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Controls Engineer

Job Title – Controls Engineer

Location – Wolverhampton

Salary - £55,000

WHATS IN IT FOR YOU! Controls Engineer

Plenty of training and support with a large global business.

You will be working for an extremely well-established business that is always inventing and refining their technology

Career progression if you want it – senior leadership training.

Working on state-of-the-art automation and robotic equipment.

YOUR NEW EMPLOYER

Our client specialises in the manufacturing of a variety of products for the Automotive market. They are looking to recruit a Controls engineer to work in their automated production facility based near Wolverhampton Building on decades of industry expertise, they use state of the art design and manufacturing facilities to provide first-class adaptive engineering solutions for an extensive range of OEMs and major first tier automotive organisations.  Due to regular expansion, there are many opportunities for progression for the right candidate and lots of opportunity for training.

You will be working Siemens S7 and TIA Portal. ABB robotics will be trained.

Skills required for the Controls Engineer Role

Write and fault find on PLC programs, Siemens S7, TIA portal. Ability to modify supplied PLC programs to the best effect for the plant.

Maintain latest files on back-up systems.

Work with Customer team, Plant production, Industrial engineering, Quality and Maintenance to optimise manufacturing processes.

To supporting production breakdowns and working with maintenance engineers to resolve issues.

Setting standards for programming logic on PLC and Robotic systems.

Essentials:

o Knowledge of H&S and safe systems at work

The Benefits

Salary - £55000

Will look at candidates who are in engineering roles and want to step up into leadership in the future.

Excellent training

Our client will offer training/development and possible progression for the right candidate.

ATA is committed to creating a diverse workforce and is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation

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