< Back to Jobs

CONTROLS ENGINEER

Job Description

We are an organisation with an established presence in the West Midlands region who are seeking to recruit a Controls Engineer to support our Midlands based operation.

Benefits of a Controls Engineer:

  • Base Salary of £54,000
  • Various Working Hour Options 
  • Exceptional Company Pension
  • Regular Paid Overtime
  • Annual Bonus
  • Company Car Option 
  • Early Friday Finish 
  • GENUINE Ongoing Training & Career Development

Duties of a Controls Engineer:

You will be required to support our onsite automated production system that will see you working closely with our Maintenance, Projects and CI teams to resolve issues and make improvements to production processes, that heavily rely on automation.  

Requirements of a Controls Engineer:

You will ideally have:-

  • Proven Plc & Automation skills with a desire to move your career towards Control Engineering or currently hold a Control Engineering role, with a desire to utilise your skills within a fast-paced, state of the art manufacturing environment. 
  • Experienced to a programming level with either Siemens S7 or TIA Portal Plc

This role is commutable from Atherstone, Coleshill, Coventry, Solihull & Sutton

Please Note: Candidates must have the right to live and work in the UK.

Our aim is to help you secure the best possible future for yourself & this is a totally FREE service to all our Candidates.

If you believe that your skills and experience match what we are looking for please call me or APPLY and I will be in touch.

Should you want to learn more about any of our MAINTENANCE, RELIABILITY & SERVICE ENGINEERING vacancies, or should you just want to discuss your particular needs, then please do not hesitate to contact me to have an informal, confidential chat.

Probe Technical Recruitment, providing Maintenance, Reliability & Service Engineering Recruitment Support since 1994

SIMILAR JOBS

 

Join a distinguished organisation operating from one of the largest sites in the Midlands region, known for its stability and commitment to excellence. 

We are seeking a skilled Static Site Electrician to join our Maintenance team and contribute to our legacy of success.

With a proven track record of low staff turnover, we take pride in nurturing a supportive work environment where employees thrive.  Our team oriented approach, led by a manager who values collaboration, fosters growth and skill development. 

Benefits: 

In return for your skills and experience, we offer:-

  • Starting Salary of £46,500 (which increases with service to £52K) 
  • Outstanding Company Pension Scheme
  • Paid Overtime at Premium Rates 
  • Share Options 
  • Annual Bonus 
  • Product Discount
  • Free Parking 
  • The Opportunity to work within a bright, clean and NON manufacturing environment.

Duties of a Site Electrician 

Working rotating shifts and as a proven Multi Skilled Site Electrician you will be required to undertake both planned and reactive maintenance to a wide range of equipment which can range from Air Handling Units through to large pieces of Electrical plant.  

Requirements of a Site Electrician 

  • Have a proven background in undertaking planned and reactive maintenance to a range of site services equipment.  
  • Have experience of supporting emergency back up generation plant 
  • Have experience of supporting a wide range of lighting and power (Ideally both LV & HV)
  • Qualified Electrically to City & Guilds or NVQ level 3
  • If you have undertaken a recognised Electrical Apprenticeship and / or hold JIB or AM2 accreditation it will be at an advantage. 

This is a great opportunity to move your career into a stable market sector, where you will not only gain an incredible benefits package and ongoing training and development. 

The Site Electrician role is commutable from Birmingham, Coventry & Solihull

 

Join a distinguished engineering organisation known for its stability, innovation and commitment to excellence. With a proven track record of low staff turnover, we take pride in nurturing a supportive work environment where employees thrive. 

Our team-oriented approach, led by a manager who values collaboration, fosters growth and skill development. 

We are seeking a skilled Maintenance / Machine Tool Fitter to join our team and contribute to our legacy of success.

Benefits: 

In return for your Maintenance skills and experience, we offer:-

  • Competitive Base Salary of £34,500 
  • Day Working with 
  • Outstanding Company Pension Scheme
  • Paid Overtime Opportunities
  • Generous Holiday Entitlement
  • Free On Site Parling 
  • Opportunity to work in a stable and thriving engineering sector

Duties of a Machine Tool Maintenance Fitter

  • Working with a team of Maintenance Engineers you will be required to undertake both planned and reactive multi skilled maintenance activities across our plant. 

Requirements of a Machine Tool Maintenance Fitter

You must hold formal mechanical qualifications (and ideally be apprentice trained too), with proven experience as a Maintenance / Machine Tool Fitter supporting plant and equipment within a robust manufacturing or heavy engineering environment.  

The role is commutable from Blackheath, Cradley Heath, Halesowen, Rowley Regis & Woodgate Valley 

This is a great opportunity to move your career into a fixed hours role, safe in the knowledge that you will be in a stable working environment and classified as a Key Worker.

 

We are offering an exceptional opportunity for a CNC PROGRAMMER SETTER OPERATOR

This is an exciting Organisation to be part of, you would be joining a prestigious, state of the Art manufacturing organisation. Specialising in either high quality off the shelf modules, to individual new developments.  We are very much at the forefront of brand -new technology.

We have been providing pioneering technologies and products to our customers worldwide for a number of years now, out teams are accomplished teams of experts, highly specialised in the development, industrialisation and production.

Overall purpose of this role, is to programme, set and run a variety CNC machines and controls to produce high quality components 

Commutable from Birmingham, Coventry, Henley-in-Arden, Redditch, Studley, Stratford-upon-Avon, Coleshill, Minworth, Sutton Coldfield, Tyseley, Aston, Aldridge and Solihull

Benefits:

  • Salary: £31,000
  • Free parking on site
  • Days
  • 12 noon Friday finish
  • 25 Days annual leave
  • Christmas shutdown
  • Annual leave buy and sell scheme
  • Pension salary sacrifice scheme
  • Life assurance
  • Career progression and development

CNC Setter Operator Programmer Responsibilities:

  • Programme, set and run a variety of CNC machines and controls
  • Working  from engineering drawings and CAD files, with a variety of different materials and manufacturing processes
  • Using CNC and manual machinery plus a variety of hand tools
  • Machines on site are:- vertical milling machines, Bridgeport vertical milling centres, Colchester tornedo turning, Fanuc, Siemens, Heidenhain, and Hass
  • Set, Operate and Programme CNC milling / and or turning machines
  • Happy working days

CNC Setter Operator Programmer Requirements:

  • To have previous experience of setting, operating and programming CNC machines
  • Ideally, exposure to milling and / or turning machines
  • Bridgeport, Colchester, Fanuc, Siemens, Hass and / or Heidenhain but not essential
  • To have the ability to read engineering drawings
  • Knowledge  of CADCAM would be beneficial
  • Exposure to use of measuring tools, such as callipers and micrometres
  • A good understanding of feeds and speeds
  • This will suit a helpful, pleasant, and friendly natured individual
  • Happy working days with a 12 Noon Friday finish

If you would like to be part of a growing success story, where there are unrivalled career prospects for you with genuinely exciting products, send your CV NOW!

 

Our company boasts a longstanding and esteemed reputation in the region, having operated for many years, producing a renowned product that has gained worldwide acclaim. We have very low staff turnover and prioritise fostering a supportive and secure work atmosphere for our staff, it’s a point of pride for us.

We are seeking to recruit proven Multi Skilled Maintenance Technician, to join our established maintenance team. 

Benefits: 

In return for your Maintenance skills and experience, we offer:-

  • Starting Salary of £39,000
  • DAY WORKING 
  • Company Funded Pension
  • Life Assurance 
  • Healthcare 
  • Excellent Holiday Entitlement
  • Product Discount 
  • Early Friday Finish 

Duties of an Maintenance Technician 

  • As a proven Maintenance Technician you will be required to undertake both planned and reactive maintenance across our plant, that will see you supporting production plant and equipment. 

Requirements of an Maintenance Technician

  • Ideally you will be apprentice trained but must be qualified Electrically and have some understanding of Plc Controls, allied to have previous experience of supporting plant and equipment within a manufacturing or production environment.

The role is commutable from Brownhills, Lichfield, Shenstone & Tamworth

 

A new and exciting opportunity to join an Automatic Door company as a service engineer. My client is one of the UK’s leading suppliers of steel doors and have recently opened a new service division in the Midlands. You will be responsible for the service and maintenance of their clients’ automatic doors. 

We are seeking a passionate Service Engineer to join a great team, responsible for servicing and maintaining automatic doors. If you have hands-on experience in diagnosing, repairing, and installing automatic door systems, please read on. 

Service Engineer Benefits:

  • £40,000 
  • Van + Fuel. 
  • Premium OT. 
  • Company pension. 
  • Death in service. 
  • 33 days holiday rising with service. 
  • Health care options. 
  • Phone. 
  • Tools and PPE provided. 

Service Engineer Duties: 

  • Days (08:30 -17:00). 
  • Midlands based. 
  • Fault finding and repair of customers automatic doors. 
  • Ensuring all health and safety requirements are met.
  • Provide scheduled maintenance cover. 
  • Submitting detailed reports. 
  • Liasing with clients. 

Service Engineer Requirements: 

  • NVQ Level 2 in engineering discipline. 
  • Full clean UK driving license. 
  • Working knowledge of automatic doors (2 years). 
  • CSCS card (Advantageous). 
  • ADSA or ADIA Cardholder. 
  • Understanding of BS 7036: 1996/2014 (Advantageous). 

This is a huge opportunity for a Service Engineer so please apply to find out more details. 

This Service Engineer position is commutable from: Telford, Wolverhampton, Dudley, Birmingham, Stafford, Walsall, Shrewsbury, Kidderminster, Worcester, and surrounding areas.

 

We are a well-respected employer within the heavy engineering sector and are seeking to recruit proven Mechanical Maintenance Engineers to join our established team.  

Benefits: 

In return for your Maintenance skills and experience, we offer:-

  • Competitive Base Salary £32,000  
  • Day Working (Monday – Friday) 
  • Outstanding Company Pension Scheme
  • Enhanced Company Sick Pay 
  • Paid Overtime Opportunities
  • Generous Holiday Entitlement
  • Free On Site Parling 
  • Opportunity to work in a stable and thriving engineering sector

Duties of a Maintenance Engineer 

  • Working within a large, supportive team you will be required to undertake both planned and reactive maintenance across our plant. 

Requirements of a Maintenance Engineer

  • Ideally you will hold formal Apprenticeship, however must hold either a City & Guilds Level C / 3 or NVQ 3 Standard qualification in Mechanical Fitting / Engineering, allied to having a proven experience of undertaking both planned and reactive maintenance within either a heavy engineering / manufacturing, process or production environment. 

This is a great opportunity to move your career into a role where you will not only gain an incredible benefits package, but also be secure in the knowledge that you will be in a stable working environment and classified as a Key Worker . 

The Maintenance Engineer role is commutable from Birmingham, Dudley, Smethwick, Walsall, Wednesbury, & Oldbury

 

I am looking to recruit a full time and permanent Maintenance Supervisor to join an experienced and dedicated Engineering Team near Banbury on days Monday – Friday. This is a great opportunity for the right candidate to utilise their engineering and supervisory skills. This role would suit someone ambitious and ready to take the next step in their career.

The package details for the role of Maintenance Supervisor include:

  • Salary up to £58,000 depending on experience.
  • 40 hours per week, Monday – Friday days 
  • Pension is 3% paid via salary sacrifice, saving you tax and NI contributions.
  • Annual Salary Reviews – an annual pay review is conducted every January.
  • Holiday – 23 days plus bank holidays, rising to 25 plus bank holidays after 5 years’ service.

This role is to support the site Engineering Manager. The successful candidate will be responsible for allocating, co-ordinating, and assessing all shift Engineering work tasks to ensure that maximum value. They will supervise the Engineering team and will also provide relief legal duty holder cover for the Engineering Manager.

Desirable Skills involve:

  • High volume manufacturing experience to include continuous processes and batch processes
  • Significant experience of working with a maintenance background
  • Experience in electrical and mechanical fault finding
  • Planned maintenance systems and procedures development experience
  • Well-developed and well-rounded management and leadership skills, being a true team player
  • Proven continuous improvement skills
  • Apprentice trained Electrical Engineer with Mechanical & Electronic / PLC skills
  • 17th / 18th Edition qualification

The Maintenance Supervisor role is commutable from Leicester, Northampton, Corby, Kettering, and Peterborough.

 

Exciting opportunity to join a specialist manufacturing organisation based in Greater Manchester, an opportunity for a Maintenance engineer to join an already established maintenance team and an organisation that continues to grow and have great plans for the future.  

This is an opportunity work with some finest machine tools and equipment throughout the UK and join a team on maintenance engineers who have been with the organisation for years, who can offer support and knowledge as and when needed.  Being not only part of the team but part of the family that continues to grow. 

The Maintenance engineer position is commutable from the following locations: Warrington / St Helen / Preston / Wigan 

Benefits the Maintenance Engineer will receive: 

  • Salary: £48,639
  • 8% Pension scheme 
  • 32 days holiday 
  • Secured cark parking. 
  • Early finish on Friday 

Shift the maintenance engineer will be required to work: Double Days – Mornings and Afternoons – Early finishes on Friday. 

Experience required: 

  • We are looking for a Mechanical biased maintenance engineer. Holding a Minimum of 5 years within Engineering. 
  • Must hold experience with CNC Control systems, ideally FANUC / Siemens / YASNAC 
  • Experienced with both Hydraulics & Pneumatics 
  • Understanding of technical manuals and Engineering Drawings 
  • Able to Utilise and update CMM’s. 
  • Previous experience within Machine shop Environment 
  • Apprentice trained holding a City & Guilds /ONC/HNC/HND in mechanical engineering. 

This position will also require you to work within confined spaces, on occasions the position can be demanding so we are looking for a Driven individual who is able to work Quickly and under pressure and can meet deadline.

 

An exceptional opportunity has arisen for a Maintenance Electrician.

This is an opportunity to join a leading Manufacturing organisation, known worldwide, supplying into Food & Manufacturing organisations. A company who continues to grow and pride themselves on a good working environment.  

The maintenance electrician will be joining an already established Maintenance team and will have support from Senior engineers on site.  

This role is commutable from: Stockport / Stoke-On-Trent / Macclesfield / Denton 

Shift the maintenance electrician will be required to work Monday to Thursday – the option to work 1pm till 11pm or 2pm till 12 o clock.

Benefits: 

  • Salary: £38,000 - £40,000  
  • Pension
  • 21+8 Days holiday
  • Overtime
  • Flexible working hours / 4-day week.   

Industry: Manufacturing / Packaging organisation   

Maintenance Electrician Duties:

  • Trouble shooting and Fault Finding on various machines including Injection Moulding Machines, Extruders, Grinders, Rotational Moulding Machines, and associated ancillaries.
  • Planned Preventative Maintenance.
  • Identifying parts required to carry out repairs and providing details to the Maintenance Manager.
  • Using blueprints, wiring diagrams and manufacturer’s installation manuals to complete projects.
  • Testing of fixed installations.
  • Some building maintenance such as lighting & small power.
  • Installation of 3 phase supplies & associated switchgear.
  • Highlighting potential problems with aging switchgear and advising the correct course of action for rectification.

Maintenance Electrician Requirements:

  • Experience with Siemens and Mitsubishi PLC’s. – Strong fault-finding abilities 
  • Experience with Grinders, Extruders, Injection Moulding machinery. 
  • Ideally experience within Single and 3 phase systems. 
  • Dealing with some Plant maintenance such as Lighting and Small power. 
  • Must be Apprentice trained, holding a Formal qualification in Electrical engineering. 
  • 17th or 18th Edition trained/compliant.
 

I am recruiting a great opportunity for a proven Service Engineer to join a well-respected and specialist employer. As Service Engineer you will support with the ongoing servicing and maintenance of the product which is very key to the safety. Utilising the clients in house systems to meet customer expectations you will be responsible for carrying out on-site servicing in line with company standards. 

This is a Monday – Friday role 9am – 5pm with benefits including: 

  • Salary £33,990, monthly paid. 
  • If based in London then London Weighting will be applied on top. 
  • Company car, or allowance, with a fuel card. + company credit card
  • There may be some overnight stays.
  • 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
  • Birthday off
  • Xmas shutdown
  • Annual leave buy and sell scheme
  • Company sick pay after probation period
  • Pension salary sacrifice scheme.
  • Life assurance after 12 months
  • Career progression and development
  • Active social committee

The ideal Service Engineer must have a full clean driving licence. Be flexible and willing to travel at short notice as appropriate and have an ability to perform under pressure. Some key duties of the role include: 

  • Planned and reactive on-site servicing using company checklists in line with company procedures. 
  • Installation and maintenance of company products on customer sites. 
  • Generating and validating leads from service visits for the business development team to follow up. 
  • Working with the quality assurance team to address on-site issues. 
  • Attend regular service meetings via teams and head office. 
  • Planning and booking of servicing work utilising our service planning system to meet customer expectation and servicing dates.
  • Utilising customer servicing and facilities management systems to ensure compliance of servicing documentation.

The role of Service Engineer is commutable from Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and North London. There may be some national travel. 

If you have hesitated about moving over the past few months, this is a great opportunity to join an organisation that won’t be affected by any potential fallout from the current economic climate.

 

I have a unique opportunity for a multi-skilled maintenance engineer to join a global food giant in the Wolverhampton area. You will join the team as a maintenance technical trainer you will take learn and on board all OEM and technical training and develop this into diagnosis packages for team members to follow. 

My client is looking for a maintenance technical trainer to join their team on a Continental shift pattern. The right person will be a multi-skilled engineer with strong electrical abilities. This is a fantastic opportunity for an engineer looking to take a step up in their career. 

Maintenance Technical Trainer Benefits:

  • Salary £50,974.56 
  • Premium overtime rates. 
  • Generous holiday entitlement. 
  • 12% Employer Pension Contribution. 
  • Training and progression opportunities.  
  • Xmas Bonus. 
  • Cycle to work. 
  • Volunteering days off. (Paid) 

Maintenance Technical Trainer Duties include:

  • Continental shift rota. 
  • Attend OEM and technical training. 
  • Take technical lead in fault finding and develop step by step guides for engineers to follow. 
  • Create training logs for engineers and apprentices. 
  • Hands on maintenance, preventive and reactive. 
  • Record engineering work with SAP. 
  • Support and cover for engineering supervisors to achieve departmental goals. 

As a Maintenance Technical Trainer Requirements: 

  • Apprentice trained. (Mechanical or Electrical). 
  • Electrically qualified. 
  • Experience with PLC’s ideally Alan Bradley. 
  • Strong IT skills.   
  • Strong fault-finding capabilities. 
  • Health & Safety / Food Safety. 
  • Be knowledgeable in using quality assurance systems and standards. 

Please apply find out more about this role. 

This Maintenance Technical Trainer position is commutable from: Wolverhampton, Dudley, Kingswinford, Stourbridge, Wombourne, Bilston, Brierley Hill, and surrounding areas.

 

Health & Safety and HR Coordinator

Are you a dedicated Health & Safety and HR professional with a passion for process improvement? We are seeking an individual who can drive positive change in our organisation. 

As part of our team, you will be responsible for enhancing and optimizing all Health & Safety and HR processes.

We are a unique manufacturing organisation, offering products both off the shelf and as one-off’s.  We are proud of our highly supportive and collaborative work environment.

Commutable from Birmingham, Sutton Coldfield, Walsall,  Rugeley, Tamworth, Lichfield, Pelsall, Wolverhampton, Smethwick, Brownhills, Bloxwich, Dudley, Cannock, Shifnal and Roughley

Responsibilities:

  • Collaborate with the Head of Manufacturing and Operations Director to align strategies and goals.
  • Develop, implement, and maintain effective Health & Safety policies and procedures.
  • Ensure compliance with legal requirements and industry standards.
  • Drive continuous improvement initiatives across Health & Safety and HR functions.
  • Foster a culture of safety and well-being within the organization.
  • Oversee employee training programs related to safety and HR practices.
  • Oversee accident reporting
  • Partner with cross-functional teams to enhance processes and streamline workflows.
  • Provide guidance and support to managers and employees on HR matters.
  • Maintain Staff records including sickness and holidays
  • Oversee Accident Reporting, RIDDOR requirements and documentation

Qualifications:

  • Professional certifications (e.g., NEBOSH, CIPD) preferred.
  • Proven experience in Health & Safety and HR roles, preferably within a SME industrial environment
  • Detailed knowledge  of Health and Safety Legislation and Employment Law, DSEAR and COSHH
  • Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.
  • Passion for driving positive change and fostering a safe work environment.
  • Strong and positive

If you are ready to make a meaningful impact and contribute to our organization’s success, we encourage you to apply. Join us in shaping a safer and more efficient workplace!

To apply, please submit your CV and a cover letter detailing your relevant experience and why you are the ideal candidate for this role.