Industrial Electrical & Controls Engineer
Location: UK – Site-Based / Field-Based
Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience
Job Type: Permanent, Full-Time
Industrial Electrical Engineering | PLCs | Automation | Heavy Industry
Are you an experienced Industrial Electrical Engineer, Controls Engineer or EC&I Engineer who enjoys solving complex electrical and automation problems?
We're recruiting for an established engineering business supporting industrial plants, manufacturing facilities and heavy process environments across the UK.
This opportunity would suit a hands-on engineer with strong industrial electrical experience who is comfortable working with PLC-controlled machinery, motor control systems, variable speed drives and industrial automation equipment.
Whether your background is in electrical maintenance, industrial installations, commissioning or controls engineering, we're interested in engineers who can diagnose faults, understand how machinery operates and deliver practical solutions.
The Role
As an Industrial Electrical & Controls Engineer, you'll work across a variety of industrial sites, supporting electrical installations, fault diagnosis, control-system improvements and commissioning activities.
Your responsibilities may include:
- Diagnose and resolve electrical and control-system faults across industrial machinery and production equipment.
- Work with PLC-controlled systems, identifying faults within automated processes and associated electrical equipment.
- Support the installation, modification and commissioning of industrial electrical and control systems.
- Fault-find on motor control centres, electrical panels, three-phase motors and variable speed drives.
- Investigate issues involving sensors, instrumentation, safety circuits and control equipment.
- Assist with PLC, HMI and SCADA troubleshooting, configuration and system improvements.
- Support machinery upgrades, automation improvements and the replacement of obsolete equipment.
- Work alongside engineers, contractors and site teams to minimise downtime and improve plant reliability.
- Read and interpret electrical drawings, wiring diagrams and control-system documentation.
What We're Looking For
We're particularly interested in candidates with:
- Experience working with three-phase motors, VSDs, control panels, MCCs and industrial electrical systems.
- Practical experience fault-finding on PLC-controlled machinery.
- An understanding of industrial automation, control circuits, sensors and instrumentation.
- The ability to diagnose electrical faults systematically and work independently on industrial sites.
- A full UK driving licence and willingness to travel to customer sites.
Controls & Automation Experience
Experience in any of the following would be particularly valuable:
- Siemens, Allen-Bradley/Rockwell, Schneider or Mitsubishi PLC systems.
- PLC fault-finding, software modifications or programming.
- HMI and SCADA systems.
- Industrial instrumentation and process control.
- Variable speed drives, motor control and automated machinery.
- Control panel design, wiring or modifications.
You don't need to be an expert PLC programmer to be considered. Engineers with strong industrial electrical experience and practical PLC fault-finding capability are encouraged to apply.
Equally, experienced Controls or Automation Engineers looking for a varied, hands-on industrial engineering role would be very well suited.
Relevant Industry Backgrounds
We would welcome applications from engineers working within:
Aggregates, quarrying and mineral processing | Asphalt, concrete, cement and building materials | Heavy manufacturing and industrial production Steel, metals and fabrication | Water treatment and utilities | Food and beverage manufacturing | Recycling and waste processing | Automated production and materials handling
Experience within heavy industrial or continuous-process environments would be particularly advantageous.
Qualifications
Relevant qualifications could include:
- NVQ Level 3 in Electrical Installation or Electrical Engineering
- Electrical or Electronic Engineering HNC/HND
- Recognised electrical apprenticeship
- 18th Edition Wiring Regulations
Additional industrial safety training, such as IPAF, PASMA or site safety passports, would be advantageous.
What's on Offer?
- Competitive salary dependent on experience
- Opportunities to develop further technical and controls expertise
- Long-term career development within an established engineering business
Interested?
If you're an Industrial Electrician, Electrical Engineer, Controls Engineer, Automation Engineer or EC&I Engineer with experience working on industrial machinery, we'd be keen to hear from you.
Apply today for a confidential discussion.
£50k per annum
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