Controls and Automation Service Engineer

Role: Controls and Automation Service Engineer

Location: Cheltenham

Type: Permanent 

Salary: £45,000-£50,000

Are you an Electrical Controls and Automation Service Engineer and looking for a new challenge? Then look no further, my client based in Cheltenham specialises in design, build and installation of bespoke control systems and factory automation systems. This is typically for materials handling, conveyors, vision inspection and robotics. This is a very exciting role which includes regular travel (70%) and onsite work at their customer sites in the UK, Ireland and North America.


Controls and Automation Service Engineer – Job Description

• Expected to work both at our premises and on client locations
• Accountable for bringing projects into operation through electrical installation and machinery commissioning
• Providing after-sales maintenance and attending to equipment faults
• Tasked with fitting control panels and overseeing the on-site assembly of machinery and automated systems
• Must be adaptable and willing to travel - When not on the road, you’ll be based onsite, assisting with pre-installation build activities.

 

Controls and Automation Service Engineer – Experience/skills/requirements

• Preferably apprentice-trained and/or formally qualified as an industrial electrical fitter
• Capable of reading and understanding engineering drawings — electrical essential, mechanical advantageous
• Extensive experience of automation machinery
• Strong understanding of industrial control systems / PLC programming
• Background in working with pneumatic equipment and valve systems
• Hold a Full UK driving license
• Fluent in English (second language is a plus)
• Must hold a UK or EU passport, as eligibility for ESTA entry into the United States is required

 

Controls and Automation Service Engineer - Benefits

• Working Hours: Monday-Thursday 08.00 to 17.00, Friday 08.00 to 14.00 (with the understanding that occasional travel may require extended days)
• Plus pay for site work on Saturdays as standard
• Bonus' payable for heavy hours during the week for site work
• Company vehicle (post probationary period)
• Company iPhone
• Contributory Pension Scheme (after probationary period)
• Private Health Insurance
• 21 days holiday per annum plus statutory holidays and additional holiday for long service

 

If you feel you’re a good fit for this position, please click ‘apply’ or contact Amar in the Birmingham office.