Controls Engineer

ID: 52977

Controls Engineer

Midlands and Manchester

£45,000 - £48,000 based on 37.5 hr week + O/T D2D at 1.5 x taking the OTE to circa £70,000 + Christmas bonus + summer cover bonus (estimated £500) company car + life insurance Private healthcare + dental + phone + laptop + tools + Generous hotel and food allowances + 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.

Pay rises paid every January.

Company car – Mondeo Estate or Skoda Superb. 21p/ per mile personal use you would have to pay the benefit in kind tax.

Expenses – Engineers are paid a float of £2,000 per month and are responsible for booking their own hotels at around £100 -£120 per night max.

If you are within 75 miles of home, you will receive £10 unreceipted untaxed subsidence. £25 for any further travel and £40 if you must stay over in the hotel.

The door-to-door travel time is paid from the hotel to the customer at 150% of your hourly salary. You will work 7.5 hours per day with an estimate of 2.5 extra hours of overtime each day.

About the client:

My client is a very well-established Machine Tool OEM that has grown from a small family run organisation to now employing thousands of engineers worldwide. Last year they turned over just under 2 billion euros, and the money is continuously reinvested in the company and producing innovative and exceptional quality machine tools.

Despite their impressive growth they still maintain the ethos that every single member of staff counts! They are actively hiring for skilled controls engineer to join their ever growing team.

The successful candidate will receive industry leading training for 3 months in an international location with their parent company and once successfully trained the progression opportunities are endless.

The Role:

• Initially you will undergo 3 months training at an international location with the parent company, then you will be shadowing an engineer until you are ready to hit the ground running in your territory.
• The main responsibility within the role will be providing breakdown cover to their growing client base predominantly on the controls.
• The company offers weekly service contracts to their clients so providing a high level of customer service is key.
• Most of the controls are Siemens and Fanuc based; however, you will also work occasionally with Heidenhain.
• Flexibility for overnight stays is essential within this role as successful candidates will be away from their territory for training a lot within the first year.
• You will engage with PLC work

Requirements:

• Machine Tool CNC experience is essential.
• Experience with Siemens 840D and S7, Profibus and Heidenhain is essential.
• Competence working unsupervised on PLC’s.
• Candidates must be able to read electrical plans.
• Must have the right to work in the UK and Ireland
• Valid Passport and driving license required.
• Flexibility for overnight stays.

To Apply please submit a copy of your CV.