Controls Engineer (Contract)

Control System Engineer (Contract - 2 years)

(6 Months Working in Germany Required)

The company

One of the world's largest privately owned machine tool manufacturers, operating globally, supporting key OEM's operating within the Automotive industry and with a 75% share of the rapidly expanding EV Car market, with annual revenues exceeding a billion pounds. After Taking on large international contracts within the Automotive industry and now implementing a number of key automation projects with UK Automotive customers, the company are now looking to expand their team and take on multiple Experienced Service Engineers on long-term contract basis.

The role

A Control System Engineer is now required join the team on a long-term contract basis required to work at various customer sites across the midlands with the focus predominately in Wolverhampton and Gaydon.

You will take responsibility for:

• Initially required to train and build in Germany over a 6-month period, to then begin installation at UK customer premises with the project expected to be completed over a 2-year period.
• Responsible for the (Electro-Mechanical) Installation, commissioning and build on Special purpose machinery.
• Fault finding, and identifying on PLC'S, Siemens, S7, TIA PORTAL.
• Breakdowns and installations on Robotics primarily KUKA, ABB.
• Maintain and Service post installation.
  
  
  

What you need

It is ESSENTIAL for the successful candidate to have the following:

• Experience/Ability to Fault find on PLC'S- TIA Portal / Beckhoff
• Experience/Ability to Program on PLC'S- TIA Portal / Beckhoff
• Electro-Mechanical Maintenance in an industrial/Manufacturing environment.
• Experience within a manufacturing/Engineering/Production environment.
• Experience within an Engineering role, Maintenance/Service etc.
• Experience working on Automation Projects/Machinery.
  
  
  

Other DESIRABLE skills include:

• Programming experience on Robotics, ABB, KUKA etc.
• Experience with EV drives.
  
  
  

What is on offer

On offer is the chance to join one of the Largest Machine tool Manufacturing Companies globally offering a chance for anyone looking to expand their skillset with a large employer, and progress in their career with opportunities to work on various automation projects within the UK and worldwide. Offering training, worldwide travel, and plenty of overtime available and a rate of pay of £35-£45 an hour.

(6 Months Working Abroad Required)

How to apply?

For more information on this role please contact us at our Birmingham office on 0121 820 7020 or email me at

Alternatively, please use the link in this ad to apply now.

We will aim to respond back to all successful applications within 5 days. If you do not hear back from us within 5 days, your application has been unsuccessful, however we will keep your CV and details on file to consider you for more relevant opportunities in the future.

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