Automation Engineer

Responsibilities 

• Ensure equipment optimization within the tire production process.  Analyze progress of overall equipment effectiveness and take corrective actions to minimize equipment downtime and maximize equipment performance.  Provides regular performance reporting including failures, causes, and corrections.  
• Reviews technical issues and collaborates with maintenance staff and suppliers to resolve technical production problems by performing the correct preventive maintenance actions. Operates computer-assisted engineering and design software and equipment to perform engineering tasks.
• Provides timely and effective hands-on troubleshooting and repair for manufacturing equipment.  
• Assists in writing process procedures and trains others to ensure corrective and preventative actions are taking place.  
• Researches and analyzes supplier design proposals, specifications, manuals,
• Assists with the construction and installation of ultramodern, process-controlled, high-tech installations of manufacturing equipment.  
• Acts as primary interface with equipment suppliers ensures timely resolution of operational problems and needs.  
• Conducts research that tests and analyzes the feasibility, design, operation and performance of equipment, components and systems.
• Reviews and evaluates work of others, inside and outside the organization, to ensure effectiveness, technical adequacy and compatibility in the resolution of complex engineering problems.
• Maintains fully documented and accurate design and control programs that comply with established company and industry standards.
• Interacts professionally and effectively with many different types of people at different levels, both internal and external to the organization.  Ensures that information is clearly communicated and understood by all.
• Uphold Nokian mission and values, and demonstrate supporting behaviors in day-to-day actions.
• Other duties as required.

Skills  & Qualifications:

• Technical University degree
• Programming skills for industrial controllers (PLC) as per IEC 61131-3. 
• Must be able to work with software design: search for variables and parameters, signals from sensors and actuators.
• Ability to navigate software, if necessary, make changes in software with according to the manufacturer’s specifications.
• Must be able to understand the principles of automatic control and electric drive.
• Advanced  English Level