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Control and Drive - Automation Engineer (New Graduate are welcome)

Continental Tyres (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (Rayong)
616 / 5 Moo. 5 Tambon MaeNamKoo, Amphur, Pluak Daeng District
Rayong
Rayong, Thailand 🇹🇭
At Continental, we offer compelling tasks and a dynamic environment for smart and innovative people to bring their ideas to life – no matter where they are at in their career. Our diverse portfolio and expertise combined with your personal contribution, empowers us to successfully develop the most innovative mobility solutions for over 140 years. As part of our international team with more than 220,000 employees in almost 50 countries, you have the freedom of shaping the future in motion with us.

About this position

Continental develops pioneering technologies and services for sustainable and connected mobility of people and their goods. The Control and Drive - Automation Engineer position focuses on maintaining and improving electrical production equipment and systems to enhance efficiency and reduce downtime.

Responsibilities

• Maintains and continuously improves electrical production equipment, electrical spare parts and Controls & Drives systems in the production area in order to reduce machine downtime, maintenance costs and scrap level.
• Transfer knowledge to all Electricians (Craftsmen) in order to ensure best maintenance practice for controls and drives systems.
• Support the startup of new equipment and ensure on electrical production equipment C&D standards.
• Interact with supplier to maintain and troubleshoot electrical equipment.
• Maintains professional and technical C&D knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks. Train and participate to the evaluation of electricians in the area.
• Maintain an updated C&D documentation in the area (electrical plants, troubleshooting guides, etc…).
• Protection, Creation of Backups and Maintenance of control system software, such as IPC's, PLC's, Drives, Communication Devices, etc.
• Ensures a proper diagnostic of electrical problems, repair and restart of production machineries of the area of responsibility in case of breakdowns.
• Manage C&D equipments spare part in cooperation with Purchasing Department.
• Ensures the implementation of the local Maintenance strategy (focusing on MaintainME and including SAP PM, interfaces with other departments).
• Raise awareness, ensure regular ESH training and provide information about ESH responsibilities and duties.

Requirements

• Master's or Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or other equivalent field.
• 0-10 years of Controls and Drives experience in the manufacturing industry, the tires business is an advantage.
• Experience in machine improvement, refurbishment, upgrade or installation projects.
• Has participated in Maintenance, Preventive & Predictive Maintenance.
• Strong knowledge of beckhoff PLC, Siemens PLC programming, Step7, Tia Portal, Win CC, SAP, PM.
• Assertiveness with international contacts through projects, colleagues, and ex.