- Where
- Tamworth, GB-STS, GB
- Level
- Mid
We are currently looking for an enthusiastic individual to join our Wilnecote team in the position of Controls Engineer.
The site-based Controls engineer ensures the reliable operation, optimisation, and maintenance of automated systems, including PLCs, SCADA, and HMIs, within a site-specific industrial environment. The role involves troubleshooting, programming, and upgrading control systems while collaborating with production, maintenance, and quality teams to minimise downtime and improve efficiency.
Key responsibilities include ensuring compliance with safety standards, supporting commissioning, and providing technical training to site personnel. The engineer also drives continuous improvement initiatives and integrates new technologies, contributing to the site’s production goals and business objectives by maintaining high standards of automation and operational excellence.
Your duties would include but not limited to the following:
Recurring issues – Work to identify recurring issues, analyse, prioritise and work to remove root causes
Modification documents – Be the responsible person on site to manage all software modifications, completing relevant forms and maintaining version control
Projects – Support project implementation, liaising with maintenance staff and subcontractors to ensure that scheduled work is carried out in line with plan and that all safety related expectations are fulfilled
Subcontractors – Ensure that subcontractors are booked in using the prescribed methods and accompany them where required. Liaise with subcontractors and operations to ensure that plant and facilities are made available as agreed and that any risk or impact is identified and mitigated
Plant reliability – Ensure a structured approach is used to develop the reliability of the plant and equipment on site ensuring best practice is applied to maintenance regimes with clear and well-defined tasks, methods, tools analysis, and checks applied throughout and implemented in planned activities
Maintenance planning – support the coordinator to ensure that any scheduled maintenance activities are well structured, and that kits of parts and standard work instructions are available in advance
Maintenance systems – Support the implementation of a computerised maintenance system, interacting with the system as required and ensuring that the key tasks required by the site are structured and added to the system
Emergency response – support operations and maintenance when major breakdown occurs with hands on repair activities Sustainability - Ensure that the HS&E elements of the maintenance operation are followed, and appropriate risk assessments are in place (in-house and subcontract)
About You:
Qualification:
ONC/HNC/HND/Degree in Engineering
Siemens PLC TIA-PRO1 or equivalent
Experience:
PLC Diagnosis and programming
Electrical panel building
Fast-moving consumer goods