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Controls & Automation Engineer

Job Posted: 6 days ago

Salary: £ 50,000 - 60,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Gloucestershire

Expire in: 22 days

Job Description

Controls & Automation Engineer (Rockwell)

£50-60k + Pension + Healthcare

Excellent Training & Development

Compressed hours - Work Alternate Fridays

Gloucestershire. Ref: 25489

Are you a Controls Engineer who enjoys seeing projects through from concept to commissioning, who enjoys the opportunity to get paid to travel internationally?

This is an opportunity to join a globally recognised manufacturer of specialist automated machinery, working on bespoke equipment supplied to leading manufacturers around the world.

You'll be part of a small, highly skilled engineering team responsible for developing PLC, HMI and motion control systems for both new machine builds and existing equipment upgrades. You'll have genuine involvement across the full project life cycle – from programming and testing through to customer commissioning and support.

The role also offers the chance to travel internationally, commissioning machinery at customer sites and solving real-world engineering challenges. Expect around 4-5 trips per year, typically lasting 2-3 weeks. Travel mainly to North & South America. 

Controls Engineer - The Role:

Programming PLC, HMI and motion control systems for automated machinery
Developing control solutions from scratch as well as modifying existing applications
Supporting machine testing and commissioning activities
Working with technologies including Rockwell Logix, Siemens control systems and safety PLCs
Assisting with customer installations and fault resolution at sites across the globe
Collaborating closely with mechanical, electrical and service engineering teams 
Controls Engineer - The Person:

Experience programming PLC and HMI systems - Rockwell is preferred, Siemens considered
Motion control experience
Background within automation, special purpose machinery, manufacturing, robotics or related industries
Ability to troubleshoot and solve complex engineering issues
Willingness to travel internationally several times per year
This is an excellent opportunity to join a business investing heavily in growth, technology and engineering capability, where your work will directly influence projects delivered to major international customers. 

Located in Gloucestershire, this role would be commutable from Cheltenham, Gloucester, Tewkesbury, Stroud, Stonehouse, Dursley, Worcester, Malvern, Evesham, Ledbury, Cirencester, Chepstow and Swindon.

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For further information please contact Sarah Clarke

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