Controls Commissioning Engineer

Heathfield, Cambridgeshire
11 months ago
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Great opportunity for a Controls Commissioning Engineer - A progressive company specialising in robot automation, supplying equipment to well known food manufacturers throughout the UK and Ireland.

Controls Commissioning Engineer

£50,000 - £60,000 + Company Vehicle + Pension

Cambridgeshire

Ref: 23661

Controls Commissioning Engineer - The Role:

  • Programming and commissioning of automated machinery

  • Full system commissioning, including software, mechanical and electrical

  • Handle site installation, software integrations and commissioning.

  • Deliver customer training and offer technical support both remotely and on site for engineers and clients.

    Controls Commissioning Engineer - The Person:

  • Experience of servicing / commissioning automated machinery.

  • Have a good mechanical and electrical engineering aptitude.

  • Experience of PLC programming

  • Experience of robot (KUKA) programming highly advantageous.

  • Willing to travel all over the UK for c60% of the time.

    This is a great opportunity for a Maintenance Engineer or Service Engineer who is looking for training (PLC Software experience is essential) or an experienced Commissioning Engineer who would like to join a team that is at the forefront of the automation technology

    Located in Cambridgeshire this role would be commutable from; Cambridge, Bury At Edmunds, Newmarket, Bishop's Stortford and Braintree.

    For further information call John Anderson

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