Controls Engineer

A leading manufacturing group is investing heavily in large-scale plant improvements and the implementation of cutting-edge manufacturing technologies. You will be responsible for the installation, optimisation and ongoing development of industrial control systems, electrical control systems and automation technologies across a range of manufacturing machinery. Working on existing production assets and supporting the integration of new control and automation technologies, you will play a key role in improving equipment performance, reliability and efficiency.

The Role

• Improve and optimise equipment uptime, reliability, and efficiency.
• Improve processes, programs and procedures.
• Develop self-sustainable trouble-shooting support systems for various machines control system.
• Assist in upgrading legacy control systems as and when required.
• Developing new strategies to monitor machines digitally and to optimise them.
• Assist in developing capital project programs for new equipment and major repairs.
• Provide technical expertise to plant personnel including the maintenance team.
• Monitor the effectiveness of newly implemented projects.

The Person

• Electrical Engineering Degree with hands on experience of Siemens S7 and/or Allen Bradley PLC’s.
• Hands on experience as an electrical/control systems engineer.
• Experience with high-level programming languages such as Python.
• Demonstrated ability to use root cause analysis/problem solving process.
• Good organizational and communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively manage multiple and changing priorities.
• Demonstrated track record in driving continuous improvement

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