Controls Engineer
Stratford, East London.
Salary: Up to £67,000 per year
Are you a Controls Engineer with firsthand Rockwell PLC experience looking to make your next career move?
Join a market-leading organisation within the FMCG food industry, where innovation, safety, and quality are at the heart of everything they do.
As a vital part of the Engineering team, you will bring your expertise in electrical systems, PLCs, and SCADA to maintain and enhance our site operations. You will play a critical role in minimising downtime, driving continuous improvement, and ensuring electrical compliance across the board.
What You will Be Doing:
- Provide technical support for fault diagnosis and breakdowns across plant and site services.
- Lead the ongoing upgrade and documentation of PLC systems (with a strong focus on Rockwell platform6
- Administer electrical drawings, schematics, and software backups, ensuring critical systems are always up to date.
- Oversee project implementation: installation, commissioning, software updates, and legacy system support.
- Function as Electrical Duty Holder, ensuring compliance with PAT, inspection/testing procedures, and site standards.
- Manage site-wide electrical competencies and authorisations for engineering personnel.
- Participate in and lead CI initiatives to maximise operational efficiency and performance.
About you:
- Strong working knowledge of Rockwell PLCs, SCADA systems (iFix), networking technologies, and electrical compliance.
- Experience with additional platforms such as Siemens, DeviceNet, Modicon, and legacy systems (e.g., Texas 5Ti, Mitsi).
- Ability to manage projects from design and documentation through to commissioning and performance tracking.
- A collaborator with effective communication skills who can collaborate across departments and with senior management.
- An initiative-taking mindset towards safety, compliance, and continuous improvement.
Package:
- Competitive salary of £63,000 – £67,000 depending on experience.
- Choice of shift pattern to suit your lifestyle
- Pension – 3 Options
Employee 6% / Company 7.5%
Employee 4% / Company 5%
Auto-enrolment (Gov) - Employee 5%/ Company 3%
- Life assurance x4
- DiGi Healthcare options
- 25-days Holiday + BH’s
- Work for a business that values quality, accountability, and trust.
- Be part of a site where your contributions genuinely impact daily operations and long-term improvements.
If you are interested, please call Ryan Guy on 07837434353 or apply online
*Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK to apply for this position*