Details:
- Salary: £45,000 - 65,000 - Annum
- Job Type: Permanent
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Annum
- Location: Bungay Suffolk
- Date: 6 hours ago
Description:
Controls Engineer
Location: Bungay, Suffolk
Salary: £45,000 - £65,000
Working Pattern: Full-time, on-site
If you're spending more time maintaining old equipment than solving new engineering problems, this could be worth a look.
We're supporting a specialist automation business that designs and builds bespoke machinery for a broad range of manufacturing environments. Every project is different. The work is hands-on, varied and focused on getting complex automated systems running reliably in the real world.
You'll join a commissioning and controls team responsible for taking machines from build completion through testing, commissioning and customer sign-off.
What you'll be doing
* Programming and modifying PLC and HMI systems
* Commissioning automated machinery and production equipment
* Fault finding across electrical, mechanical, pneumatic and controls systems
* Configuring servo drives, VFDs and motion control systems
* Supporting machine testing and performance improvements
* Working closely with design, build and project teams to solve technical issues
* Documenting modifications and commissioning activities
* Occasional travel to customer sites within the UK and overseas
What they're looking for
* Experience within automation, special purpose machinery or machine building
* PLC programming experience using platforms such as Siemens, Allen Bradley, Mitsubishi or similar
* Strong commissioning and fault-finding capability
* Understanding of HMIs, drives, motors and industrial networks
* Ability to read electrical schematics and technical drawings
* Practical approach to problem solving
* Comfortable working both independently and as part of a project team
Nice to have
* Robotics experience
* Motion control expertise
* Exposure to bespoke automated machinery
What's on offer
* £45,000 - £65,000 depending on experience
* Varied project work rather than repeat production support
* Opportunity to work with advanced automation technology
* Stable and growing engineering environment
* Clear involvement across the full project lifecycle
This role is likely to suit a Controls Engineer, Automation Engineer, Commissioning Engineer, PLC Programmer or Controls & Commissioning Engineer who enjoys solving technical problems and seeing projects through from build to customer sign-off