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Form of workElevation Recruitment Group are working with a globally recognised, market leading engineering & manufacturing firm, to help them recruit an Electrical Controls Engineer.
My client specialise in the provision of bespoke equipment for the printing & packaging industries. They are currently looking for an Electrical Control and Design Engineer to join the team in Huddersfield, in order to support their aggressive plans for growth.
This is an outstanding opportunity for a highly experienced individual whom is seeking to secure a long-term and stimulating employment. The successful applicant will play a pivotal role in ensuring the successful design, implementation, and deployment of electrical and control systems, contributing to success of projects and customer satisfaction.
Salary & benefits:
- 40-50K annual salary + bonuses
- Enhanced company pension
- Holidays: 25 days per annum
- Bonus scheme paid quarterly, based on achieving targets
- Salary Sacrifice Car scheme
- Tech scheme covering a variety of equipment
- Cycle to work scheme
- Private Healthcare.
Working Hours: some flexibility is possible
- Monday to Friday 8:30am- 5:30pm (with 3pm finish on Friday)
- 40 hours a week
Responsibilities:
- Design, wire, test, and install electrical control panels in adherence to the appropriate national standards.
- Ensure panels are certified according to the relevant standards for the country of installation.
- Interpret electrical drawings, evaluate FAT’s and hardware specifications.
- Write comprehensive functional specifications and other documentation for control systems.
- Generate Bill of Materials (BOMs) to facilitate procurement and assembly processes.
- Document the overall system design and maintain necessary paperwork.
- Develop Process and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs) for hydraulic and pneumatic components.
- Perform calculations as required to ensure accurate system functionality.
- Create efficient and reliable code for control and automation systems.
- Install and commission equipment within customer machinery.
- Adapt and modify customer existing sensor and system configurations as necessary.
- Ensure seamless integration of control systems into customer equipment.
Required Skills:
- Strong design capabilities, including panel building and wiring
- Proficiency in programming PLCs, Siemens, and ideally IDEC systems
- Experience working to UL and CE markings
- Thorough understanding of control system documentation and functional specifications
- Familiarity with certification requirements and the ability to secure necessary certifications (e.g., UL and CE markings)
- Leadership skills / potential
- Experience in creating P&IDs and performing relevant calculations
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
- Willingness to travel to customer sites, both within the UK and internationally
- Possess an understanding of certification requirements for different countries and installations
- Apply for relevant certifications based on experience and knowledge
- Program PLCs – knowledge of Siemens systems and preferable experience with IDEC
Desirable Skills:
- Experience in fabrication processes
- Able to lead a team of instrumentation fitters
- Excellent communication skills for effective collaboration with suppliers, customers, and internal teams
- A graduate with 5+ years of relevant experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
Elevation Engineering & Manufacturing is a specialist recruitment consultancy dealing with senior engineering, technical and operational positions in South Yorkshire and the surrounding regions. If you match the specified criteria and are interested in discussing the position in more detail, we would love to hear from you.
