Controls Automation Engineer
3 days ago
Basildon
Our client is now seeking to appoint a highly skilled Controls Automation Engineer. This role requires someone who has very strong knowledge and experience of electrical/automation and PLC systems to join the team. Basic salary of £70,000 per annum, plus bonus Our client is a global industry-leading manufacturing business with a multimillion-pound turnover and impressive growth plans, supported with large-scale investment and an existing established network of manufacturing facilities across the UK. What's in it for you as Controls Automation Engineer? • Salary circa - £70,000 per annum, • Bonus Scheme, • Shift Pattern and Working hours - Monday - Friday DAYS, • Competitive pension match, • Employee Walfare Program, • Extensive training and personal development are available, including accredited training and career development plans for those who want it. Position Overview of Controls Automation Engineer • The role will be working as part of the Maintenance Team providing 'Hands-on' Electrical & PLC Technical support to both Production and other internal functions throughout the Factory., • You will need strong skills and experience with breakdowns, fault finding, and changing of PLC parameters specifically., • The workload as an estimate will be balanced out Project work 60/40 projects, 70/30 projects lead. Experience of installing servo drives and projects, capex improvements and HMI all required., • Providing plant-wide electrical maintenance service, departmental support and repairs on a wide range of machinery such as conveyor-based systems, hydraulic presses, moulding machines and packaging machinery, ensuring that all production targets are maintained. Experience and Qualification Required for a Controls Automation Engineer • Recognised Electrical Engineering Apprenticeship & Qualification or equivalent UK level 3 qualification - NVQ, City and Guilds AND BTEC 3 or HNC/HND in Electrical Engineering, • PLC Fault finding experience is essential, • You will need strong skills and experience with breakdowns, fault finding, and changing of PLC parameters specifically., • Experience of installing servo drives and projects, capex improvements and HMI is all required, • The ability to work within a fast-paced manufacturing environment undertaking PPM and TPM activities