Are you an experienced Field Engineer skilled with DCS Automation? Join a leading engineering organisation delivering innovative solutions across energy, process, and manufacturing industries.
DCS Field Service & Applications Engineer
Car/ Company Car, Paid Overtime (including door-to-door travel), 8% Pension
Healthcare, Life Assurance
Home Based - South Yorkshire
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In this field-based position, you'll support customers across the North East and Scotland, providing service, maintenance, and project support for automation and control systems (DCS/SCADA/PLC).
DCS Field Service & Applications Engineer - The Role:
* You will be involved in the delivery of projects, maintenance and breakdown services to UK installed base customers within the Power Generation, Process industries, Paper Making, Minerals and the Marine sectors
* Occasionally, you will be required to support customers’ shut periods which will involve short periods away from home and significant paid overtime
* You will provide routine and on demand customer service including software development and documentation, maintenance / inspection of automation systems, which will include providing periodic out of hours ‘On-Call’ emergency support
* At other times you may be deployed within the Operations Team to provide project and commissioning support on large scale capital projects
This is a customer-facing role requiring professionalism and strong technical acumen.
DCS Field Service & Applications Engineer - The Person:
* Have a broad range of experience and knowledge of DCS (SCADA/PLC), Instrumentation systems and associated wiring, Safety Instrumented Systems, Information Management (Database/SQL), Machine Control or Condition Monitoring
* Have experience of field service work
* Be qualified to at least HNC / HND level in a relevant Engineering discipline
* Have a minimum of three years’ work experience with a DCS platform including ability to design/generate/modify application software & hardware
* Have a strong understanding of IT concepts including Networks, Security and Operating Systems
* Be able to diagnose, repair and maintain electrical and instrumentation systems
This is an exciting opportunity for an engineer ready to take on varied work, ongoing development, and meaningful projects within a supportive and safety-focused team. Ideally we are seeking applicants located within the South Yorkshire region. For further information call Sarah Clarke on: 01902212000 or 07519122547. Email: Sarah.clarke@automationexperts.co.uk