Yolk Recruitment Ltd
Controls & Automation Engineer
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Controls & Automation Engineer
Shift: Days
Basic Salary: Up to £57,000 + Overtime + Generous Call Out Allowance
Location: Weston Super Mare
Are you a budding Siemens S7 specialist looking for a role where you can genuinely make an impact? Have you built your experience fault finding live automated production equipment and want to be one of the go-to engineers within a fast-paced manufacturing environment?
Yolk Recruitment are currently working with a well-established and heavily invested manufacturer who are looking to strengthen their existing automation and controls capability following continued growth and increasing demand across production.
This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Controls & Automation Engineer to join a highly automated site where you'll play a key role in minimising downtime, improving machinery performance and supporting production-critical systems.
The business can offer flexibility around working hours and shift patterns depending on the individual, alongside very strong earning potential through overtime and call-out payments.
This is what you'll be doing
As PLC / Automation Engineer, your duties will include:
- Fault finding and diagnosing issues across Siemens S7 PLC controlled production machinery and automated systems.
- Supporting production with reactive breakdowns, minimising downtime and restoring equipment safely and efficiently.
- Carrying out PLC modifications, programme adjustments and continuous improvement work to improve reliability, safety and performance.
- Working with systems including Siemens TIA Portal, HMI, SCADA, WinCC, Profinet and industrial networking.
- Supporting servo drive systems, inverters, motors and associated automation hardware.
- Assisting with commissioning, installation and upgrade projects across production equipment.
- Working closely with maintenance and production teams to provide technical automation support across site.
- Supporting electrical fault finding activities within panels, drives, safety circuits and control systems.
- Assisting with root cause analysis and implementing long-term engineering solutions.
- Participating in an on-call rota and providing technical support outside normal working hours when required (generous on call payment structure).
- Supporting and mentoring other engineers and apprentices around PLC systems and automation best practice.
- Ensuring all work is completed in line with health & safety and engineering standards.
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Are you what we're looking for?
Qualifications and experience:
- Proven experience working as a PLC / Controls / Automation Engineer within manufacturing or industrial environments.
- Strong Siemens S7 fault finding experience with the ability to make programme modifications and adjustments.
- Experience with TIA Portal, HMI and SCADA systems.
- Strong understanding of industrial automation, drives, motors and control systems.
- Ability to fault find electrically from schematics and within control panels.
- Experience working on automated production or process equipment.
- Comfortable working within fast-paced manufacturing environments where downtime is critical.
- Engineering qualification such as City & Guilds, ONC, HNC, NVQ or equivalent.
- Strong communication skills with a practical and hands-on engineering approach.
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And this is what you'll get in return
- Basic Salary circa £50,000 - £57,000 (depending on experience)
- Overtime opportunities
- Call out payments and additional earning potential
- Flexible shift options available
- Pension scheme
- Long-term stability within an established manufacturer
- Investment into automation and engineering improvements
- Further benefits such as company sickness, healthcare and more!
- Training and future progression opportunities
Want to Hear More?
Are you what we're looking for? Please get in touch today with engineering specialist recruiter, Liam Reid who can discuss further details on this opportunity.
Please apply with a CV. We also have a paid referral scheme so if you know somebody who would be great for the role, please get in touch.
Please note, whilst we do our best to contact all candidates, due to the high number of applications we receive we cannot guarantee this for every role. If you have not heard anything from us within 7 days of applying, then unfortunately you have been unsuccessful. Please keep an eye on our website for more opportunities.
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