E3 Recruitment
PLC Controls Engineer
PLC Controls Engineer at E3 Recruitment, based in Hinckley/Coalville area, paying £55,000 per annum. This is a permanent role.
- Pay
- £55,000 per annum
- Hours and contract
- Permanent · On site
- Location
- Hinckley/Coalville area
- Closing date
- Sector
- Electrical Engineer
About 9% above the going rate for electrical engineer
Reference jobs/plc-controls-engineer
About the role
This PLC Controls Engineer position is days based Monday-Friday, company car, £55,000 plus 18% bonus, and offers training and career development with an international market leader in their field. Within the position you will be provided with the opportunity to utilise your engineering experience and knowledge to identify and improve machinery, equipment and manufacturing lines.
What’s in it for you as PLC Controls Engineer
- £55,000 basic salary plus 18% Bonus
- Pension match up to 10%
- Location – Hinckley/Coalville area
- Company Car + fuel card
- Days based position Monday to Friday
- Extensive training and career development programmes
- The opportunity to work with a team of highly skilled technicians across maintenance and project engineering activities
Key Responsibilities of PLC Controls Engineer
- Travel across the region to provide support to each of the group’s manufacturing sites.
- Provide ‘hands-on’ technical support and expertise and drive Plant Operational Improvement as part of the Group Engineering function.
- Support the development of the Reliability Centred Maintenance Strategy by supporting criticality assessments and drive towards condition-based monitoring
- Enhance plant reliability by applying modern maintenance strategies and continuous improvement techniques.
- Support new and innovative process automation initiatives.
I would love to speak to anyone who has any of the following of a PLC Controls Engineer;
- Previous experience as Maintenance Engineer from either an electrical or mechanical background
- Automation, Programming, PLC Controls
- A Electrical Apprenticeship, NVQ Level 3 Engineering or City & Guilds Level 3, BTEC Level 3 in Engineering or equivalent Naric / Enic Conversion
- Ability to trouble shoot & repair manufacturing plant equipment & machinery
- Previous experience within Mechanical or Electrical Maintenance within industrial manufacturing plant environments
Reference: jobs/plc-controls-engineer · Posted 1 week ago · Closes 17 Nov 2026 · Listed via E3 Recruitment
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