PLC Controls Engineer
£38,000 - £45,000 | Milton Keynes
Why this role
This is a hands‑on PLC Controls Engineer position within a high‑volume food manufacturing environment where automation directly drives output.
When systems run well, production flows. When they don’t, everything stops. You’ll be one of the key engineers responsible for keeping that balance under control.
It’s a role with clear ownership, visible impact on the factory floor, and exposure to both day‑to‑day fault finding and longer‑term improvement work across automated systems.
Benefits
* Salary: £38,000 – £45,000 depending on experience
* Team bonus scheme
* 7% employer pension contribution
* Private health plan
* Life assurance
* Company discounts and wellbeing benefits
Key responsibilities
* Develop and modify PLC programs for automated production lines
* Diagnose and resolve control system faults on live equipment
* Support planned maintenance and system upgrades
* Work with engineering and production teams to improve reliability and uptime
* Provide support and guidance to operational teams on equipment use
About you
* PLC programming experience in an industrial environment
* Strong fault‑finding skills on automated systems
* HMI experience
* Exposure to Allen Bradley or Schneider systems beneficial
* Background in FMCG or food manufacturing preferred
* Practical, calm approach to problem solving under pressure
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