Controls & Automation Engineer

Overview

As a Controls & Automation Engineer, you will support and upgrade site automation to keep plants reliable while participating in commissioning new equipment. You’ll work in the engineering/projects function, collaborating with maintenance, production, and external partners to reduce downtime and drive automation improvements. The role combines hands-on fault-finding with software programming and project involvement in a site under significant investment. This is an opportunity to shape plant reliability and safety-driven automation across a manufacturing facility.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose and resolve faults across PLC, HMI, SCADA and industrial control systems
• Modify, develop and optimise PLC and control-system software
• Support the installation, testing and commissioning of new machinery and automation equipment
• Assist with upgrades and improvement projects across the manufacturing site
• Provide technical support to maintenance and production teams on complex automation issues
• Work with electrical control panels, drives, instrumentation and associated automation hardware
• Maintain accurate software backups, control-system documentation, drawings and modification records
• Assist with system testing and ensure developments meet engineering and safety standards
• Support continuous improvement initiatives to increase plant reliability, availability and performance
• Work safely in line with company procedures and recognised engineering standards

Key requirements

• Hands-on experience programming and fault finding Siemens and/or Allen-Bradley PLC systems
• Experience with HMI and SCADA platforms, ideally Wonderware/Aveva
• Knowledge of industrial automation, control panels and industrial networks
• Experience with instrumentation, sensors, transmitters, valves, motors, actuators and variable-speed drives
• Ability to read electrical schematics, control drawings and P&IDs
• Strong diagnostic and problem-solving abilities
• Understanding of machinery safety and safe engineering practices
• Capability to collaborate with production, maintenance, engineering teams, contractors and external suppliers
• Proactive approach with ability to prioritise around operational needs

• Strong diagnostic and problem-solving abilities
• Proactive and prioritisation skills
• Collaborative and cross-functional communication
• Siemens PLC
• Allen-Bradley PLC
• Wonderware/Aveva (HMI/SCADA)

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