Controls Engineer

Controls Engineer – Mitsubishi PLC / Electrical

Mirfield, West Yorkshire | £55,000 - £62,500 | Monday–Friday Days

Are you an electrically biased Controls Engineer with strong Mitsubishi PLC experience?

We're looking for an experienced Controls Engineer / PLC Engineer / Electrical & Controls Engineer to join a well-established Mirfield-based client on a permanent basis.

This is a hands-on engineering role where your electrical knowledge and PLC expertise will be equally important. We're looking for someone who can confidently fault find, modify existing PLC programmes and develop PLC code from new.

The Role

You'll be responsible for keeping automated machinery and control systems operating efficiently, diagnosing faults and supporting new and existing automation projects.

Key responsibilities will include:

Programming and developing Mitsubishi PLCs

PLC fault finding, diagnostics and programme modifications

Developing PLC code from new

Electrical and controls fault finding on industrial machinery

Diagnosing issues across PLCs, sensors, inputs/outputs, drives and control systems

Reading and interpreting electrical drawings and schematics

Supporting machine installation, commissioning and modifications

Working with HMIs, VSDs/inverters and other automation equipment

Identifying and implementing improvements to machine reliability and performance

Working closely with electrical and mechanical engineering teams

Supporting continuous improvement and automation projects

What We're Looking For

You'll ideally have:

A strong electrical engineering / electrician background

Proven experience working with industrial PLC-controlled machinery

Strong Mitsubishi PLC experience

The ability to write PLC programmes from scratch, not just modify existing code

Excellent electrical and PLC fault-finding skills

Experience reading electrical schematics and control drawings

A practical, hands-on approach to engineering and problem solving

Siemens PLC experience would also be advantageous, although Mitsubishi is the primary PLC platform.

Experience with HMIs, drives, servo systems, machine safety and commissioning would also be beneficial.

Why Apply?

£55,000 - 62,500 salary

Monday–Friday, days

Permanent position

Mirfield location

Hands-on Controls & Automation role

Opportunity to work with Mitsubishi PLC technology

Excellent opportunity for an electrically skilled engineer to further develop within controls and automation

The Ideal Candidate

This role could suit a Controls Engineer, PLC Engineer, Automation Engineer, Electrical & Controls Engineer, Electrical Automation Engineer, PLC Programmer or Electrical Engineer with strong controls experience.

We're particularly interested in candidates who have progressed from an Electrical / Electrician background into PLCs, Controls and Automation.

If you can combine strong electrical skills with genuine Mitsubishi PLC programming and fault-finding experience, we'd like to hear from you.

Apply today to find out more.

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