Controls Engineer
Posted 1 week ago by TipTopJob
£65,000 Per year
Undetermined
Undetermined
Bicester, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Automation and Controls Engineer role involves programming, maintaining, and optimizing PLCs and industrial robot programs for a leading FMCG manufacturer in Oxfordshire. This position is crucial for driving continuous improvement (CI) projects and enhancing operational efficiency. The engineer will also be responsible for training staff and ensuring compliance with safety regulations. The role offers a competitive salary and opportunities for training and development.
Key Responsibilities:
- Program, maintain, and optimise PLCs
- Develop and troubleshoot industrial robot programs
- Improve cycle times, reduce waste, and boost system reliability through program updates
- Lead automation improvement projects to enhance efficiency and reduce manual intervention
- Fault diagnosis and troubleshooting
- Create and maintain technical documentation (SOPs, schematics)
- Train production and maintenance staff on automation
- Ensure compliance with safety regulations
Key Skills:
- Experience in automation engineering across manufacturing or industrial environments
- Experience in PLC and/or robotic programming
- Strong electrical systems knowledge
- Proven track record of process improvement and technical support
- Competent in producing and managing technical documentation
Salary (Rate): £65,000 yearly
City: Bicester
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Automation and Controls Engineer
Up to GBP65,000
25 Days Holiday
Monday:Friday Days
Training/Development
Pension
We are working with a leading FMCG manufacturer in Oxfordshire who is looking for an automation/controls engineer to join their team. This role will be key to the development and growth on the site and help aid CI projects on their current processes.
Key Responsibilities
- Program, maintain, and optimise PLCs
- Develop and troubleshoot industrial robot programs
- CI : Improve cycle times, reduce waste, and boost system reliability through program updates.
- Lead automation improvement projects to enhance efficiency and reduce manual intervention.
- Fault diagnosis and troubleshooting
- Create and maintain technical documentation (SOPs, schematics)
- Train production and maintenance staff on automation
- Ensure compliance with safety regulations
Requirements
- Experience in automation engineering across manufacturing or industrial environments.
- Experience in PLC and/or robotic programming
- Strong electrical systems knowledge.
- Proven track record of process improvement and technical support.
- Competent in producing and managing technical documentation.
If you are interested in this position please click apply. Hunter Selection Limited is a recruitment consultancy with offices UK wide, specialising in permanent and contract roles within Engineering and Manufacturing, IT and Digital, Science and Technology and Service and Sales sectors. Please note as we receive a high level of applications we can only respond to applicants whose skills and 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.