Electrical Maintenance Engineer (PLC Controls Trainee)

Nicholas Associates Group; Mountsorrel; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous pension

Life assurance

Onsite parking

Enhanced parental leave

Job summary

Nicholas Associates Group is seeking a Maintenance Engineer - Trainee Controls Engineer in the UK. This role focuses on PLC edits and wiring, with training to write programs from scratch.

The successful candidate will work with the electrical maintenance team on PLC modifications, diagnostics, and system upgrades. Ideal applicants have electrical discipline training, familiarity with Allen Bradley or Siemens, and a keen interest to progress into a PLC Controls Engineer role.

Qualifications

• Time served, apprentice trained or above in an electrical discipline.
• Previous experience in a maintenance role within manufacturing/production.
• Competent with Allen Bradley / Siemens controls systems and ability to write/edit programs.

Responsibilities

• Program, troubleshoot, and optimise PLC, HMI, and SCADA systems.
• Diagnose and resolve electrical, instrumentation, and control faults.
• Support preventative, predictive, and reactive maintenance.

Skills

PLC programming

HMI/SCADA systems

Electrical maintenance

Troubleshooting

Root cause analysis

Preventative maintenance

Education

Electrical discipline apprenticeship or above

Tools

Allen Bradley

Siemens

Job description

Nicholas Associates Group is seeking a Maintenance Engineer - Trainee Controls Engineer in the UK. This role focuses on PLC edits and wiring, with training to write programs from scratch.

The successful candidate will work with the electrical maintenance team on PLC modifications, diagnostics, and system upgrades. Ideal applicants have electrical discipline training, familiarity with Allen Bradley or Siemens, and a keen interest to progress into a PLC Controls Engineer role.