Control Systems Engineer

The Sterling Choice; Pulborough; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A heavy industrial manufacturing company in the United Kingdom is seeking a Control Systems Engineer to enhance automation processes. You will program and improve complex systems while working with a collaborative team. Ideal candidates will have experience with Siemens TIA Portal and a mindset geared towards improvement. The role offers competitive salary benchmarks and opportunities for personal and professional development.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Training and development funding

Collaborative team environment

Opportunities for career advancement

Qualifications

• Experience with Siemens TIA Portal & Ladder Logic is required.
• Strong understanding of automation and control in industrial settings.
• A proactive mindset focused on continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Programming, upgrading, and improving automation systems.
• Collaborating with a team to solve engineering problems.
• Contributing to a culture of continuous improvement.

Skills

Siemens TIA Portal

Ladder Logic

Automation in industrial environments

Job description

Control Systems Engineer - Heavy Industrial Manufacturing

Somewhere sensible, with people who actually talk to each other.

You know those places where the PLC cabinet looks like it hasn't been opened since the '90s? This isn't one of them.

This company is a very well established heavy industrial manufacturing site that has been investing properly – not just in shiny new kit, but in the people who keep it running. The ones who actually make it all work. That's where you come in.

You will be the sort of Control Systems Engineer who gets a kick out of making machines behave. Someone who can spot a dodgy rung of Ladder Logic faster than most people can spot a dodgy sandwich. Siemens systems are your bread and butter – TIA Portal, S7, the usual suspects.

Your job? Programming, upgrading, and improving output. Getting under the hood of complex automation systems and making them better. Smarter. Faster. And safer.

You won't be doing it alone either. The team here actually gets along – no siloed departments glaring across the factory floor, just engineers who enjoy solving problems together and helping each other out. Radical concept, we know.

Training and development aren't buzzwords here. There's a proper budget for courses, conferences, and anything else that keeps you sharp. And if you've got your eye on progression – whether that's leading projects or people, there's a clear path for that too.

What you'll need

• Experience with Siemens TIA Portal & Ladder Logic
• A decent understanding of automation and control in industrial environments
• A mindset that says “let's improve this” rather than “let's leave it as it is”

What you'll get

• A competitive salary (we actually benchmark it)
• Training & development with real funding behind it
• A genuinely collaborative team
• Opportunities to move up or sideways – depending on what you're aiming for

If you'd like to work somewhere that values both your brain and your