Control & Instrumentation Engineer

Kintec Global Recruitment; Ribble Valley; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Contributory pension

Annual bonus

Private medical cover

Generous holiday allowance

Job summary

Kintec Global Recruitment is seeking a Control and Instrumentation Engineer for a permanent role in South Wales. You will act as the site’s technical authority for control systems and OT/IT infrastructure, applying proper change discipline to DCS/PLC programming and maintaining alarms and safety standards.

The role offers real influence over capital projects and cybersecurity, with budget involvement and pension, bonus, private medical cover, and generous holidays.

Qualifications

• Degree in Chemical Engineering, Process Control Systems, or Instrumentation and Electronics.
• Hands-on instrumentation and control systems ownership.
• Experience with DCS software and hardware architecture, including virtualised environments.

Responsibilities

• Act as the site's technical authority for control systems and OT/IT infrastructure.
• Make controlled programming changes to the DCS and PLCs under proper change and commissioning discipline.
• Set and maintain site standards for alarms, overrides, cybersecurity, and IEC 61511 compliance.
• Own the site's protective systems, including interlocks, trips, and SIL-rated functions.
• Maintain infrastructure from controllers and networks through to historians, servers, and backups.
• Investigate plant performance issues through structured root cause analysis.
• Support the Engineering Manager with control-system and IT budget planning.
• Act as subject matter expert on capital projects touching the control and OT scope.
• Coordinate local IT and wider corporate digital functions under one aligned approach.
• Drive a safety-first culture aligned to UK legislation and site SHE requirements.

Skills

Ownership of instrumentation

DCS/PLC experience

SCADA & ladder logic

OT cybersecurity interest

Six Sigma / problem-solving

Right to work in UK

Education

Chemical Engineering / Instrumentation

Tools

DCS software

Siemens/Allen‑Bradley PLC

SCADA

Job description

Job Title: Control and Instrumentation Engineer

Location: South Wales

Contract Type: Permanent

Why This Role Stands Out

• Sole subject matter expert across the full control and OT estate
• Direct input into the site's long-term investment and capital projects plan, not just day-to-day support
• Real influence over safety systems, alarm philosophy, and cybersecurity standards
• Stable, established manufacturing environment producing critical products for its market, with genuine investment in your development
• Contributory pension, annual bonus, private medical cover, and a strong holiday allowance

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the site's technical authority for control systems and OT/IT infrastructure
• Make controlled programming changes to the DCS and PLCs under proper change and commissioning discipline
• Set and maintain site standards for alarms, overrides, cybersecurity, and IEC 61511 compliance
• Own the site's protective systems, including interlocks, trips, and SIL-rated functions
• Maintain infrastructure from controllers and networks through to historians, servers, and backups
• Investigate plant performance issues through structured root cause analysis
• Support the Engineering Manager with control-system and IT budget planning
• Act as subject matter expert on capital projects touching the control and OT scope
• Coordinate local IT and wider corporate digital functions under one aligned approach
• Drive a safety-first culture aligned to UK legislation and site SHE requirements

Requirements

• Degree in Chemical Engineering, Process Control Systems, or Instrumentation and Electronics
• Experience with ownership of instrumentation and control systems
• Experience across DCS software and hardware architecture, including virtualised environments with replication and failover (beneficial)
• Hands-on PLC exposure across platforms such as Allen-Bradley or Siemens, plus SCADA and ladder logic
• Functional safety certification to IEC 61511/61508, or a strong willingness to work towards it
• Working knowledge of, or interest in developing, OT cybersecurity practices and management systems
• Structured problem-solver, with familiarity with 5-Why, Six Sigma, or similar methodologies preferred
• Valid right to work in the UK required; sponsorship is not available for this role