Automation Engineer

Control & Systems Engineer

Burton-on-Trent

£48,000 – £58,000 DOE

Monday – Friday | 8:00am – 4:00pm | 40 hours

We’re recruiting for an experienced Control & Systems Engineer to join the engineering team of a well-established, global manufacturing business based in Burton-on-Trent.

This is a great opportunity for someone with a strong background in industrial automation, PLCs and control systems who enjoys a mix of hands-on engineering, software development, fault finding and project work.

You’ll become a key technical specialist within the site, working on a range of automation, controls and engineering improvement projects – taking projects from initial concept and specification through to design, programming, implementation and commissioning.

What you’ll be doing

Developing, modifying and fault finding PLC and control systems

Working extensively with Siemens S7 – Simatic Manager and TIA Portal

Supporting SCADA systems, PLC interfaces and industrial software integration

Programming and fault finding AC and DC drives

Delivering automation and control projects from concept through to completion

Working hands-on with production machinery, upgrades and new installations

Identifying opportunities to improve reliability, efficiency and performance

Producing designs, software and technical documentation

Working alongside Engineering, Production, Quality, R&D, HSE and IT teams

Liaising with external suppliers and contractors

Providing technical guidance and sharing knowledge with other engineers What we’re looking for

You’ll ideally have a HNC/HND, Degree or equivalent qualification in Controls, Automation, Industrial Software or a related engineering discipline, alongside strong practical experience within an industrial or manufacturing environment.

You’ll need strong knowledge of:

Siemens S7

TIA Portal

Simatic Manager

SCADA systems

PLC programming and fault finding

Industrial automation and control systems

AC & DC drives

SQL / Access databases Experience with AutoCAD and data analysis would also be beneficial, while knowledge of WinCC Professional or WinCC Advanced would be a definite advantage.

The role will suit someone who is equally comfortable on the factory floor working directly with machinery as they are developing software or designing systems at a desk.

Some travel to other UK sites will be required, with occasional international travel possible.

What’s on offer

£48,000 – £58,000 salary, depending on experience and qualifications

Monday to Friday, 8am – 4pm

33 days' holiday including Bank Holidays

Pension scheme with linked life insurance

Service-related payments

Employee discount scheme

Employee assistance programme

Cycle to work scheme

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Additional employee benefits Interested? If you’re a Controls Engineer, Systems Engineer, Automation Engineer or PLC Engineer looking for a technically varied role with a major manufacturing business, I’d love to speak with you.

Apply today or contact Katie at Pure Talent Group on (phone number removed) / (url removed) for a confidential chat about the role