Automation and Controls Engineer Manchester, M24 Excellent salary depending on experience Benefits: Day shift (Mon-Fri), Employee Discount, Enhanced Pension Scheme, Life Ass, Employee Assist, Cycle 2 work Controls Engineers in the North West Assemble As part of a growing technical engineering team, I am looking for a controls and automation specialist who has exceptional experience working within fast paced manufacturing environments. This will be on a site that is part of a large group of companies and they are looking for a high calibre electrical engineer who will be tasked with focussing on multiple projects upgrading, optimising and improvements across all automated assets. What you will be doing: Leading the full lifecycle design, modification and refurbishment (electrically) of automated manufacturing machinery used in the textile industry Using Siemens or Mitsubishi PLC S7 / TIA Portal, GX Works Design safety circuits and integrate safety control systems Help the maintenance team to diagnose and resolve electrical breakdowns Build configure and adapt SCADA/PLC interfaces Produce and update electrical drawings as required for complianceSkills Experience Qualified electrically to a high standard through HNC or Degree level relevant qualifications Full working knowledge working with Siemens and Mitsubishi PLC’s SCADA system experience Able to produce and change electrical/wiring drawings (EPLAN) Advanced fault finding and diagnostic abilities in automated machinery Experience of process improvements within electrical engineering in high volume manufacturing Understanding of safety systems and networked safety solutions (desirable)If this role appeals and would like to know more call Scott Lydon on (phone number removed) or email (url removed)