Job Description:

Controls Engineer

Location: Bungay, Suffolk
Salary: £45,000 - £65,000
Working Pattern: Full-time, on-site

If you're spending more time maintaining old equipment than solving new engineering problems, this could be worth a look.

We're supporting a specialist automation business that designs and builds bespoke machinery for a broad range of manufacturing environments. Every project is different. The work is hands-on, varied and focused on getting complex automated systems running reliably in the real world.

You'll join a commissioning and controls team responsible for taking machines from build completion through testing, commissioning and customer sign-off.

What you'll be doing

• Programming and modifying PLC and HMI systems
• Commissioning automated machinery and production equipment
• Fault finding across electrical, mechanical, pneumatic and controls systems
• Configuring servo drives, VFDs and motion control systems
• Supporting machine testing and performance improvements
• Working closely with design, build and project teams to solve technical issues
• Documenting modifications and commissioning activities
• Occasional travel to customer sites within the UK and overseas

What they're looking for

• Experience within automation, special purpose machinery or machine building
• PLC programming experience using platforms such as Siemens, Allen Bradley, Mitsubishi or similar
• Strong commissioning and fault-finding capability
• Understanding of HMIs, drives, motors and industrial networks
• Ability to read electrical schematics and technical drawings
• Practical approach to problem solving
• Comfortable working both independently and as part of a project team

Nice to have

• Robotics experience
• Motion control expertise
• Exposure to bespoke automated machinery

What's on offer

• £45,000 - £65,000 depending on experience
• Varied project work rather than repeat production support
• Opportunity to work with advanced automation technology
• Stable and growing engineering environment
• Clear involvement across the full project lifecycle

This role is likely to suit a Controls Engineer, Automation Engineer, Commissioning Engineer, PLC Programmer or Controls & Commissioning Engineer who enjoys solving technical problems and seeing projects through from build to customer sign-off.