Electrical Automation Engineer – Tata Steel UK
Job Title: Electrical Automation Engineer
Department: Tata Steel Colors
Location: Shotton (CH5 2NH)
Working Pattern: Days (Monday – Friday)
Salary: £49,127 – £56,147 including Additional Annualised Hours
Closing Date: Sunday 16th November 2025
Ready to lead engineering performance on a nationally important site?
What you will do:
* Driving safety performance and embedding a zero-harm culture in your team
* Owning your area’s maintenance plans and performance metrics
* Having responsibility to manage and lead a small electrical team, external support contractors and all electrical elements of a major production line
* Delivering fault-finding and improvements using tools like RCA and strategic planning
* Coordinating with planners and operations to deliver shutdown and maintenance work
* Managing budgets, improvement projects, spares, and third-party contractors
* Closing out Near Misses and audit actions with a proactive mindset
* Being a visible leader – coaching, supporting and inspiring others to do things better
* Manage Automation support contracts with OEM
* Identify & deliver electrical obsolescence strategy for your line
What you will need:
* Completed an Electrical Apprenticeship with a qualification in Electrical Engineering (ideally HNC or Degree qualified)
* Experience with managing personnel
* Good working knowledge of PLC, Automation & control systems (Siemens or Allen Bradley Preferred)
* Experience of AC/DC inverter drives
* Knowledge of Hydraulics & Pneumatics desirable
* Solid hands‑on maintenance experience in manufacturing or process industries
* Strong understanding of statutory requirements and safe systems of work
* Confidence managing workloads, priorities, budgets and people
* A proactive mindset – someone who spots problems and gets stuck in to solve them
Familiarity with Tata Steel systems and policies is helpful but not essential – we’re more interested in your attitude and drive to lead.
Ready to make a difference? For more information or an informal discussion please contact: Jon.Taylor@tatasteeleurope.com
What we can offer you:
* A market competitive salary
* 35 days holidays per annum
* Annual Pay Review
* Quarterly Bonus Scheme – subject to business performance
* One of the UK’s leading defined contribution pension schemes (10% employer contribution / 6% employee contribution)
We also have an extensive list of lifestyle benefits including free onsite parking at all of our sites, an employee assistance programme and Employee discount scheme for companies including Vodafone, Jaguar Land Rover and also various local services.
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