Controls Engineer

Controls Engineer Lancashire Permanent - £38-45k + flexitime system, 25 days holiday, Private Healthcare Samuel Frank is recruiting for a Controls Engineer with experience of working on special purpose, automated machinery. The client is looking for a Controls Engineer with knowledge of PLC software writing, wider electrical engineering knowledge and practical experience of site based commissioning. The successful Controls Engineer will require experience in some of the following areas PLC programming (ideally Siemens or Rockwell) Automated machinery experience - essential Practical experience of site based commissioning Full project life cycle experience delivering projects from start to finish Drive systems design and programming (ac drives, servo drives and dc drives Control panel design experience ideal/not essential, opportunity to be trained in EPLAN Control panel testing and fault finding on existing systems The client offers a professional working environment with a strong staff retention rate. The work is varied, technically challenging and rewarding. The client focusses on upgrading client machinery in multiple sectors which include, but are not limited to, textiles, pharmaceutical, packaging and specialist manufacturing machinery. The successful applicant will be involved in all aspects of a project from specification through to on-site commissioning so some travel to customer sites will be expected. This could include overseas travel on rare occasions, possibly once every couple of years. The Technical Director estimates a split of 80/20 between being based in the office and on customer site with a regular/medium sized project expected to be 6-7 weeks in the office, the 1 week on site. You must have a current, clean UK driving licence. The client is based in Lancashire and they re easily commutable from the Greater Manchester area, Bury, Bolton, Chorley, Wigan, Accrington, Preston, Blackburn and Burnley