Controls Engineer

Vectis Recruitment; Melksham; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Vectis Recruitment seeks an experienced Electrical Engineer to install, optimise and develop industrial control and automation across a range of manufacturing machinery. You will improve uptime, reliability and efficiency while supporting integration of new control technologies on existing assets.

The role covers upgrading legacy systems, developing digital monitoring strategies, and contributing to capital projects.

Qualifications

• Electrical engineer with hands-on PLC experience.
• Experience with Siemens S7 and/or Allen-Bradley PLCs.
• Experience with Python or similar high-level language.
• Strong root cause analysis and problem-solving ability.
• Good organisational and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple changing priorities.
• Proven track record in driving continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Improve and optimise equipment uptime, reliability, and efficiency.
• Improve processes, programs and procedures.
• Develop self-sustainable trouble-shooting support systems for various machines control system.
• Assist in upgrading legacy control systems as and when required.
• Developing new strategies to monitor machines digitally and to optimise them.
• Assist in developing capital project programs for new equipment and major repairs.
• Provide technical expertise to plant personnel including the maintenance team.
• Monitor the effectiveness of newly implemented projects.

Skills

Python programming

Root cause analysis

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Multi-priority management

Continuous improvement

Electrical/control systems engineering

Education

Electrical Engineering Degree

Tools

Siemens S7 PLC

Allen-Bradley PLC

Job description

A leading manufacturing group is investing heavily in large-scale plant improvements and the implementation of cutting-edge manufacturing technologies. You will be responsible for the installation, optimisation and ongoing development of industrial control systems, electrical control systems and automation technologies across a range of manufacturing machinery. Working on existing production assets and supporting the integration of new control and automation technologies, you will play a key role in improving equipment performance, reliability and efficiency.

The Role

• Improve and optimise equipment uptime, reliability, and efficiency.
• Improve processes, programs and procedures.
• Develop self-sustainable trouble-shooting support systems for various machines control system.
• Assist in upgrading legacy control systems as and when required.
• Developing new strategies to monitor machines digitally and to optimise them.
• Assist in developing capital project programs for new equipment and major repairs.
• Provide technical expertise to plant personnel including the maintenance team.
• Monitor the effectiveness of newly implemented projects.

The Person

• Electrical Engineering Degree with hands on experience of Siemens S7 and/or Allen Bradley PLC's.
• Hands on experience as an electrical/control systems engineer.
• Experience with high-level programming languages such as Python.
• Demonstrated ability to use root cause analysis/problem solving process.
• Good organizational and communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively manage multiple and changing priorities.
• Demonstrated track record in driving continuous improvement