Controls and Automation Engineer

SMS Specialist Recruitment Limited; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading metal production plant in the Scottish Highlands is seeking a skilled Controls and Automation Engineer. The role involves programming and fault-finding on PLCs, managing electrical projects, and ensuring maintenance of systems. Ideal candidates will have an HND in engineering and experience in PLC programming, electrical maintenance, and project management. A competitive salary of £50-60k is offered along with bonuses and benefits including relocation assistance and health insurance.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Bonus £5k

Relocation allowance £8,000

First 3 months' Rent Paid

On Call allowance £3.1k

Health & Dental

Life Insurance Scheme

25 days holiday

Qualifications

• Experience in Automation Engineering and PLC Programming.
• Proven fault-finding experience with electrical systems.
• Understanding of maintenance and repair procedures.

Responsibilities

• Interrogate and program PLCs to identify and solve issues.
• Manage projects for electrical equipment across the facility.
• Update and maintain all control system drawings.

Skills

PLC programming

Electrical maintenance

HMI

SCADA

Project management

Fault finding

Education

HND in engineering

Tools

3 phase electrical systems

controls

sensors

invertors

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

As a blue-chip company, you will receive a competitive salary £50-60k, Bonus £5k, Relocation allowance of £8,000, First 3 months' Rent Paid, Sign-Up Bonus, On Call allowance of £3.1k, pension scheme, Health & Dental, Life Insurance Scheme, and 25 days holiday.

Contact

Contact us to discuss this opportunity and your application to this exciting role, as On-Line interviews will take place over the next few weeks. SMS Scotland Phone: (phone number removed)