Industrial Automation Engineer

Hunter Selection
Stockport, Manchester, M11 2HH, United Kingdom
Today
£50,000 – £60,000 pa

Salary

£50,000 – £60,000 pa

Job Type
Permanent
Work Pattern
Full-time
Work Location
On-site
Seniority
Mid
Education
Degree
Posted
5 May 2026 (Today)

Industrial Automation Engineer

Stockport

£50,000 - £60,000

Hunter are partnered with an innovative industrial automation business, they are looking to grow their controls and automation team. In this role you will be working on international projects for the manufacturing industry. This is a role which requires someone who is not only technically savvy in programming control systems, but also someone who wants to be hands on with the physical machines they automate. You will be responsible for control systems design, programming, commissioning and panel wiring.

Requirements

Able to program Allen Bradley, Rockwell, Siemens or other manufacturer's based systems

Strong in control systems design

Knowledge of Eplan, AutoCAD or other ECAD software

Comfortable travelling internationally - Up to 1 week at a time (max 4 times a year)

Engineering degree If you are interested in this position please click 'apply'.

Hunter Selection Limited is a recruitment consultancy with offices UK wide, specialising in permanent & contract roles within Engineering & Manufacturing, IT & Digital, Science & Technology and Service & Sales sectors.

Please note as we receive a high level of applications we can only respond to applicants whose skills & qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business

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