Controls Engineer

Bennett and Game Recruitment LTD; Stourbridge; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Bennett and Game Recruitment LTD in Stourbridge is seeking a Controls Engineer for an automation and software solutions company. You will design, build, commission and support industrial automation, including warehouse systems, conveyors and materials-handling projects.

You will work with Siemens PLCs (S7-1200/1500) using TIA Portal, design and wire electrical panels, integrate sensors and motors, and fault-find PLC systems on customer sites.

Qualifications

• Experience programming Siemens PLCs, especially S7-1200/1500.
• Proficient with Siemens TIA Portal software.
• Wiring and modification of industrial electrical control panels.
• Ability to read electrical drawings and schematics.
• Experience with industrial sensors, relays, motors and VFDs.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, commission and support industrial automation systems.
• Work on warehouse automation, conveyor and materials-handling projects.
• PLC control work plus electrical/control involvement (panels, sensors, motors, VFDs).
• Fault-find electrical and PLC-controlled equipment.
• Testing, commissioning and customer-site support.
• Assist integration of PLC systems with higher-level software where required.

Skills

Siemens PLCs

TIA Portal

Other PLC platforms

Electrical drawings

Sensors & motors

Panel wiring

Tools

Siemens TIA Portal

Job description

Job Title: Controls Engineer

Location: Stourbridge

Salary: Circa £50,000

Controls Engineer required for an automation and software solutions company based in Stourbridge. The role will involve working on warehouse automation, conveyor and materials-handling projects, including PLC control, electrical panels, sensors, motors and integration with higher-level software systems.

Controls Engineer Responsibilities

• Design, build, commission and support industrial automation systems.
• Work on warehouse automation, conveyor and materials-handling projects.
• PLC control work plus hands-on electrical/control involvement (panels, sensors, motors, VFDs).
• Fault-find electrical and PLC-controlled equipment.
• Carry out testing, commissioning and customer-site support.
• Support integration of PLC systems with higher-level software systems where required.

Controls Engineer Requirements

• Good practical experience programming Siemens PLCs, particularly S7-1200 and/or S7-1500.
• Strong working knowledge of Siemens TIA Portal.
• Experience with other PLC platforms would be beneficial, such as Allen-Bradley, Mitsubishi, Omron or Schneider.
• Experience designing, building, wiring or modifying industrial electrical control panels.
• Ability to read and understand electrical drawings and schematics.
• Experience with industrial sensors, photoelectric sensors, encoders, relays, contactors, motors and VFDs.
• Experience fault-finding electrical and PLC-controlled equipment.

Salary- Circa £50,000 (negotiable, dependent on candidate experience)