225 jobs for “Industrial Automation”
Samuel Frank Birmingham £40,000 – £48,000 pa
Diagnose electrical, controls and drive faults on automated manufacturing and packaging machinery across customer sites, mostly in FMCG, food and automotive environments. The role is heavily travel-based, with around 95% of time on site and roughly a quarter of that overseas, working independently and handling servicing, preventative maintenance, retrofits and basic operator training.
Samuel Frank Burtonwood £40,000 – £48,000 pa
Diagnose electrical, controls and drive faults on automated manufacturing and packaging machinery across customer sites, mostly in FMCG, food and automotive environments. The role is home-based with roughly 95% of time on site, about 75% of that in the UK and the rest overseas, working independently on servicing, preventative maintenance and retrofit upgrades.
Ocado Hatfield
Owns the product strategy and roadmap for the bot, battery and charger fleet that drives grid movement in Ocado's automated warehouses, working at the intersection of hardware, firmware, wireless and cloud software. Leads discovery, business cases and global rollout with engineering, manufacturing and partner teams, where small changes scale across every site.
Proactive Stoke-on-Trent £50,000 – £55,000 pa
Design, program and commission electrical control systems for specialist industrial equipment, spanning PLC software in Rockwell Studio 5000 and CODESYS, HMI screens, VFD and servo drive configuration, plus CAD-based electrical design and BoM/PLM documentation. The role bridges design, factory testing and on-site commissioning, working with R&D, production and service teams and involving travel to customer sites.
Platform Recruitment St Ives £60,000 – £70,000 pa
This role involves designing, developing, optimizing, and testing firmware and software for bare-metal processors and embedded Linux/RTOS platforms. You will lead a cross-functional team, define requirements, and innovate new concepts in high-precision control software for industrial automation.
Mansell Recruitment Group St. Neots £32,000 – £36,500 pa
Hands-on workshop role building and wiring bespoke low-voltage control panels (110–600V AC, 24V DC) for industrial machinery, including PLC/HMI systems from Mitsubishi, Allen Bradley and Siemens. Involves reading electrical schematics, terminating components, cable routing, continuity testing and collaborating with design and test engineers.
SC ENGINEERING Bristol £35 – £39 ph
Designs, integrates and develops industrial automation and test systems, covering PLC software (ideally Bosch Rexroth), MATLAB/Simulink modelling, PID tuning and data acquisition. Also involves electrical schematics, sensor and actuator selection, and UKCA/CE and EMC compliance work across mechanical, electrical and controls disciplines.
Pure Talent Group Burton-on-Trent £48,000 – £58,000 pa
Hands-on control and systems engineering role within a global manufacturing site, covering PLC and SCADA development, fault finding, AC/DC drives and automation projects from concept through to commissioning. Works closely with production, quality, R&D and IT teams, with some UK site travel and occasional international travel.
Pure Talent Group Burton-on-Trent £48,000 – £58,000 pa
Hands-on control and systems engineering role in a global manufacturing business, covering PLC and SCADA development, fault finding, drive programming and automation projects from concept through to commissioning. You will work with Siemens S7, TIA Portal and Simatic Manager, supporting production machinery and collaborating with engineering, production and IT teams, with some UK and occasional international travel.
Meritus Telford £45,000 – £50,000 pa
MERITUS are recruiting for a Test & Controls Engineer to join our client in Telford that design bespoke systems solutions for industries such as Aerospace, Defence, FMCG and Agriculture.TEST & CONTROLS ENGINEER - Up to £50,000 per annum - Telford,...
Arc Executive Headhunters Ltd Bickenhill £45,000 – £60,000 pa
Sell robotic welding cells and turnkey automation solutions across the UK and Ireland, reporting to the UK Managing Director. Identify opportunities, assess customer applications and build technical proposals with support from UK and European engineering teams. Suits a welding automation or industrial robotics specialist moving into a commercial role, with extensive travel.
First Military Recruitment Blackburn £30,000 – £35,000 pa
Inspect, test, fault-find, repair and refurbish industrial electrical and electronic equipment including PLCs, HMIs, inverters and drives. Use diagnostic tools such as multimeters and oscilloscopes, follow technical drawings and quality standards, and maintain repair records. Suits technically minded individuals, with ex-military applicants particularly welcomed.
Axon Moore Leeds £65,000 – £70,000 pa
Lead and deliver Operational Technology projects across multiple West Yorkshire manufacturing sites, covering control systems, automation, instrumentation, SCADA, PLCs and industrial networks. The role spans the full project lifecycle from concept and specification through procurement, installation and commissioning, with technical leadership over OT and process control systems and a focus on cyber security, resilience and digitalisation.
Discover Recruitment Ltd Ilkeston £50,000 – £65,000 pa
Hands-on role covering the full project lifecycle, from concept and system design through PLC/SCADA development, Factory Acceptance Testing, site commissioning and handover. Involves designing control schematics, industrial networks and specifying instrumentation, working alongside CAD engineers. Suits engineers wanting ownership across controls, electrical, software and project delivery rather than a single stage.
Axon Moore Leeds £65,000 – £70,000 pa
Lead the full lifecycle of OT projects across multiple West Yorkshire manufacturing sites, from concept and specification through procurement, installation and commissioning. Design and support automation, control, SCADA, PLC and industrial network infrastructure, ensuring cyber security, compliance and operational resilience while working with IT, engineering and production stakeholders.
