Our client is now seeking to appoint a highly skilled Controls Automation Engineer. This role requires someone who has very strong knowledge and experience of electrical/automation and PLC systems to join the team. Basic salary of £70,000 per annum, plus bonus.
Our client is a global industry-leading manufacturing business with a multimillion-pound turnover and impressive growth plans, supported with large‑scale investment and an existing established network of manufacturing facilities across the UK.
What’s in it for you as Controls Automation Engineer?
* Salary circa - £70,000 per annum
* Bonus Scheme
* Shift Pattern and Working hours - Monday - Friday DAYS
* Competitive pension match
* Employee Welfare Program
* Extensive training and personal development are available, including accredited training and career development plans for those who want it.
Position Overview of Controls Automation Engineer
* The role will be working as part of the Maintenance Team providing ‘Hands‑on' Electrical & PLC Technical support to both Production and other internal functions throughout the Factory.
* You will need strong skills and experience with breakdowns, fault finding, and changing of PLC parameters specifically.
* The workload as an estimate will be balanced out Project work 60/40 projects, 70/30 projects lead. Experience of installing servo drives and projects, capex improvements and HMI all required.
* Providing plant‑wide electrical maintenance service, departmental support and repairs on a wide range of machinery such as conveyor‑based systems, hydraulic presses, moulding machines and packaging machinery, ensuring that all production targets are maintained.
Experience and Qualification Required for a Controls Automation Engineer
* Recognised Electrical Engineering Apprenticeship & Qualification or equivalent UK level 3 qualification - NVQ, City and Guilds AND BTEC 3 or HNC/HND in Electrical Engineering
* PLC Fault finding experience is essential
* You will need strong skills and experience with breakdowns, fault finding, and changing of PLC parameters specifically.
* Experience of installing servo drives and projects, capex improvements and HMI is all required
* The ability to work within a fast‑paced manufacturing environment undertaking PPM and TPM activities
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