Automation Engineer
Posted 4 hours 44 minutes ago by White Recruitment Construction
£35,000 - £40,000 Annual
Permanent
Full Time
Other
Liverpool, City, United Kingdom, L19 2RY
Job Description
Role: Automation Engineer
Location: Liverpool
Salary: Up to £40,000
Start Date: ASAP
We are looking for an Automation Engineer to drive the design, delivery, and optimisation of our automated systems.
In this role, you'll work closely with production and maintenance teams, lead automation upgrades, and ensure our systems run safely, smoothly, and in full compliance with standards.
Responsibilities- Support the delivery of electrical and automation projects across the full project lifecycle.
- Deliver cost savings and process improvements through projects driven by operational loss data.
- Specify electrical, control, and automation requirements for process improvements and upgrades.
- Create and modify PLC/SCADA/HMI to support process changes.
- Assist in the commissioning of new processes, equipment, and control systems.
- Troubleshoot PLCs, instrumentation, and low voltage electrical control circuits.
- Perform routine diagnostic checks on automated systems to ensure reliability and performance.
- Inspect installations against design documentation and engineering standards.
- Hands on experience with Allen Bradley / Rockwell PLCs
- Experience working with SCADA/HMI systems, including monitoring and fault diagnosis.
- Knowledge of industrial communication protocols
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Hands on, proactive, and solutions focused approach