Controls and Automation Engineer

SMS; Fort William; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent green metal production company in Fort William, Scotland is seeking an experienced Controls and Automation Engineer. This role involves programming and fault-finding PLCs, managing electrical projects, and providing engineering support within a manufacturing facility. The ideal candidate will possess an HND in Engineering, along with significant experience in automation and electrical maintenance. A competitive salary of £50-60k plus various benefits, including a relocation allowance, is offered for this challenging role.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Bonus of £5k

Relocation allowance of £8,000

First 3 months’ Rent Paid

Sign-Up Bonus

On Call allowance £3.1k

Pension scheme

Health & Dental

Life Insurance Scheme

25 days holiday

Qualifications

• Experience with PLC programming and interrogation.
• Previous experience in Automation Engineering.
• Knowledge of electrical maintenance and repair.

Responsibilities

• Interrogate and program PLCs to solve control problems.
• Manage projects related to electrical equipment.
• Provide engineering support to the facility.

Skills

PLC Programming

Fault Finding

Project Management

Electrical Maintenance

HMI and SCADA Systems

Education

HND in Engineering

Tools

SCADA

PLC

Job description

Controls and Automation Engineer

Our client has grown to be Scotland’s largest and greenest metal production plants and is looking for an experienced, professional Automation Engineer, Electrical Controls Engineer to work within their manufacturing facility in the Scottish Highlands area. The key to this role is ability to work within a fast-moving production and manufacturing company within an integrated aluminium manufacturing and renewable hydropower plant maintaining and fault finding on a range of electrical products but with specific responsibility for controls, PLC’s, HMI, SCADA systems.

Role

This role requires applicants who can interrogate and program PLC’s, identifying problems and producing workable solutions to the controls. Ideally with a strongly established knowledge of programming. Managing the projects of all electrical equipment within our client’s facility. Knowledge of 3 phase electrical, drives, controls, sensors, controls, servo’s, invertors, and production equipment on site. The role requires applicants who has pro-active Project management, maintenance, reactive maintenance, and repair experience but must have programming and fault-finding experience of PLCs. Applicants will Development, planning and execution of projects. Project manage multiple projects concurrently in addition to providing engineering support to the site. Maintaining and updating all drawings associated with site control systems and projects, whilst monitors progress and performance against agreed objectives.

Person

Applicants will preferably have present or previous Automation Engineering, PLC Programming, HMI, SCADA, electrical maintenance, and repair experience. Applicant with fault finding experience, PLC programming, PLC interrogation, PLC fault finding experience would be ideal. Applicants must hold a minimum of HND in engineering and have people management experience. Applicants should be suitably qualified; the role requires applicants to work Monday-Friday days with call out. If you feel you have the natural confidence and enthusiasm demonstrates your ability to undertake this challenging and rewarding new career, please contact us as soon as possible.

Benefits

• Competitive salary £50-60k
• Bonus £5k
• Relocation allowance £8,000
• First 3 months’ Rent Paid
• Sign-Up Bonus
• On Call allowance £3.1k
• Pension scheme
• Health & Dental
• Life Insurance Scheme
• 25 days holiday

Contact

SMS Scotland
Phone: [phone]