PLC Service And Support Engineer

ATA Recruitment; Leeds; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialist automation company is seeking a PLC Technical Support and Service Engineer to provide remote assistance for electrical faults and perform site visits as needed. Ideal candidates are qualified electrical engineers with strong communication skills and flexibility to travel. This role offers a varied work environment combining home-based tasks and onsite support in a dynamic field.

Benefits

Training and development opportunities

Competitive salary and allowances

Varied work environment

Qualifications

• Experience in fault finding and making minor modifications to PLCs.
• Flexible to travel to site and work days/nights on call.
• Strong communicator with ability to explain technical issues.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support over the phone regarding electrical faults.
• Dial in remotely to site PLCs for fault finding.
• Organize planned maintenance visits and order parts.
• Participate in on-call rota for 50% of time.

Skills

Fault finding in PLCs

Communication skills

Electrical engineering knowledge

Education

Qualified electrical or controls engineer

Job description

PLC Technical Support and Service Engineer

£50K-£55K Plus Car or Car Allowance plus Allowances

OTE £60K-£65K

Based from home anywhere in the North of England, ideally Yorkshire

The Company:

ATA are working with an automation specialist that provide system support for companies all over the UK. They provide electrical and controls systems expertise to back up site based maintenance teams.

The Role:

• Working from home providing technical support over the phone to customers about electrical and PLC/HMI related faults
• Dialing in remotely to site PLCs and fault finding
• Organising planned maintenance visits, ordering parts
• On a call out rota for 50% of your time involving 24/7 site cover – a mix of remote support and visiting sites to solve complex problems

Required Experience:

This role would be perfect for a site based maintenance engineer looking for something more specialised or a service/commissioning engineer looking for something a bit different.

• A qualified electrical or controls engineer
• Experience in fault finding and making minor modifications to PLCs
• Flexible to travel to site and work days and nights on call
• A strong communicator who can speak to engineers and operators about technical problems

Benefits:

• This is a great opportunity to specialise in a PLC based role
• The role is incredibly varied in terms of fault finding and problem solving, and has a mix of home based work and on‑site support
• The package is great and the opportunities to train, develop and progress longer term are all available here

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