Controls Service Engineer

Salary: £50,000 - £55,000 (depending on experience and skillset) + £3,500 on call allowance + Car Allowance OR Company Car
Location: Home based - Covering the South of UK
Hours: 8am - 5pm / 12/7 call-out rota bi-weekly  6am - 6pm/6pm - 6am
Benefits: Company Pension, Time off in lieu, 25 Days holiday

About the Role

Our client is a leading automation specialist providing technical solutions to businesses across the globe with an extensive client portfolio across leading engineering and manufacturing companies. They are passionate about developing technologically advanced solutions to help improve and advance manufacturing capabilities.

Due to expansion and the needs of their ever-increasing client base, they require 3 Controls Service Engineers to join their skilled and enthusiastic team. The successful Controls Service Engineers will provide technical support both online and face to face with customer satisfaction at the forefront of their mind.

Key Responsibilities

The role of Controls Service Engineer will be split across the month between in-office and on-call/from home alternating weekly.

Responsibilities in-office will include;

Responding to logged tickets for minor faults
Logging onto customer PLC's remotely - fault finding/troubleshooting and making modifications to code
Booking in faults for visits later in the week
Attending handover meetings with Project Managers
Responsibilities on-call/from home will include;

Be available for client calls/emails due to PLC related faults  
Providing support - remotely/onsite/via email/via phone call to resolve issue
This role is on-call 12/7 2 weeks a month swapping 6am-6pm/6pm - 6am - you must be prepared to work on an on-call rota at potentially short notice and during unsociable hours

Preferred skills & experience

To be successful in your application for this Controls Service Engineer role you will need:

A relevant qualification i.e. Electrical/Controls Apprenticeship/HNC or Degree
Significant experience working with PLC's to modification/design level
Be able to log in remotely via VPN and direct yourself through diagnostic pages
Have the ability to communicate well with clients to procure required information for diagnostics
Siemens TIA Portal is desirable though not a prerequisite
Solid client facing/communication skills
Self-reliant, self-motivated and able to work under pressure

Why Join Us?

This is a fantastic opportunity for a Controls Service Engineer looking to work on exciting automation projects, providing top of the line support for some of the UK's biggest manufacturing/engineering companies

In return, our client is offering a package of;

Salary: £50,000 - £55,000 (depending on experience and skillset) + £3,500 on call allowance + Car Allowance OR Company Car
Location: Home based - Covering the South of UK
Hours: 8am - 5pm / 12/7 call-out rota bi-weekly  6am - 6pm/6pm - 6am
Benefits: Company Pension, Time off in lieu, 25 Days holiday

If you wish to be considered for this opportunity then please respond with your intention as we are looking to fill this role in the coming few weeks, you will then be contacting by one of our Recruitment Consultant who will be able to provide more details. 

ATA is committed to creating a diverse workforce and is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation