Controls Engineer (Bespoke Machinery)

Ernest Gordon Recruitment Limited; Beccles; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training Provided

Annual Discretional Bonus

Site Travel Paid

Overseas Travel Paid

Job summary

Ernest Gordon Recruitment Limited is seeking a Controls Engineer (Bespoke Machinery) near Lowestoft. You will program and modify control systems, troubleshoot issues, and support commissioning across bespoke machinery.

The role includes 30% UK/overseas travel, in-house training, and a salary up to £65,000 with a discretionary annual bonus and paid travel for site/overseas work.

Qualifications

• Experience with PLCs, HMIs, servo drives, and robots.
• Willing to travel UK and overseas (about 30% travel).
• Commutable distance to Lowestoft.

Responsibilities

• Programming and modifying control systems using PLCs, servo drives, and robots.
• Troubleshooting and adjusting mechanical, electrical, pneumatic and controls equipment.
• Involvement in manufacturing process from machinery build to customer handover.

Skills

Allen Bradley PLCs

Siemens PLCs

PLCs

HMIs

Servo drives

Robots

Job description

Controls Engineer (Bespoke Machinery)

Lowestoft

Up To £65,000 + Training Provided + Annual Discretional Bonus + Site Travel (Paid) + Overseas Travel (Paid)

Are you a Controls Engineer or similar, ideally with experience working with Allen Bradley and Siemens PLCs, looking for a role at a specialist machinery manufacturer, where you will be the technical go to for all Control system related issues, at a company who boast over 60 years of industry expertise and supply their machinery at a worldwide scale?

Do you want to work in a varied and exciting role where you will get to work on a variety of PLCs, HMIs, servo drives, and robots, as well as other specialized control systems all custom made to client requirements, whilst reaping the benefits of in-house training on the company's expertise, paid travel for out of office work, and an annual discretional bonus?

On offer is the chance to become a valued member of a specialist controls and commissioning team, who for over 60 years have been manufacturing specialized machinery from their workshop for a variety of clients on an international scale, including but not limited to packaging, product assembly, quality control, and product handling machines.

In this role you will be responsible for programming and modifying control systems using PLCs, servo drives, and robots, troubleshooting and adjusting mechanical, electrical, pneumatic and controls equipment, as well as being a core part of the manufacturing process from build completion through to customer inspection and final sign-off.

This role would suit a Controls Engineer or similar, ideally with experience working with Allen Bradley and Siemens PLCs, looking for a role at a distinguished company with over 60 years of innovation and expertise, where you will be the technical to go for customer and internal issues involving a variety of specialized control systems.

The Role

• Programming and modifying control systems using PLCs, servo drives, and robots
• Troubleshooting and adjusting mechanical, electrical, pneumatic and controls equipment
• Being involved in the manufacturing process from machinery build to customer handover

The Person

• Controls Engineer or similar ideally with experience working with Allen Bradley and Siemens PLCs
• Happy with UK and overseas travel (30% travel, 70% office based)
• Commutable distance to LowestoftBBBH26164EE

Key Words: Controls Engineer, Commissioning Engineer, Controls Commissioning Engineer, Engineer, Engineering, PLCs, PLC Engineer, Programmer, PLC Programmer, HMIs, Robots, Servo Drives, Beccles, Lowestoft, Great Yarmouth, Norwich

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.

The salary advertised is a guideline for this position. The remuneration offered will be dependent on the extent of your experience, qualifications, and skill set.