PLC Automation Technician

https://www.hartland.uk.com/740-plc-automation-technician/automation-control-systems/leicestershire/job2025-04-17 15:23:042025-05-26 Hartland Recruitment
Job Type Permanent Full Time
Location Northants, Leicestershire, Warwicks, West Midlands
Area Leicestershire, EnglandNorthamptonshire, EnglandWarwickshire, EnglandWest Midlands, England Leicestershire England Northants, Leicestershire, Warwicks, West Midlands
Sector AUTOMATION / CONTROL SYSTEMS COMMISSIONINGMAINTENANCE ENGINEERSERVICE ENGINEERSYSTEMS ENGINEER
Salary £46000 - £50000
Currency GBP
Start Date
Advertiser Mark
Telephone 01733765220
Job Ref HAR-BZX
Job Views 48
Description

Automation Technician, Automation Engineer, PLC Maintenance Support----many factories have different names for these. But if you are an Engineer with good PLC fault finding experience, able to read the PLC software and use it to diagnose and repair machine faults- that's what this is.

My clients have developed a team of skilled PLC Engineers who support the Maintenance Engineers on large automated manufacturing sites in England- using your PLC fault finding skills to solve their problems, improve their site automation. The need for more support on more sites is growing-- so they are expanding the team.

Role Overview:

  • Responsibilities: PLC diagnostics, fault finding, maintaining automated machinery, modifying PLC control software, electrical maintenance of packaging and processing machinery, and site automation improvements.
  • Location: Based in Northamptonshire, Warwickshire, Leicestershire to support manufacturers with high factory automation needs- mostly in the Midlands.

 

Ideal Candidate:

  • Experience as a Maintenance Engineer or site Automation Technician.
  • Worked with one of the main PLCs (e.g., Siemens TIA Portal, S7, WinCC, Allen Bradley / Rockwell Automation, Omron, Mitsubishi).
  • Skilled in using PLC logic as a diagnostic tool to locate and rectify faults in automated machinery.
  • Hands-on skills and an interest in fixing production machinery and upgrades.

Rewards:

  • Basic salary from £46,000 - £48,000.
  • 40-hour working week PLUS paid overtime.
  • Company vehicle.
  • Benefits package.

Requirements:

  • Full UK driving licence essential.
  • Sponsorship for a UK Visa cannot be provided for this vacancy.

Interested? Send your CV to Mark Burnard at Hartland Recruitment to learn more about this PLC controls support vacancy.

Hartland Recruitment- a technical recruitment company specialising in finding Engineers for the UK Automation, Process Control Systems and Machinery Manufacturers since 1990. Looking for your next job in Electrical, Mechanical Design, Service Commissioning Engineering, or PLC HMI SCADA control? Send me your CV.

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