Overview
Location: Rochdale (UK & International Travel Required)
Employment Type: Full-Time, Permanent
Salary: Competitive + Travel Expenses + Overtime + Benefits
About the Role
As a Site Software Commissioning Engineer, you'll be involved in the full lifecycle of automation projects - from initial estimation and design, through to on-site commissioning, testing, optimisation, and customer handover. You'll play a hands-on role in ensuring our machinery performs flawlessly in the field.
Responsibilities
* Final onsite commissioning of software developed in-house (alone or with a commissioning team)
* Internal support and training for staff across departments on PLC/HMI/SCADA systems
* Conducting on-site customer demonstrations and trial runs
* Supporting pre-order project research and cost estimation with cross-functional teams
* Writing control documents such as testing schedules and operator manuals
* Completing all required project/task paperwork accurately and timely
* Reading and interpreting electrical schematics and P&IDs
* Hardware integration and testing, including inter-device communication
* Designing and programming PLC, HMI, and control systems from scratch (Beijer, Mitsubishi, Siemens, Allen Bradley, Omron)
* Software optimisation and HMI refinement following formal change processes
* Developing interfaces between PLC systems and office-based recipe/reporting applications
* Modifying and updating existing systems for upgraded or repeated projects
* Performing full electrical commissioning of systems both in-house and on-site
* Troubleshooting and resolving electrical issues, including panel modifications
* Providing customer training for correct system operation
* Handling customer support and queries during and post-warranty
* Taking full ownership of commissioning tasks or contributing as part of a team
* Providing emergency breakdown support and ad hoc engineering assistance as needed
* Supporting any other reasonable requests made by the company or management
Qualifications & Experience
Essential:
* Strong experience programming PLCs, HMIs, and drives - including systems from:
* Beijer, Mitsubishi, Siemens, Allen Bradley, Omron
* Proven background in industrial automation, ideally within food manufacturing machinery
* Ability to program control systems from scratch and integrate hardware/software interfaces
* Full understanding of electrical schematics and system commissioning workflows
* Ability to travel frequently to customer sites, including international locations
Preferred Electrical Qualifications (one or more of the following):
* City & Guilds Level 3 in Electrical
* NVQ Level 3 in Electrical
* MOET Level 3 or equivalent industry certification
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