Role: Controls and Automation Service Engineer
Location: Cheltenham
Type: Permanent
Salary: £45,000-£50,000
Are you an Electrical Controls and Automation Service Engineer and looking for a new challenge? Then look no further, my client based in Cheltenham specialises in design, build and installation of bespoke control systems and factory automation systems. This is typically for materials handling, conveyors, vision inspection and robotics. This is a very exciting role which includes regular travel (70%) and onsite work at their customer sites in the UK, Ireland and North America.
Controls and Automation Service Engineer – Job Description
Expected to work both at our premises and on client locations
Accountable for bringing projects into operation through electrical installation and machinery commissioning
Providing after-sales maintenance and attending to equipment faults
Tasked with fitting control panels and overseeing the on-site assembly of machinery and automated systems
Must be adaptable and willing to travel - When not on the road, you’ll be based onsite, assisting with pre-installation build activities.
Controls and Automation Service Engineer – Experience/skills/requirements
Preferably apprentice-trained and/or formally qualified as an industrial electrical fitter
Capable of reading and understanding engineering drawings — electrical essential, mechanical advantageous
Extensive experience of automation machinery
Strong understanding of industrial control systems / PLC programming
Background in working with pneumatic equipment and valve systems
Hold a Full UK driving license
Fluent in English (second language is a plus)
Must hold a UK or EU passport, as eligibility for ESTA entry into the United States is required
Controls and Automation Service Engineer - Benefits
Working Hours: Monday-Thursday 08.00 to 17.00, Friday 08.00 to 14.00 (with the understanding that occasional travel may require extended days)
Plus pay for site work on Saturdays as standard
Bonus' payable for heavy hours during the week for site work
Company vehicle (post probationary period)
Company iPhone
Contributory Pension Scheme (after probationary period)
Private Health Insurance
21 days holiday per annum plus statutory holidays and additional holiday for long service
If you feel you’re a good fit for this position, please click ‘apply’ or contact Amar in the Birmingham office