Job Description
Controls Engineer Job Overview
A long-established and respected UK-based engineering business is expanding its team due to continued growth and increasing demand. Specializing in bespoke automation, robotics integration, and special purpose machinery, this company is seeking a Controls Engineer who is hands-on, proactive, and aligned with a high-integrity, high-commitment team culture.
Key Responsibilities:
* Develop industrial control systems from the ground up, including PLC programming (Allen Bradley & Siemens).
* Design and configure industrial communication networks (EtherNET, ProfiNET).
* Work collaboratively on bespoke automation and robotic integration projects.
* Perform in-house build and test activities, with periodic travel for commissioning and support (UK & North America).
* Engage fully in a supportive, high-functioning team environment with a strong 'make it happen' mindset.
Controls Engineer Job Requirements
1. Proven background in industrial automation / manufacturing.
2. Experience programming PLCs from scratch - Allen Bradley and Siemens are essential.
3. Comfortable with factory-based work - must live within a realistic commuting distance of Gloucestershire.
4. Valid British or EU passport - able to travel freely to the USA/Canada.
5. Willing and able to travel internation...