Controls Engineering Technician

Controls Engineering Technician

Location: Plymouth, DEV, PL6 7BP

Responsibilities

• Implement improvements to TPM processes to increase OEE, liaising with department representatives to ensure that PM is successfully initiated and completed within the time frame.
• Provide support to set up and maintain pneumatic, hydraulic, and mechanical systems on production equipment.
• Read electrical drawings, analyse, troubleshoot, and perform maintenance and repairs of any plant electrical systems (including, but not limited to, programmable controllers, servo motors, AC motors, contactors, etc.).
• Maintain equipment logs on assigned equipment, recording pertinent information about downtime and maintenance problems, and document all process changes using a methodical problem‑solving approach.
• Provide relevant information on equipment and process performance, including production and waste data, while proactively driving continuous improvement activities through shift teams.
• Monitor production machinery as needed to ensure top performance and take a proactive approach to resolve concerns after efficiently comparing the financial impact of intervention versus current state.
• Attend Production Analysis Board (PAB) meetings, providing engineering status of the line and agreeing on resource deployment to support shift technicians in investigating losses (breakdowns, waste, speed) to ensure countermeasures are effective.
• Coach and mentor technicians in the quality and effectiveness of problem‑solving tools and the robustness of countermeasures.
• Connect to PLC machinery to diagnose complex faults and make minor software changes when required under the guidance of the process engineering team.

Qualifications

• Level 3 qualification in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science is essential.
• Five years’ experience as a Manufacturing Engineer/Technician or a similar field.
• Experience in fault finding and root cause analysis within a high‑volume manufacturing environment.
• Strong technical skill and demonstrated proficiency in working with a wide variety of production equipment.
• Working knowledge of mechanical, electro‑mechanical and electronic equipment and the ability to recognise, define and correct equipment deficiencies in a timely fashion.
• Knowledge of current and state‑of‑the‑art technology across disciplines with familiarity in electronic controls, high‑speed assembly operations, standards development, statistical engineering, and data collection systems (MES, SCADA, etc).
• Demonstrated knowledge and proficiency of PLC operations, robotics, maintenance, programming, and the ability to read schematics, machining, tooling design, part drawings and pneumatic schematics.
• Able to interpret and troubleshoot Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) logic.

Benefits

• Matched contribution pension scheme up to 10% of salary.
• Life assurance and critical illness cover.
• Private medical insurance.
• Share save scheme – matched up to £150/month.
• Reward & recognition scheme linked to Health and Safety and Continuous Improvement.
• Employee assistance program supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.
• Flexible benefits, including cycle‑to‑work scheme.
• Subsidised canteen.
• Free car parking.
• 24 days holiday (25 after 5 years).

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