Hands-on PLC & Electrical Engineer — Industrial Automation

Brett Group; Mountsorrel; Vor Ort; GBP 55.000 - 75.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Competitive salary

Generous pension

25 days annual leave

Life assurance

Career and professional development

Free onsite parking

Enhanced parental leave

Employee assistance programme

Cycle to work scheme

Employee discounts

Zusammenfassung

Brett Group is hiring a hands-on PLC/Control Electrical Engineer for its busy concrete manufacturing operations in the UK. You will maintain and improve PLC-controlled equipment, lead automation upgrades, and drive reliability and safety improvements across batching and material handling systems.

The role requires strong PLC fault-finding skills, HMI/SCADA experience and the ability to mentor maintenance teams while collaborating with production and quality teams.

Qualifikationen

• Experienced PLC/Controls or Electrical Engineer in manufacturing or heavy industry.
• Strong PLC programming and fault finding, ideally Allen-Bradley and/or Siemens.
• HMI/SCADA experience and electrical maintenance with motors, VFDs, MCCs, sensors, load cells.
• Excellent fault-finding, diagnostic and problem-solving skills.
• Experience delivering automation and control system improvement projects.
• Ability to read/update schematics, P&IDs and technical docs; good communication.

Aufgaben

• Program, troubleshoot, and optimise PLC, HMI, and SCADA systems.
• Diagnose and repair electrical, instrumentation, and control faults.
• Support preventative and predictive maintenance activities.
• Maintain and improve batching, conveying, and material handling equipment.
• Lead automation upgrades and equipment integration projects.
• Analyse plant data to improve reliability and reduce downtime.
• Conduct root cause investigations and implement corrective actions.
• Support emergency breakdown response and critical repairs.
• Maintain electrical drawings and maintenance records; document diligently.
• Train maintenance staff on automation and electrical systems.
• Ensure safety compliance and LOTO procedures; collaborate with teams.

Kenntnisse

PLC programming

Fault finding

HMI/SCADA platforms

Electrical maintenance

Allen-Bradley/Siemens

Schematic reading

P&IDs

Automation projects

Problem solving

Communication skills

Jobbeschreibung

Brett Group is hiring a hands-on PLC/Control Electrical Engineer for its busy concrete manufacturing operations in the UK. You will maintain and improve PLC-controlled equipment, lead automation upgrades, and drive reliability and safety improvements across batching and material handling systems.

The role requires strong PLC fault-finding skills, HMI/SCADA experience and the ability to mentor maintenance teams while collaborating with production and quality teams.