Electrical Engineer - PLC & Automation Specialist

Wagstaff Recruitment; Diss; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Pension (9%) + Life Assurance

Early Finish Fridays! 25 Holidays + BH

24/7 EAP, Health Assessments, Wellbelg

Job summary

Wagstaff Recruitment is seeking an experienced Electrical Engineer to join a leading manufacturing group based in Diss, Norfolk. The role covers maintenance and improvement of electrical and automation systems across sites, with a focus on fault finding, PLCs, drives, and safety protocols.

The ideal candidate will have NVQ3 or higher in electrical/electronic engineering, a time-served apprenticeship, and a track record in fast-paced manufacturing environments.

Qualifications

• Must be an experienced electrical/electronics engineer.
• Knowledge of electrical safety, isolation and LOTO procedures.
• PLC fault finding, troubleshooting and modifications - Siemens.
• Ideally have completed a time-served apprenticeship.
• Must have worked in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Able to read and interpret electrical & control schematics.
• Worked on circuits, inverters, instrumentation, control panels, variable speed drives, HMIs.

Responsibilities

• Dealing with complex electrical & electronic breakdowns and repairs.
• Working on automation & controls, HMIs, production & packaging machinery.
• PLC - electrical fault finding, troubleshooting & modifications to existing code.
• Fault finding & interrogation of circuits, variable speed drives, AC drives, control panels, inverters.
• Electrical isolation, safety and LOTO.
• Upgrade projects - installation, testing, inspection & commissioning.

Skills

Electrical/electronics engineering

Electrical safety

LOTO procedures

PLC fault finding

Schematic reading

Inverters & VSDs

Education

NVQ Level 3 or higher in electrical/electronic engineering

Time-served apprenticeship

Tools

Siemens PLCs

Job description

Wagstaff Recruitment is seeking an experienced Electrical Engineer to join a leading manufacturing group based in Diss, Norfolk. The role covers maintenance and improvement of electrical and automation systems across sites, with a focus on fault finding, PLCs, drives, and safety protocols.

The ideal candidate will have NVQ3 or higher in electrical/electronic engineering, a time-served apprenticeship, and a track record in fast-paced manufacturing environments.