Capral Hiring for Scada/ MES/Software Developer Fixed Term Job at Penrith Full Time

About the Company

Capral is Australia’s largest extruder and a leading distributor of aluminium products. With around 1000 employees spread across the nation in manufacturing plants, distribution centres and offices, we offer great variety and room for movement.

Capral values its people and is dedicated to progressing individuals through the organisation, expanding on existing skills and knowledge to match the needs of the business and the aspirations of our talented people.

This position is a Maximum Term contract which is expected to go for approximately 12 months with the potential to become permanent in the future.

About the Role

As an MES (Manufacturing Execution Systems) Engineer, you will be responsible for the initial analysis, solution design, on-site implementation and technical support of MES implementations.

Key Tasks:

• System monitoring, troubleshooting, problem resolution, development and change management
• Implementation of HMI, MES, and SCADA platforms to support manufacturing environment
• Collaboration to design, build, and develop architectures and long term solutions to manufacturing systems
• Features testing and performance, and implementation fixes
• Plan and execute internal system upgrades and feature rollouts
• Create development and end user documentation
• Implement Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) best practices.

Essential

• Degree qualified in Engineering / Computer Science / MIS / Integrated Manufacturing disciplines
• SQL Database system development experience
• Python and/or Java or similar programming language (Ignition uses Python on a Java virtual machine)
• Integration experience with platforms such as ERP
• Experience in Agile development, SDLC
• Ability to document and socialize procedures, findings, improvements, & techniques
• Interface with all business units, ability to work with end user clients from factory floor to upper management.

Capral has a pro-vaccination policy across the entirety of its operations as a critical step towards managing COVID Risks; as part of the assessment for employment, you will be requested to confirm your vaccination status.

Desirable:

• Experience in manufacturing environments MES, SCADA, HMI, data and analytics
• Programming PLCs utilizing ladder logic for automation of processes, field equipment and instrumentation.

Employment & Benefits

Our strong values based culture is a key part of looking after our people. Capral’s five core values of Safety First, Customer Success, Play Fair, Better Every Day and Own it form the basis of all aspects of our operations.

As an employee you will receive:

• a generous remuneration package based on your qualifications and experience
• the opportunity to work in a diverse role with genuine growth and career development opportunities
• access to employees programs such as our EAP, Purchased Leave, AIM Training, Best Doctors and much more.

Capral proudly supports the Prime Minister’s Veterans Employment Program and as such we strongly encourage applications from ex-ADF personnel.

Please, only consider employment with Capral if you feel as strongly about our vision and values as we do.

Go to www.Capral.com.au for further information.