Controls Automation Engineer in Essex

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