Vectis Recruitment
Controls Engineer
Controls Engineer at Vectis Recruitment, based in Melksham, South West. This is a permanent role.
- Pay
- Not given by the employer
- Hours and contract
- Permanent · On site
- Location
- Melksham, South West
- Closing date
- Sector
- Electrical Engineer
Reference 643140841196093597
About the role
A leading manufacturing group is investing heavily in large-scale plant improvements and the implementation of cutting-edge manufacturing technologies. You will be responsible for the installation, optimisation and ongoing development of industrial control systems, electrical control systems and automation technologies across a range of manufacturing machinery. Working on existing production assets and supporting the integration of new control and automation technologies, you will play a key role in improving equipment performance, reliability and efficiency.
The Role
- Improve and optimise equipment uptime, reliability, and efficiency.
- Improve processes, programs and procedures.
- Develop self-sustainable trouble-shooting support systems for various machines control system.
- Assist in upgrading legacy control systems as and when required.
- Developing new strategies to monitor machines digitally and to optimise them.
- Assist in developing capital project programs for new equipment and major repairs.
- Provide technical expertise to plant personnel including the maintenance team.
- Monitor the effectiveness of newly implemented projects.
The Person
- Electrical Engineering Degree with hands on experience of Siemens S7 and/or Allen Bradley PLC's.
- Hands on experience as an electrical/control systems engineer.
- Experience with high-level programming languages such as Python.
- Demonstrated ability to use root cause analysis/problem solving process.
- Good organizational and communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to effectively manage multiple and changing priorities.
- Demonstrated track record in driving continuous improvement
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Reference: 643140841196093597 · Posted 2 days ago · Closes 29 Nov 2026 · Listed via Vectis Recruitment
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