Automation Service Engineer
21 hours ago
Cheltenham
Position: Automation Service Engineer Location: Cheltenham Salary: £45,000-£50,000 Automation Service Engineer required for a company in Cheltenham that specialise in design, build and installation of bespoke control systems and factory automation systems typically for container handling, comprising unique machines, conveyors, vision inspection and robots. This role includes with regular travel (~70%) and onsite work at our customer sites in the UK, Ireland and North America. Automation Service Engineer Overview Required to work both in-house and on customers' sites Responsible for bringing our projects to life with electrical installation, machinery commissioning Post purchase servicing of machinery and breakdown support Required to install control panels, lead the onsite build of machines and automation systems Flexibility, able to travel regularly - typically up to 3 weeks at a time are essential. And when you're not out and about, you'll be working in the 30,000 sq. ft facility helping with pre-install build work.Automation Service Engineer Requirments Ideally be an apprentice trained and/or qualified (industrial) electrical fitter Be able to interpret engineering drawings (electrical a must, mechanical a plus) Have sound experience of automation machinery Have a high-level understanding of industrial control systems / PLC programming Have experience working with pneumatic systems and valves Have experience of industrial networks Automation Service Engineer Salary & Benefits £45,000-£50,000 (depending on experience) Normal Hours: Monday-Thursday 08.00 to 17.00, Friday 08.00 to 14.00 (Note occasional travel with longer hours should be expected) 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) Generous travel subsistence Company iPhone Contributory Pension Scheme (after probationary period) Private Health Insurance for you, your partner and children (after probationary period) 21 days holiday per annum plus statutory holidays Additional holiday for long service Opportunity to earn spot bonuses/awards for outstanding contributions Cycle to work scheme (after probationary period)Bennett and Game Recruitment are a multi-disciplined technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex operating across the UK with specialist teams covering a range of industries. We are acting as a Recruitment Agency in relation to this vacancy, and in accordance with GDPR by applying you are granting us consent to process your data, contact you about the services we offer, and submit your CV for the role you have applied for