Controls Engineer

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• Salary: £50k - 60k per year + pension & benefits

Elevation Recruitment are working with a long-established manufacturing site in Sheffield who are looking to bring in an Automation & Control Engineer to take the lead on all things industrial control systems. If you enjoy being the go-to technical expert, keeping critical kit running smoothly, and shaping how a site's automation evolves, this is very much your playground.

You'll be the person ensuring their production processes stay safe, reliable and as downtime-free as humanly possible across a busy paint and sealant manufacturing operation. Ideal for someone with either a relevant engineering degree or solid hands on experience in controls, automation, or maintenance.

Lead programming, servicing, fault finding and RCA across PLCs, automation systems, SCADA, HMIs, electrical controls and distribution systems.

Act as the on-site expert for all industrial control systems.

Manage the relationship and service contract with the site's preferred ICS supplier.

Maintain control system documentation, drawings and technical reference material.

Work with Reliability Engineering on the ICS obsolescence roadmap - identifying risk, prioritising upgrades and driving investment cases.

Optimise current control programmes and configurations, improving plant performance and recommending smarter ways of working.

Specify ICS equipment, prepare BOMs, costs and support procurement and fabrication of electrical control hardware.

Support and lead improvement projects across the site.

Own electrical schematics, specifications and program backups.

Degree in Engineering or solid practical experience (c.5+ years) in engineering or maintenance.

Strong background with industrial control systems, PLCs and SCADA environments.

Confident working cross functionally and solving problems with a calm head.

Familiar with continuous improvement methods and PPM systems.

ATEX/DSEAR experience would be a welcome bonus.

Experience with Rockwell and Siemens automation platforms.

Good understanding of industrial networks: DeviceNet, Ethernet/IP, Profibus.

Ability to read electrical schematics and P&IDs.

Commissioning and site support experience.

CI certifications (Lean, Six Sigma, RCA).

Understanding of ISA/IEC/PIP standards.

Knowledge of process safety within automation.