Senior SCADA Engineer – Food Manufacturing

A1 Personnel; England; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a SCADA Engineer for a food manufacturing company in South Essex. The role involves developing and optimising SCADA systems and requires strong experience in SCADA and PLC programming. Ideal candidates will enjoy problem-solving in a dynamic production environment. This position is full-time and requires collaboration with engineering teams to enhance system performance.

Qualifications

• Proven experience with SCADA systems and PLC programming.
• Background in manufacturing, ideally within the food industry.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and optimise SCADA systems across the manufacturing site.
• Program and troubleshoot PLCs.
• Collaborate with engineering and production teams to enhance system performance.
• Ensure compliance with food safety and health & safety standards.
• Support automation upgrades and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

SCADA systems

PLC programming

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Tools

Siemens PLC

Allen-Bradley PLC

Job description

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a SCADA Engineer for a food manufacturing company in South Essex. The role involves developing and optimising SCADA systems and requires strong experience in SCADA and PLC programming. Ideal candidates will enjoy problem-solving in a dynamic production environment. This position is full-time and requires collaboration with engineering teams to enhance system performance.