Controls & Automation Engineering Manager

4 weeks ago


Bedford, United Kingdom Alliance Consulting Full time

Job reference: 88263DH

Controls and Automation Engineering Manager

Based in Bedford

We are an extremely well established Bedfordshire-based manufacturer selling our machines to household blue chip names across the globe and serving a wide range of industries.

Following an internal move, we now have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Controls and Automation Manager to lead the team of Automation Engineers and Electricians.

Based at our recently refurbished site in Bedford (within easy reach of the A6 and A421 and free on-site parking) you will work on ensuring the delivery of successful electrical engineering design and software development of machinery.

This is an exciting time to join us as we are continuing to expand product ranges, integrating technological advancements, and our development of bespoke solutions to meet specific customer needs means that your work will be interesting and varied.

We can offer a highly experienced Controls and Automation Engineering Manager a very attractive salary (please state your requirement upon application) and benefits package dependant on skills and experience, early finish on Fridays, and the opportunity to directly contribute to NPD and NPI of one of Bedford's most highly respected manufacturers.

We invite applications from Controls and Automation Engineers with the following attributes:

A background of PLC / HMI control systems incorporating at least one of the following:
Siemens Sinamics Motion Control
Rockwell AB ControlLogix
Allen-Bradley Kinetics Motion Control
Experience with Motion Control and Servo Drive Applications would be highly desirable
Previous working experience of automated machinery
Strong experience designing electrical control systems for special purpose machinery
Capable of programming HMIs and adapting screens to suit project needs
Proven track record of line management of a small team

Applicants will need to hold a valid Passport and full driving licence as there will be some national & international travel required to support some installations and upgrade projects (anticipated to be approximately 4 times per year for up to a week at a time).

More information available upon application.

When applying for this role, please indicate your current salary (plus benefits package), minimum salary required, notice period and your reasons for wishing to move from your current company. Alliance Consulting is acting as an employment agency in this respect. Alliance Consulting specialise in the placement of engineers throughout the UK. By sending us your CV you are explicitly consenting to our processing of your personal data on a computer database and/or in manual files for the purpose of evaluating your application for employment. This processing will be carried out in accordance with the UK Data Protection Act 1998. By applying for this role you hereby consent to us submitting your CV to our client. If you do not wish your CV to be sent to our client then you must clearly state this to us. Equally, if there are any companies that you do not wish your CV to be sent to (for whatever reason), then please let us know of this when you apply



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