Fortescue is now consistently producing 175-180 million tonnes of iron ore per year and has an exciting future ahead, establishing itself for future growth in a global market through innovation, product diversification and asset development.

Control Systems Engineer

Work Location: Port Hedland Operations

Roster: 4D/3R for first month and then reverting to 8D/6R roster | FIFO ex Perth or Residential

We are currently seeking a motivated and enthusiastic control systems engineer to join our Port Hedland Operations within Rolling Stock Maintenance. Reporting to the Process Control Superintendent you will provide support for the operation, maintenance and assist with troubleshooting within Rail Rolling Stock Maintenance focusing on the Ore Car Workshop.

Key accountabilities will include:

• Assist with fault finding and breakdowns within including Ore Car Workshop, Locomotive Workshop and Locomotive Provisioning Plant
• Optimise the automatic process at the Rail Ore Car Workshop to reduce delays, increase efficiency and reliability
• Provide input for all control systems projects and improvements at the RSM workshops
• Being a safety leader, actively engaging with personnel to drive a Zero Harm culture
• Audit and maintain all the control system assets such as PLC, SCADA/HMI, remote IO, VSD/Servo drives, communication gateway and software version etc
• Establish the control system infrastructure at the Rail RSM plants, such as Engineering Workstations, Program Change Management, SQL Database and Historian etc
• Develop Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) model for the Ore Car Workshop to determine equipment availability and identify process bottleneck

Qualifications and skills required:

• Electrical/Electronic/Mechatronic/Manufacturing/Computer Engineering Degree
• 2+ years' experience in control systems
• Experience with PLC and SCADA programming. Experience with Siemens PLC Step 7, WinCC and TIA Portal will be highly regarded
• Experience with Industrial communication protocol (Profibus, Profinet, Modbus)
• Experience with Sinumerik CNC programming (Desirable)
• Experience with VSD and Servo motors (Desirable)
• Experience with fault finding and continuous improvement

At Fortescue, we treat our team mates as though they are family. We appreciate everyone's contribution and know that a diverse workforce creates a safer, more engaged and productive working environment.

Our aim is to have a workforce that reflects the community in which we live, and we encourage females, Aboriginal Australians, those identifying as LGBTIQ+, people of all ages and culturally diverse backgrounds to apply for this role.

www.fmgl.com.au/jobs-at-fortescue

Applications close: 29 Oct 2021 W. Australia Standard Time