PLC Engineer

Rise Technical; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

An ambitious company is seeking a PLC Engineer based in Peterborough to provide remote support for production line machinery. This role offers an engaging work environment with opportunities for career progression and an attractive benefits package. The ideal candidate must have strong PLC programming experience, especially with Siemens and Mitsubishi, and willing to travel when necessary.

Benefits

Stay Away Allowance

Overtime Opportunities

Travel Paid

Company Benefits

Qualifications

• Experience in PLC programming, preferably with Siemens and Mitsubishi.
• Experience in roles such as Maintenance Engineer, Service Engineer, or similar.
• Willingness to stay away from home for work.

Responsibilities

• Providing remote support to Commissioning Engineers.
• Troubleshooting the installation and commissioning of production line machinery.
• Working in an industrial environment and collaborating with service and project teams.

Skills

PLC Programming

Fault-Finding

Technical Support

Job description

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PLC Engineer

Peterborough, surrounding areas such as Boston, Leicester, Kings Lynn, Cambridge, Kettering, Grantham, Corby etc.

£40,000-£47,000 + OTE (circa £55k) + Office Based & Onsite (20% travel to sites) + Door to Door Pay (when travelling to UK sites) + Stay Away Allowance + Overtime + Monday to Friday, + Travel Paid + Company Benefits

This is an exciting opportunity to take the next challenge in your career, and where you will be recognised as the "go to" expert in your field and work with niche, challenging equipment.

On offer is the chance to further progress your career and take on a role where no day will be the same whilst working on projects in the UK and occasionally overseas.

This company design, manufacture, commission and install production line machinery for a variety of sectors across the UK and globally. This is an exciting opportunity to join an ambitious business that are going through a growth stage and are known to invest in their staff and latest technology.

The day-to-day responsibilities for this role will be to provide remote support to Commissioning Engineers, including fault-finding and software modifications on specialist production line machinery. In this role you work with both the service department and the project/ development teams to provide technical support.

The ideal candidate will be an experienced PLC Engineer/ Commissioning Engineer/ Field Engineer with extensive knowledge of PLC programming, have worked with Siemens and/or Mitsubishi and are prepared to do stay away from home.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an intentional company, who can guarantee a long-term career and an above market package and benefits.

The Role
*PLC Engineer
*Remotely troubleshooting the installation and commissioning of production line machinery
*Working within an industrial environment, for example, manufacturing, foundry, industrial, oil & gas, steel works, etc.
*Office Based and Onsite (80% Office Based, with occasional stay away from home)

The Person
*PLC Engineer/ Automation Engineer/ Controls Engineer or similar backgrounds
*Experience as a Maintenance Engineer/ Service Engineer/ Commissioning Engineer/ Packaging Engineer/ Production Engineer/ Conveyor Engineer with extensive PLC programming experience encouraged to apply
*MUST have PLC programming experince (Siemens & Mitsubishi ideally)
*Holding a Valid Passport