Automation & Controls Engineer

Cardiff

Continental Shifts

Are you passionate about driving excellence in automation and control or ready to make your next step and make a tangible impact? If so, this opportunity could be your next step.

Yolk Recruitment are searching for a talented Automation & Controls Engineer to join a dynamic manufacturer in Cardiff. This is your chance to shape, support and maintain world-class process control solutions for a major UK manufacturer.

You'll become the technical lead for PLC controls on shift-diagnosing, resolving and preventing issues for critical manufacturing systems. From hands-on breakdown response to delivering robust preventative maintenance and optimising systems uptime, your impact will be seen and felt site wide.

You'll be responsible for:

Lead on PLC, HMI, SCADA and Historian support-fault finding, code backups, upgrades, and process improvement. Administer industrial networks (Ethernet, ControlNet, Device Net etc.), troubleshoot faults, and manage software updates. Guide colleagues as the electrical systems Competent Person collaborating across departments to ensure safe, reliable and efficient operations. Develop and deliver user requirements, validation and safety testing for new system installations and upgrades. Champion continuous improvement-challenge processes, push best practice, and strengthen site capability through knowledge sharing and training.The experi...