Controls Engineer

Hartland Recruitment & Advertising Limited; Royal Leamington Spa; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid overtime

Benefits package

Job summary

Hartland Recruitment & Advertising Limited is seeking a Controls Engineer to join a busy control systems integrator. You will work on PLC, HMI, safety, and drive systems across UK sites, contributing to the full project lifecycle from programming to commissioning.

The role offers a varied workload with local UK projects, a competitive salary up to £60,000 depending on experience, and a benefits package including paid overtime.

Qualifications

• Experience with Allen-Bradley or Rockwell Studio 5000 PLC programming.
• Experience with Siemens S7 or TIA Portal PLC programming.
• Electrical background.
• Willing to commission projects on UK sites.

Responsibilities

• Work on full PLC project lifecycle: programming, testing, acceptance, commissioning.
• Collaborate within a team of engineers.
• Carry out site commissioning on UK locations.
• Engage with diverse automation and safety drive systems.

Skills

PLC programming

Electrical background

Factory automation

Team collaboration

Tools

Rockwell Studio 5000

Siemens S7

TIA Portal

Job description

Controls Engineers. We know you have probably got another 2 PLC projects waiting for you, so we will keep this brief.

My client is a very busy control systems integration company, and they need a Controls Engineer or Control Systems Engineer to join the team. Their current order book covers factory automation, PLC, robotic and industrial automation systems projects for leading engineering customers.

Will there be variety? Oh yes. Can I concentrate on high-quality PLC and HMI machine control systems? Yes. Safety systems? Yes. Drive systems? Yes. The same project every day until retirement? Thankfully, no.

Will I see the full project lifecycle? Yes: PLC programming, testing, acceptance and commissioning. Will I be working alone? No, you will be part of a group of engineers. Will I spend my life in airports? No, the engineering sites are mostly local and all in the UK.

What do I need? Allen-Bradley or Rockwell Studio 5000 experience, or Siemens S7 or TIA Portal PLC programming experience. An electrical background? Yes. Happy to commission the finished project on UK sites? Also yes. Can we give you help with a Visa now or in the future? No.

What is the salary? Up to £60,000, depending on experience, plus benefits and paid overtime. Will there be plenty to do? Have you seen the bit about the very busy order book? Oh yes.