Automation And Control Engineer

Ten Staffing Group Ltd; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Pension

Private Healthcare

Subsidised restaurant

Life assurance

Sports & social club

Job summary

Ten Staffing Group Ltd. seeks an Automation and Control Engineer to join their Milton Keynes site. The role focuses on setting up and programming PLCs to support European subsidiaries, with a 37.5-hour week and full training for career progression.

Salary ranges from £40,000 to £50,000, with benefits including 25 days holiday, pension, private healthcare, subsidised restaurant, and more. Some travel within Europe may be required.

Qualifications

• Degree or HND in Electrical, Electronics, Software or Electromechanical Engineering.
• Minimum 1 year relevant experience.
• Knowledge of PLCs and ladder or structured text programming language.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver training courses/presentations to subsidiaries.
• Create operation manuals and technical guides.
• Carry out investigations and tests to evaluate products.
• Supporting company electrical products by answering technical questions.
• Providing assistance for specific customer applications and performing fault investigations.
• Some European travel may be required.

Skills

PLC programming

Communication skills

Education

Electrical/Electronics/Software Electromechanical Eng degree

Job description

Job Summary

A fantastic opportunity has arisen to join an Established Engineering corporation based on their 14-acre site in Milton Keynes. We are looking for an Automation and Control Engineer with experience of setting up and programming PLC's to provide product support to their European Subsidiaries.

• Salary £40K to £50K
• Fully office based 37.5 hour week - full training and career progression.
• Benefits 25 days holiday, buy and sell holiday, pension, subsidised restaurant, sports and social club, life assurance, Private Healthcare cover and loads more...
• You must have permanent right to work in the UK as unfortunately Sponsorship is not available for this position.

Duties

• Design and deliver training courses/presentations to subsidiaries.
• Create operation manuals and technical guides.
• Carry out investigations and tests to evaluate products.
• Supporting company electrical products by answering technical questions.
• Providing assistance for specific customer applications and performing fault investigations
• Some European Travel may be required.

Must Have Experience

• You must have a degree or HND qualification in Electrical, Electronics, Software or Electromechanical Engineering.
• A Minimum of 1 year experience that is relevant to the role.
• Knowledge of PLC's and Ladder or Structured text programming language
• Strong verbal and written communication skills as you will be required to write detailed technical reports and product documentation.

Desirable and additional experience would include

• Experience of troubleshooting electrical components and networks
• Technical Product Support experience
• Experience of delivering technical training.
• Experience with major industrial communication protocols is desirable such as PROFINET, EtherCAT, Ethernet/IP, OPC UA and IO-Link.

Interview process is thorough and will include an Agility test in Math and English, a teams interview and then a face to face interview. Presentation skills and knowledge will be a major focus during this process