Automation Engineer

Welcome to Haleon. We're a purpose-driven, world-class consumer company putting everyday health in the hands of millions. In just three years since our launch, we've grown, evolved and are now entering an exciting new chapter – one filled with bold ambitions and enormous opportunity.

Our trusted portfolio of brands – including Sensodyne, Panadol, Advil, Voltaren, Theraflu, Otrivin, and Centrum – lead in resilient and growing categories. What sets us apart is our unique blend of deep human understanding and trusted science.

Now it's time to fully realise the full potential of our business and our people. We do this through our Win as One strategy. It puts our purpose – to deliver better everyday health with humanity – at the heart of everything we do. It unites us, inspires us, and challenges us to be better every day, driven by our agile, performance-focused culture.

We are currently seeking an Automation Engineer who will be responsible for delivering automation projects, from front-end design to execution and qualification. This role will also serve as the main point of contact and subject matter expert for Operational Technology & Automation.

In this role, YOU will be responsible for the following tasks:

• Identify and mitigate risks related to Operational Technology cybersecurity and obsolescence.
• Design, develop, implement, and support control systems technologies.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure systems operate safely, efficiently, and reliably, meeting performance objectives and regulatory standards.
• Ensuring the site operates at manageable foreseen risk related to Operational Technology obsolescence and cybersecurity.

Requirements

Basic Qualifications: 

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals: 

• Holds minimum D3 education with a background in Mechatronics or Electrical Engineering.
• At least 2 years of experience in the related field.

Your areas of knowledge and expertise that matter most for this role

• Proven experience in Automation and Special Purpose Machinery Projects.
• Knowledge in Engineering Design, PLC, Sensors, Robotics, Pneumatic Systems, and Instrumentation.
• Familiarity with computer systems, databases, and networking, including industrial communication protocols.
• Strong English communication skills.
• Positive attitude and willingness to learn.
• Teamwork and cross-functional stakeholder management skills.
• Logical and structural thinking with the ability to create designs from scratch.
• Proficiency in computer literacy (minimum: Office, AutoCAD).
• Highly organized with excellent multitasking abilities.

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Haleon are committed to mobilising our purpose in a way that represents the diverse consumers and communities who rely on our brands every day. It guides us in creating an inclusive culture, where different backgrounds and views are valued and respected – all in support of understanding and best serving the needs of our consumers and unleashing the full potential of our people. It's important to us that Haleon is a place where all our employees feel they truly belong.

During the application process, we may ask you to share some personal information, which is entirely voluntary. This information ensures we meet certain regulatory and reporting obligations and supports the development, refinement, and execution of our inclusion and belonging programmes that are open to all Haleon employees. 

The personal information you provide will be kept confidential, used only for legitimate business purposes, and will never be used in making any employment decisions, including hiring decisions.

If you require a reasonable adjustment or accommodation or other assistance to apply for a job at Haleon at any stage of the application process, please let your recruiter know by providing them with a description of specific adjustments you are requesting. We'll provide all reasonable adjustments to support you throughout the recruitment process and treat all information you provide us in confidence. 

The Haleon recruitment team will contact you using a Haleon email account ). If you are not sure whether the email you received is from Haleon, please get in touch.