£53,500 - £60K + bonus on Basic Salary + BenefitsThe RoleWe are seeking applicants who are able to work as part of a multi-disciplined team, have good communication skills and are self-motivated and enthusiastic.Within the role, you duties and responsibilities will include:* Working as part of a team you will be required to provide specialist engineering support to the manufacturing production lines.* You will be required to respond to plant breakdowns, methodically diagnosing faults to ensure the line is running again as soon as possible.* You will be required to carry out some design , software modifications and improvements to the plant equipment whilst adhering to onsite software management systems.* You will use your skills to identify solutions to problems, you will be methodical in your approach and use the sites supporting diagnostics to identify root cause of problems* Design and implementation of PLC code* Commissioning support for major line improvements* Writing/maintaining onsite Electrical procedures* Executing new projects* Conducting investigations into plant issuesThe CandidateYou will have undertaken a time served apprenticeship and educated to a HNC level or above in an Electrical/ Electronic/ Instrumentation discipline.You will have a minimum of significant experience working in a similar role or manufacturing environment.Key Skills Required:* Experience of working with Allen Bradley Control/Compact Logix OR Siemens S7 PLC’s is essential* Experience of AC or DC Invertor drives, fault finding, commissioning and programming* Thorough understanding of relay logic and the ability to fault find from Engineering drawings - P&ID’S, Electrical Schematics and control loop diagrams* Instrumentation knowledge, maintaining and fault finding control loops* Some knowledge of industrial communication protocols I.e. DeviceNet / Profibus / Profinet / TCP/IP* Some SCADA and HMI development experience* Methodical fault finding skills are essential* Good knowledge of health and safety* Strong communication and interpersonal skills* Ability to work on own initiative* Some knowledge of Hydraulic & Pneumatic systems