PLC Controls Engineer

Westerdale Group are working with a leading systems integration company, specialising in the intralogistics sector who are now looking for a PLC Controls engineer for their expanding team. 
 
The controls engineer will work with the team to cover all controls aspects of project delivery, from the sales and quotation phase through design, implementation, and ongoing aftercare support.
 
The role is primarily office based in Staffordshire with stints of onsite commissioning around the UK. There is also a requirement to be part of the controls on-call rota working primarily remotely, to quickly diagnose issues and support engineers onsite.
 
Key Responsibilities
Lead your own projects and work closely with project managers and design team to produce technical documentation, manage timescales and liaise with clients from a control’s perspective. 
Write and internally test PLC software for projects. Contribute to the software library building innovative and creative functions in line with our lean engineering, well-tested, and high-feature control philosophy. 
Attend site for project commissioning which will include software commissioning, testing, and documentation. 
Assist and support new and existing sites under contract including participating in the controls team rota to cover remote and occasionally onsite 24hr callout availability. 
Provide professional and technical support to the sales team to ensure that all sales are competitively priced, align with the controls standards and meet or preferably exceed the customers’ expectations. 
Attend and participate in regular technical reviews with both internal and external staff to ensure that any issues are identified and promptly resolved. 
Ensure that variations are identified and brought promptly to the attention of the head of controls.   Key Requirements
A relevant qualification in mechanical or electrical engineering 
Experience in developing software in TIA portal for control systems from scratch – including writing programs in STL and ladder. 
Experience with commissioning control logic, industrial ethernet devices, and inverters. 
Have a good understanding of ongoing support and maintenance of a controls system as well as having experience, generating backups and supporting controls systems remotely and onsite. 
Experience with simulation software packages or WMS/WCS is advantageous  
Previous experience in site installation, commissioning, support, and working directly with clients 
Skilled in using AutoCAD to understand mechanical and electrical drawings  Application Process
If you have the above skills and wish to be considered for this position or find out more details, then please contact Matthew Crate-Fox on (phone number removed) or submit your CV to (url removed)
 
I will endeavour to contact all applicants however if you do not hear from me within two weeks then unfortunately you have been unsuccessful