mechanical / Robotic engineering.
- Training qualification to support PLC programming.
- Experience of main stream joining technologies, such as spot welding, riveting and sealant
- Significant customer site working experience.
- Formal project management qualifications / experience preferred
Type: Contract
Duration: Ongoing
Location: Midlands
Rate: £30-£40ph
