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Ocado Job Profile

Job Title Reporting To Business tream Job Purpose


Engineering: PLC Engineer CFC2 Engineering Team Manager Engineering Operations

!nderta"ing of da# to da# reacti$e and planned engineering acti$ities and impro$ement %or"s at t&e CFC 'ordon( )or"ing closel# %it& Operations and ot&er support teams to optimise a$ailabilit# and performance of t&e facilit#* and its M+E automation( T&e role is s&ift based to support t&e 2,-. operation of t&e CFC( T&is is a specific s&ift based role %it&in t&e Engineering Operations team to %&en necessar# pro$ide front line support to t&e Ocado /utomation Control Team to ensure t&at PLC code related issues %it&in our li$e operational s#stems are in$estigated and resol$ed as 0uic"l# as possible( T&e Ocado /utomation Control #stems Team is responsible for all aspects of t&e soft%are t&at directl# controls t&e material &andling e0uipment and t&e ma1orit# of t&e code controlling t&e con$e#or s#stems at t&e 'ordon CFC &as been %ritten b# t&e current team( Key Performance Areas: Completion of bot& planned and reacti$e PLC %or"s in a safe and effecti$e manner( Meeting and supporting of agreed engineering 2P3s* for e4ample5 Reducing mean time to failure Meeting and impro$ing a$ailabilit# 'ri$ing and upporting c&ange for M+E e0uipment and process impro$ement( )or"ing afel#( Coac&ing of Engineering Team to impro$e t&eir diagnostic s"ills to identif# PLC issues

2e# Customers
Engineering Operations Management /utomation Control Team Maintenance tec&nicians CFC Operations Buildings Tec&nolog# CFC 3T support Teams Logistics 'e$elopment Pro1ect Engineering ite er$ices

Roles 6 Responsibilities )&ere a &ard%are failure &as been identified to %or" %it& t&e /utomation Control Team on call
de$eloper to acti$ate a pre7defined %or"around or ma"e temporar# modifications to PLC code to allo% t&e operation to continue %it& t&e minimal possible impact %&ile a repair is carried out( )&ere a PLC code issues is identified or suspected* to %or" %it& t&e /utomation Control Team 8On Call9 'e$eloper to diagnose and %&ere appropriate deplo# t&e re0uired code fi4es To pro$ide front line issue in$estigation of li$e production PLC s#stems $ia on line monitoring of t&e code to identif# and diagnose t&e cause of faults or failures of t&e e0uipment or code( To pro$ide front line in$estigation of none code related issues $ia t&e use of t&e of rele$ant diagnostic tools for e0uipment suc& as Profibus - Can Bus net%or"s* Bar Code Readers( )&ere necessar# to able to use t&e appropriate soft%are to do%nload configurations to non PLC intelligent de$ices %&ic& form part of t&e control s#stem* suc& as Bar Code Readers* s&uttle cars* local accumulation modules( To %or" %it& t&e Ocado /utomation Control Team on t&e roll out and monitoring of bug fi4es* tuning or code upgrades( To support t&e go li$e and ramp up of ne% production PLC s#stem(

Ocado Job Profile


Carr# out planned maintenance across t&e site in an accurate and timel# and safe manner( 2eep records of %or" acti$ities* tas"s carried out* parts used t&roug& stores* training etc( )or" closel# %it& ot&er departments finding %a#s to increase mac&ine reliabilit# on e4isting and
ne% e0uipment( 'iagnose e0uipment brea"do%ns and action repairs %&ere possible( Be a$ailable to attend training sessions( uper$ise e4ternal contractors %&en in t&eir rele$ant section( )or" closel# %it& t&e team to assist in de$eloping s"ills and transferring "no%ledge across t&e engineering team( /nal#se data and find solutions to impro$e M+E performance( )or" closel# %it& inbound* outbound* and ot&er support teams on a dail# basis to ensure direction of labour* and planned acti$ities full# support operation( Reporting and monitoring of data for automation and maintenance acti$ities( Maintain and impro$e performance to ma4imise efficienc# of operation in line %it& 2P3s( /ssisting in de$elopment of planned maintenance s#stem( 3n$ol$ement %it& pro1ects %it&in t&e business to de$elop an effecti$e engineering install and solution( upport and propose inno$ati$e ideas to en&ance t&e %are&ouse or engineering functions and impro$e t&e general running of t&e business( 'eli$er a &ig& a$ailabilit# le$el %it&in t&e operation to ma4imise our customer e4perience( Ensure site standards are &ig&( /n e4cellence approac& to all acti$ities and site standards %it&in #our area( medium* %&et&er directl# to operation or team leader on occasion of brea"do%n* or full reporting after t&e e$ent to ensure an accurate record is maintained designing maintenance strategies* procedures and met&ods(

Communication and reporting of all %or" acti$ities* defects and parts used t&roug& appropriate

Planning and sc&eduling planned and unplanned %or"( Carr#ing out 0ualit# inspections on 1obs5 ensuring %or" is completed to a safe standard( /rranging specialist procurement of fi4tures* fittings or components( Controlling maintenance tools* stores and e0uipment5 ensuring e0uipment is stored and used in a
safe and controlled manner(

Reporting of +a:ards* /ccidents and ;ear Misses* being in$ol$ed in identification and
implementation of solutions(
You may be asked to perform tasks as required by management deemed as a reasonable request. This job description is a summary of the typical functions of the role, not an exhaustive or comprehensive list of possible role responsibilities, tasks and duties and is subject to review. The responsibilities, tasks and duties of the job holder might differ from those outlined in the job description and other duties, as assigned, might form part of the job.

If you consider any task detailed on this Job Description is beyond your competency, please see your Line Manager

2no%ledge* "ills 6 E4perience <ood tec&nical abilit# relating to automation &ard%are and soft%are* t&is ma# include* but is not
limited to:

Ocado Job Profile



+;C Engineering or e0ui$alent Rele$ant 'egree coupled %it& rele$ant applied learning Engineering Tec&nician /pprentices&ip Manufacturers PLC training and appropriate e4perience PLC 6 Electrical and-or mec&anical s"ills preferabl# gained in an FMC< bac"ground to at least ;=> ?

Business Competencies

ound anal#tical s"ills* good problem sol$er( online code monitoring - modification - de$elopment %it& iemens . ?@@-,@@ PLCs / good understanding of PLC control s#stem arc&itecture and field control de$ices( E4perience in )are&ousing - distribution - logistics - airports - production lines( )or"ing %it& tote and pallet con$e#ors - cranes - multi s&uttles( <ood communication s"ills bot& $erbal and %ritten and good interpersonal s"ills* able to anal#se and impart "no%ledge( <ood organisational abilit#* able to prioritise( 2no%ledge of Control #stems is desirable( elf moti$ated* consistent and able to %or" at pace( Computer literate in M office pac"age* abilit# to use a computerised maintenance management s#stem ACMM B( P&#sicall# fit to be safel# able to carr# out engineering acti$ities at t&e CFC Englis& Language abilit# suc& t&at able to read and understand safet# information* tec&nical manuals and data* and communicate clearl# %it& colleagues to enable a safe en$ironment( E4perience %it&in an Engineering er$ice upport role in an automated production en$ironment(

!nderstanding of t&e business purpose of all t&e M+E s#stems %&ic& is supported and maintained b# t&e Engineering Maintenance tec&nicians /%areness of t&e criticalit# of t&e M+E and prioritising response as appropriate /%areness of t&e Ocado CFC business model and interactions bet%een all CFC support and operational teams(

Benefits
alar# Pension +ealt&care /nnual lea$e and /bsence as per &andboo"

E0ual Opportunit# Emplo#er


Ocado are an e0ual opportunities emplo#er and as suc& ma"e e$er# effort to ensure t&at all potential emplo#ers are treated fairl# and e0uall#* regardless of t&eir se4* se4ual orientation* marital status* race* colour* nationalit#* et&nic or national origin* religion* age* disabilit# or union members&ip status(

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