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Controls Engineer Job Overview

A long-established and respected UK-based engineering business is expanding its team due to continued growth and increasing demand. Specializing in bespoke automation, robotics integration, and special purpose machinery, this company is seeking a Controls Engineer who is hands-on, proactive, and aligned with a high-integrity, high-commitment team culture.

1. Develop industrial control systems from the ground up, including PLC programming (Allen Bradley & Siemens).
2. Design and configure industrial communication networks (EtherNET, ProfiNET).
3. Work collaboratively on bespoke automation and robotic integration projects.
4. Perform in-house build and test activities, with periodic travel for commissioning and support (UK & North America).
5. Engage fully in a supportive, high-functioning team environment with a strong "make it happen" mindset.

• Proven background in industrial automation / manufacturing.
• Experience programming PLCs from scratch - Allen Bradley and Siemens are essential.
• Comfortable with factory-based work - must live within a realistic commuting distance of Gloucestershire.
• Valid British or EU passport - able to travel freely to the USA/Canada.
• Willing and able to travel internationally for short stints (up to two weeks at a time) as needed per project.
• Someone who fits well into a family-run, friendly, non-corporate culture.
• Strong values, good work ethic, and team-first mentality.
• Practical, proactive, reliable, and flexible.

• £48,000 - £55,000 (Max)
• Private Healthcare (including partner/child)
• Contributory Pension
• 21 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays

Bennett & Game Recruitment are acting as a Recruitment Agency in relation to this vacancy. We are a multi-disciplined technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex, operating across the UK with specialist teams covering various industries.

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