Software and Controls Engineer

Warburtons; Newthorpe; On-site; GBP 59,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit share

Extra annual leave

Pension scheme

Private medical insurance

Employee discounts

Personal development

Free onsite parking

Job summary

Warburtons is seeking an experienced Software and Controls Engineer at our Eastwood site to lead automation and control improvements. You will maintain software/hardware, troubleshoot control systems, and drive reliability improvements in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

You will collaborate with a skilled engineering team, upskill junior engineers, and contribute to energy and downtime reduction initiatives while adhering to H&S and food-safety standards.

Qualifications

• Strong drive to identify opportunities for equipment improvement.
• Experience in FMCG/manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge of H&S and food-safety standards (PUWER/IOSH).
• Structured engineering training (apprenticeship/HNC/degree).

Responsibilities

• Maintain and improve automation software and control systems on site.
• Identify and deliver continuous improvement projects to improve plant efficiency and reduce downtime.
• Mentor and upskill engineers to PLC knowledge.
• Ensure compliance with quality and safety standards across site.

Skills

Multi skilled

Electrical qualification

PLC knowledge

FMCG experience

Structured engineering training

Education

Structured engineering training (apprenticeship/HNC/degree)

Tools

Siemens/Schneider/Allen Bradley PLCs

Job description

Shift Pattern: Monday to Friday Days

Location: Eastwood, Nottingham

Salary: Up to £65,000 depending on experience

Are you an experienced Software & Controls Engineer, Automation & Controls Engineer, or an Electrical Engineer looking to further your career?

Due to the further investment, we have an opportunity for a Software and Controls Engineer at our Manufacturing site in Eastwood, Nottinghamshire. Working in a day-based role as part of a highly skilled engineering team, you'll have or be keen to acquire the skills needed to deliver automation improvement solutions and find and rectify faults on control systems.

The Recipe

You’ll be responsible for automation and controls onsite, maintaining all software, hardware infrastructure and control systems. You’ll also identify and complete continuous improvement projects to increase plant efficiency, reduce downtime and save energy and associated costs.

As a key member of the engineering department, you’ll be encouraged and supported to foster new ideas and perspectives whilst driving change at pace.

We promote a culture of continuous improvement whilst working on a changing approach to reliability centred maintenance in a highly automated production facility.

Key Accountabilities and Measures

• Safety - Adherence to relevant safety standard across all activities (including external contractors). Ensure plant controls are safe to operate, maintain and personnel conform to health & safety legislation, policies and standards.
• Drive a proactive Engineering Continuous Improvement culture cross-functionally. Through contributing to the improvement and development of manufacturing hardware & software activities
• Through effective software and hardware management processes, supports and manages site implementation of a engineering reliability strategy.
• Managing obsolete equipment on site and ensuring effective capital plans are in place
• Upskilling / supporting Engineers to an agreed working knowledge of PLC's
• Apprentice mentoring
• Compliance with quality and food safety legislation, company standards and specifications in order to meet the requirements of professional and legal standards.

Essential Ingredients

• You'll have a strong drive to identify opportunities for equipment improvement
• Multi Skilled or Electrically Qualified Engineer
• Experience of working in an FMCG / Manufacturing environment
• Experience of improvements resulting in a reduction of breakdowns or increased efficiency
• H&S/Food Safety systems & legislation knowledge e.g. PUWER, IOSH - able to ensure a safe working environment.
• Structured and practical engineering training (e.g. apprenticeship/HNC/degree).

Desirable Ingredients

• Formal electrical automation training with an awareness of process and mechanical engineering.
• Experience in fault finding and maintaining existing control systems, preferably with Siemens, Schneider or Allen Bradley
• Experience of software development and common programming languages
• Knowledge of communication protocols and control networks
• Knowledge and experience of project implementation preferably in a manufacturing environment
• Knowledge and experience of safety related parts of control systems

Extra Dough

Last but by no means least, you'll want to know what your breads worth.

• A slice of the annual profits (discretionary profit share)
• Family time is important to us so as well as your holiday entitlement, we'll give you the opportunity to purchase up to an extra weeks annual leave
• Award winning pension scheme with company contributions
• Private medical insurance and life assurance
• Products you will love along with deals and discounts for you and the family through our Extra Dough website
• Continued investment in your personal development
• Fully stocked kitchens filled with our delicious products for you to enjoy with your daily brew!
• Support for your health and wellbeing, including access to free physiotherapy, 24/7 access to a confidential helpline for practical advice and a comprehensive occupational health service
• Free onsite parking

We respect and value difference. We look to create an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. Companies that are diverse in age, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, ethnicity, or any other aspect which makes them unique, are proven to be better companies. More importantly, creating an environment where everyone, from any background, can do their best work, is the right thing to do.