PLC Controls Engineer

E3 Recruitment; Leicester; On-site; GBP 58,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading manufacturing company seeks a talented Electrical PLC Maintenance Controls Engineer to join their team. This role requires significant experience in electrical/automation and PLC systems, offering a salary around £58,000 with potential bonuses. Opportunities for continual training and development are included as the position involves crucial electrical maintenance and support for production operations.

Benefits

Pension matched up to 10%

Extensive training and personal development opportunities

Shift pattern 4 On 4 Off

Qualifications

• Experience with servo drives, HMI, and Profibus is a must.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Involvement in PPM and TPM activities.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on electrical & PLC technical support.
• Diagnose and repair PLC-controlled machinery.
• Involved in project work for electrical maintenance and improvements.

Skills

PLC fault finding

Breakdowns

Fault finding

PLC parameter adjustments

High health & safety awareness

Education

Recognized electrical engineering apprenticeship

UK level 3 qualification (NVQ, City and Guilds, BTEC 3, HNC/HND in Electrical Engineering)

Job description

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Our client is now seeking to appoint a highly skilled Electrical PLC Maintenance Controls Engineer. This role requires someone with very strong knowledge and experience of electrical/automation and PLC systems to join the team. The basic salary is £58,000 per annum, plus bonus and OT opportunities, taking OTE to over £70K, plus pension matched up to 10%.

Our client is an industry-leading manufacturing business with a multimillion-pound turnover and impressive growth plans, supported by large-scale investment and an established network of manufacturing facilities across the UK.

The working culture is friendly, encouraging the sharing of best practices, and providing a platform for continuous learning and development.

What’s In It for You as Electrical Maintenance PLC Controls Engineer

• Salary circa £58,000 per annum, plus bonus and OT opportunities
• Pension matched up to 10%
• Shift pattern and working hours – 4 On 4 Off days only
• Extensive training and personal development, including accredited training and career development plans

Position Overview of Electrical Maintenance PLC Controls Engineer

The role involves working as part of the Maintenance Team providing ‘hands-on’ electrical & PLC technical support to production and other internal functions across the factory.
PLC fault finding and modifications are vital skills for this role.
You will be working with electrical installations, fault finding, and repairing PLC-controlled machinery within a manufacturing environment.

You need strong skills and experience with breakdowns, fault finding, and changing PLC parameters.
The workload will be approximately 60/40 project work, with project leadership at 70/30.
Experience with installing servo drives, projects, capex improvements, HMI, and Profibus is required.
Siemens S7 training is available.
You will provide plant-wide electrical maintenance, departmental support, and repairs on machinery such as conveyors, hydraulic presses, moulding machines, and packaging machinery, ensuring production targets are met.

This position offers opportunities to be involved in a wide range of electrical maintenance operations and projects, supported by various training programs, including accredited ones.

Experience and Qualifications Required

Recognized electrical engineering apprenticeship & qualification or equivalent UK level 3 qualification – NVQ, City and Guilds, BTEC 3, or HNC/HND in Electrical Engineering.
PLC fault finding experience is essential.
Strong skills in breakdowns, fault finding, and PLC parameter adjustments are required.
Experience with servo drives, projects, capex improvements, HMI, and Profibus is necessary.
Ability to work in a fast-paced manufacturing environment undertaking PPM and TPM activities.
High health & safety awareness.
Ability to fault find, repair, and solve electrical machinery problems.