Automation Engineer

Controls & Automation Engineer / Project Engineer – Controls

Location            Yeadon / Otley

Salary               Negotiable + pension + benefits   

Hours               Mon – Friday daytime  

A genuinely superb & quite unique opportunity for a controls and automation engineer to join a company during a period a growth, investment and modernisation.   

The Job:

• Reporting into the Engineering Manager, lead and manage projects to modernise and automate the factory


• Develop detailed project plans, including scope, timelines, and budgets. Coordinate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to ensure project objectives are achieved.


• Identify opportunities for improvement and implement control strategies to enhance efficiency. 


• Interacts with maintenance and production employees to resolve issues and identify opportunities.


• Provide technical guidance and support, training and foster professional development with production and maintenance employees.

The Person:

• Ideally Degree or HNC in Electrical or Controls Engineering with a minimum of 3 years experience in industrial controls 


• Proficient in programming languages and control device networks including, but not limited to Siemens, Allen Bradley, and ABB.


• Experienced with HMI design, PID loops, Machine networking


• Good communication, stakeholder engagement and collaboration skills important.

To apply please send CV to Tim Fawcett at Control Recruitment Solutions or call the office number.

Key words – control systems engineer, control systems specialist, automation engineer , project engineer; process control engineer; controls engineer, ECI Engineer , EC engineer , electrical and automation engineer; maintenance engineer; CI engineer, process improvement ; comah; chemical plant; steam; paper mill;  plant manager, factory manager,  converting ,manager; FMCG, food, beverages, alcohol, drinks, palletizer; conveyor; brewery, paper, tissue, recycling; circular; pallets; containers; packaging, medical; ceramics; plastics; rubber; cables, wires; building materials; building products; corrugator; bakery, chocolate, confectionary, dairy, snacks, frozen, ambient foods.