Controls Engineer

Role: Control Engineer

Shifts: Panama s (Days Only, 3 s and 2 s)

Location: Sidcup

Salary: £68,000

Benefits: 18% Pension + Shares + Training + Development + Career Progression

The Company:

My client are one of the largest global FMCG businesses out there and are well renowned for the excellence within their Engineering teams. An opportunity has opened up to join the Automation team as a Controls Engineer. As a Controls Engineer, you will be working alongside highly skilled and dedicated Engineers across Reliability, Electrical Engineering and Asset Care Planners. This company have a clear and defined Engineering Leadership structure and they have continuously invested both in their staff and the machinery on site.

Progression of people is at the heart of this business, with the current Engineering Manager having started off as an apprentice, the sky truly is the limit with this business. They have also invested heavily in their processes, with multi millions being spent on new machinery and upgrading the automation on site.

The Role:

The role of Controls Engineer will include the following responsibilities:

• Fault Finding on Siemens PLCs, reading Ladder Logic, STL and SCL and using TIA Portal
• Modifying code where improvements can be made, taking a key role in projects at the stie
• Working alongside the Reliability Engineers to spot any points in the process that are inefficient and resolving these problems
• Looking after the automation across the whole site, from filling, mixing, distribution, capping and robotics

The Candidate:

The Right candidate for the role of Controls Engineer will be/have

• Experience programming from scratch on Siemens S71500 PLCs on TIA Portal
• Understanding of Ladder Logic, STL and SCL Languages
• Work well within a team environment where knowledge is shared
• A good Electrical background with a proven track record of completing fault finding
• Experience working as a Maintenance Engineer is desirable

The Benefits:

The Benefits included for the role of Controls Engineer are:

• £68,000 a market leading salary within the area
• Opportunities for Development Each individual is set a learning plan based around your interests and passions within Engineering, you will have regular training given by either a mentor or the OEMs.
• Pension Double matched up to 6% - meaning when you put in 6%, the company put in 12% equating to 18% total
• Share Plans- the shares you buy within the business will be matched up to £150 a month

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