Controls Engineer (PLC's)

Controls Engineer (Training/Progression)

Huddersfield

£45,000 - £55,000 + Training + Career Progression + Technical Development + Varied Projects

Are you a Controls Engineer or similar with 2 years experience with PLC's looking to join a specialist controls business offering excellent training and career progression where you will play a key role in designing and delivering bespoke industrial automation systems?

Do you want to join a company that invests in its people, and gives you the opportunity to work across the full project lifecycle from costing and schematic design through to PLC programming, panel layout, testing and commissioning while working closely with senior engineers, panel builders, installers, and customers across a range of industries?

On offer is a fantastic opportunity to become part of a specialist controls team, where you'll take responsibility for designing customer-specific control philosophies, electrical schematics, control panels and automation systems while receiving ongoing mentoring and technical development to progress towards a Senior Engineer position.

This role would suit a Controls Engineer or similar with at least 2 years' experience, an Electrical Engineering qualification, and hands-on experience with industrial control systems who is looking for a varied role with excellent training and career progression.

In this role, the successful controls engineer will assist with project costing, design electrical schematics and control panels, develop PLC and HMI systems, support panel manufacturing, carry out testing, and attend client sites for commissioning and technical support.

The Role

Designing customer-specific control philosophies and electrical schematics using relay logic and PLC programming

Designing control panel layouts, wiring diagrams and Bills of Materials using CAD software

Developing and supporting PLC and HMI programming tasks, including Siemens systems

Monday to Friday with occasional travel to customer sites

The Person

Controls Engineer or similar background with a minimum of 2 years' experience

HNC/HND, degree or recognised apprenticeship in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline

Siemens, Omron or similar PLC/HMI experience (Preferred)

Strong fault-finding, communication and organisational skills

Reference Number:BBBH26929HH

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