Senior Industrial Controls & Automation Engineer

Elevation Recruitment Group; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency in the UK is seeking an Automation & Control Engineer for a manufacturing site in Sheffield. You'll lead programming and servicing for industrial control systems, ensuring reliability and minimal downtime. The ideal candidate has a degree in Engineering or 5+ years of relevant experience in controls and automation. Strong knowledge of PLCs, SCADA, and improvement methodologies is essential. Competitive salary between £50k - £60k per year plus benefits.

Benefits

Pension

Benefits package

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in engineering or maintenance.
• Strong background with PLCs and SCADA environments.
• Ability to read electrical schematics and P&IDs.

Responsibilities

• Lead programming, servicing, fault-finding across PLCs and automation systems.
• Act as the on-site expert for industrial control systems.
• Manage relationships with the ICS supplier.
• Optimise control programmes to improve performance.

Skills

Industrial control systems

PLC programming

Automation systems

Problem-solving

Continuous improvement methods

Education

Degree in Engineering

Tools

Rockwell automation platforms

Siemens automation platforms

DeviceNet

Ethernet/IP

Profibus

Job description

A leading recruitment agency in the UK is seeking an Automation & Control Engineer for a manufacturing site in Sheffield. You'll lead programming and servicing for industrial control systems, ensuring reliability and minimal downtime. The ideal candidate has a degree in Engineering or 5+ years of relevant experience in controls and automation. Strong knowledge of PLCs, SCADA, and improvement methodologies is essential. Competitive salary between £50k - £60k per year plus benefits.