PLC Controls Field Service Engineer – UK & Ireland

Complete Talent Services Ltd

Birmingham

On-site

GBP 59,000 - 72,000

Full time

14 days+
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Job summary

Complete Talent Services Ltd is recruiting a PLC Controls Service Engineer to support client sites across the UK and Ireland. The role focuses on electrical maintenance in an FMCG manufacturing environment, with fault finding on Siemens, Rockwell and Mitsubishi PLCs, drives, and motors.

Ideal candidates will be time served in Electrical Engineering (NVQ Level 3) with 17th/18th Edition advantageous. Travel and an on-call rota are required, with realistic earnings up to £65k.

Qualifications

  • Experience in a maintenance role within an industrial manufacturing environment is essential.
  • Minimum NVQ Level 3 in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
  • Strong fault-finding skills with PLCs (Siemens, Rockwell, Mitsubishi).
  • Willing to travel across the UK and Ireland; prepared for field service.
  • On-call rota participation with standby payments and calls attended.

Responsibilities

  • Provide on-site support to client sites across the UK and Ireland.
  • Support customer systems to improve productivity and uptime.
  • Fault finding and rectification of PLCs (Siemens, Mitsubishi, Rockwell).
  • Carry out routine and reactive electrical maintenance including drives and motors (VSD).
  • Deliver training to customer staff on operational and maintenance procedures.

Skills

Maintenance experience
Field service
Electrical engineering
PLC fault finding
Travel willingness
On-call rota
Customer service mindset
Drives and motors

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Siemens PLCs (S5/S7/TIA)
Rockwell PLCs
Mitsubishi PLCs
VSDs (drives)

Job description

Complete Talent Services Ltd is recruiting a PLC Controls Service Engineer to support client sites across the UK and Ireland. The role focuses on electrical maintenance in an FMCG manufacturing environment, with fault finding on Siemens, Rockwell and Mitsubishi PLCs, drives, and motors.

Ideal candidates will be time served in Electrical Engineering (NVQ Level 3) with 17th/18th Edition advantageous. Travel and an on-call rota are required, with realistic earnings up to £65k.

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