PLC Automation Support Engineer - Diagnostics and Upgrades

Hartland Recruitment & Advertising Limited; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company vehicle

Paid overtime

Benefits package

Job summary

Hartland Recruitment & Advertising Limited is seeking an experienced PLC Industrial Automation Support Engineer to diagnose faults, upgrade PLC systems, and support automated factory sites across the East of England. The role is based in Cambridgeshire with regional coverage for East Midlands and East Anglia.

You’ll work on PLC control software, drives, motors, sensors, and HMI systems, collaborating with a team of PLC Maintenance, Support, and Controls engineers.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Maintenance Engineer or site PLC Automation Technician.
• Worked with PLC platforms such as Siemens, Allen-Bradley, Omron, or Mitsubishi.
• Hands-on fault-finding and upgrade work on packaging/processing machinery.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose and rectify faults on automated machinery.
• Upgrade PLC systems and modify control software.
• Support factory sites with PLC diagnostics, drives, motors, sensors faults.

Skills

PLC fault finding

Diagnostics

Automation troubleshooting

Tools

Siemens TIA Portal

Siemens S7

Allen Bradley / Rockwell

Omron

Mitsubishi

Job description

Hartland Recruitment & Advertising Limited is seeking an experienced PLC Industrial Automation Support Engineer to diagnose faults, upgrade PLC systems, and support automated factory sites across the East of England. The role is based in Cambridgeshire with regional coverage for East Midlands and East Anglia.

You’ll work on PLC control software, drives, motors, sensors, and HMI systems, collaborating with a team of PLC Maintenance, Support, and Controls engineers.