Commissioning Engineer in Nelson, Lancashire

Energy Jobline CVL; Nelson; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Energy Jobline CVL is seeking a Commissioning Engineer to work across the UK and overseas, bringing complex machinery to life and helping grow a commissioning department in Nelson.

You’ll split your time roughly 60/40 between the workshop and customer sites, commissioning machinery in the workshop and fault-finding on production lines on site. UK trips are short and overseas assignments can be two to four weeks with notice.

Qualifications

• At least three years’ commissioning experience.
• 50/50 mechanical and electrical skill set.
• Confidence fault-finding Siemens, Allen Bradley or Mitsubishi PLCs.
• Comfort with pneumatics and useful industry experience (food/pharma/paper/packaging).

Responsibilities

• Commission machinery in workshop and ensure it is ready to go.
• Fault find on customer sites to get production lines running.
• Travel UK and overseas projects with notice; manage 2-4 week international assignments.

Skills

Commissioning experience

Mechanical & Electrical

PLC fault finding

Travel willingness

Tools

Siemens PLCs

Allen-Bradley

Mitsubishi PLCs

Pneumatics

Job description

What if your next role gave you the chance to work across the UK and overseas, bring complex machinery to life and have a real say in a commissioning department that’s only just starting to grow?

If you’re a Commissioning Engineer who likes variety, problem solving and being trusted to get on with things, this could be worth a look.

If you’re looking for something where you’re in the same place every day, probably not...

You’ll be working alongside a manager who’s been with the business for 11 years and still genuinely loves what he does. He knows the machinery and customers inside out so you’ll have someone experienced to learn from while still being given the space to develop and do things your way.

Your time will be roughly 60/40 between the workshop in Nelson and customer sites. In the workshop, you’ll commission machinery and make sure it’s ready to go before it leaves. On site, you’ll be fault finding, getting production lines running and dealing with whatever comes your way.

And there’s plenty of opportunity to see the world while you’re doing it. UK trips are usually a couple of days, while overseas projects tend to be two to four weeks, with plenty of notice. You could find yourself working in the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan or across Europe.

To get stuck straight in, you’ll need at least three years’ commissioning experience, a genuine 50/50 mechanical and electrical skill set and the confidence to fault find Siemens, Allen Bradley or Mitsubishi PLCs independently.

You’ll also need to be comfortable with pneumatics. Experience in food, pharma, paper or packaging would be useful but if you’re coming from a different industry and you’re good at what you do, that isn’t necessarily a blocker.

What matters most is that you can stay calm when things don’t go to plan, communicate well with customers and enjoy figuring things out for yourself.

The commissioning team is growing from four to six engineers, so there’s also the opportunity to progress into a senior, supervisory, coordination or more PLC focused position as you build your experience.