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Controls & Workshop Manager

Job Posted: 4 hours ago

Salary: £ 60,000 - 70,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Bedford, Bedfordshire

Expire in: a month

Job Description

Controls & Workshop Manager

Location: Bedford

Employment: Full-Time

Role Overview

Responsible for leading the Controls Engineering, Electrical Build, and Workshop teams, ensuring robotic and automated systems are designed, built, tested, and commissioned safely, efficiently, and to a high standard.

Key Responsibilities

  * Lead, mentor, and develop Controls, Electrical, PLC, and Workshop teams.

  * Provide technical leadership across PLC, HMI/SCADA, robotics, motion control, networking, and machine safety systems.

  * Review controls architectures, electrical designs, software, and technical documentation.

  * Manage workshop operations, including machine assembly, electrical wiring, integration, testing, and resource allocation.

  * Coordinate engineering and workshop activities to meet project deadlines and budgets.

  * Support project planning, FAT/SAT, commissioning, installation, and customer acceptance.

  * Oversee electrical panel construction, machine wiring, testing, fault finding, and validation.

  * Ensure compliance with relevant UKCA/CE, machinery, electrical, and safety standards.

  * Drive engineering standardisation, software reuse, workshop efficiency, and continuous improvement.

  * Manage technical risks, training, performance, and resource requirements.

  * Work closely with Mechanical Engineering, Project Management, Procurement, and customers to ensure successful project delivery.

Requirements

  * HNC/HND or Degree in Electrical, Controls, Automation, Mechatronics, or a related discipline.

  * 8–10+ years' experience in industrial automation, systems integration, or machine building.

  * 3–5+ years' experience in a leadership or management role.

  * Proven experience delivering robotic and automated machinery projects.

  * Strong PLC programming, troubleshooting, and commissioning experience.

  * Knowledge of HMI/SCADA, industrial networks, servo/motion control, robotics, and machine safety.

  * Experience with platforms such as Siemens, Rockwell, Beckhoff, EPLAN, or AutoCAD Electrical.

  * Strong leadership, communication, planning, and problem-solving skills.

Salary: £60,000–£70,000 + potential bonus, pension, car allowance, flexible working, and professional development.

Industry Background: Robotics & Automation, Systems Integration, Special Purpose Machinery, Automotive, Logistics, Food & Beverage, Pharmaceutical, Packaging, and Advanced Manufacturing

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