Based in Carlton, Barnsley, S71 3HF – The home of Mr Kipling
Salary – Circa £60,000 per annum (including 20% Shift Premium)
Permanent, Full time (Monday – Friday Rotating Days & Afters)
Closing date for applications – 31st May 2026
A full time, permanent opportunity has arisen at our Barnsley site for an Automation Engineer to join the team. You will be a fully engaged team member and will assist the engineering team to maintain site electrical standards and ensure the site remains compliant with electrical regulations.
Responsibilities
- Drive CI initiatives with the electrical and automation agenda.
- Support and train engineering teams with maintenance and fault-finding activities.
- Custodian of electrical documentation, drawings and software backups to the agreed site standard.
- Liaise with key stakeholders to ensure site is always compliant against electrical standards.
- Work with the maintenance planner to schedule electrical projects.
- Ensure that we hold the correct electrical critical spare parts, and the consignment stock is maintained.
- Supervise engineers and outside contractors.
Qualifications
- Recognised electrical/automation apprenticeship
- Qualified to a minimum HNC level (or equivalent) electrical/controls discipline.
- Advanced PLC Skills – Allen Bradley (Rockwell Logix)
- Experienced with Allen Bradley servo drives, Inverters and Network controls
- Ability to work without supervision
- Understanding of control systems and the ability to optimize them
- Microsoft applications
- Experience in food manufacturing is desirable
Benefits
- Salary circa £60,000 per annum
- Up to 7.5% pension contribution
- Life assurance
- Staff discount shop on site
- Free on site parking
- Access to the Hamper, with discounts at hundreds of nationwide retailers
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Employee Assistance Programme, Occupational Health and Other Health & Wellbeing Benefits
- Sharesave Scheme
- Other salary sacrifice benefits
Based in Carlton, Barnsley, S71 3HF – The home of Mr Kipling
Salary – Circa £60,000 per annum (including 20% Shift Premium)Permanent, Full time (Monday – Friday Rotating Days & Afters)Closing date for applications – 31st May 2026
A full time, permanent opportunity has arisen at our Barnsley site for an Automation Engineer to join the team. You will be a fully engaged team member and will assist the engineering team to maintain site electrical standards and ensure the site remains compliant with electrical regulations.
Responsibilities
- Drive CI initiatives with the electrical and automation agenda.
- Support and train engineering teams with maintenance and fault-finding activities.
- Custodian of electrical documentation, drawings and software backups to the agreed site standard.
- Liaise with key stakeholders to ensure site is always compliant against electrical standards.
- Work with the maintenance planner to schedule electrical projects.
- Ensure that we hold the correct electrical critical spare parts, and the consignment stock is maintained.
- Supervise engineers and outside contractors.
Qualifications
- Recognised electrical/automation apprenticeship
- Qualified to a minimum HNC level (or equivalent) electrical/controls discipline.
- Advanced PLC Skills – Allen Bradley (Rockwell Logix)
- Experienced with Allen Bradley servo drives, Inverters and Network controls
- Ability to work without supervision
- Understanding of control systems and the ability to optimize them
- Microsoft applications
- Experience in food manufacturing is desirable
Benefits
- Salary circa £60,000 per annum
- Up to 7.5% pension contribution
- Life assurance
- Staff discount shop on site
- Free on site parking
- Access to the Hamper, with discounts at hundreds of nationwide retailers
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Employee Assistance Programme, Occupational Health and Other Health & Wellbeing Benefits
- Sharesave Scheme
- Other salary sacrifice benefits
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