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.
Looking for a job involved with automation, control systems, process control or systems integration? Register your details on www.automationexperts.co.uk where you will find a full list of live positions where a customised automated search process allows immediate access to new vacancies as they are registered. Free, confidential service.
For further information call Sarah Clarke on: 01902212000 or 07519122547. Email: sarah.clarke@automationexperts.co.uk