Software & Commissioning Engineer

Software & Commissioning Engineer – North Manchester – Permanent – Salary £40-50k + overtime – Special Purpose Machinery

Major plus points – SME business, strong order book, plenty of opportunity to see your work come to fruition i.e. full project life cycle, plenty of site work involved, not stuck in the office all day!

Key aspects of the Software & Commissioning Engineer role include;

• PLC programming (typically Allen Bradley and/or Siemens and/or Mitsubishi)
• SCADA / HMI system design (WinCC, FactoryTalkView)
• Knowledge of inverters and servo drives
• Assisting with site commissioning and training when required
• Liaising with customers and provide telephone support
• A requirement for a full UK driving licence

Samuel Frank is recruiting for a local Software & Commissioning Engineer to join a team of talented Engineers for a key client in the North Manchester area. The successful Software & Commissioning Engineer should have a demonstrable track record of programming control systems within automation from scratch. This position will be split approximately 70/30 between the office and customer sites across the UK. The company is a controls and automation design, build and installation outfit working predominantly in the food manufacturing sector.

The Software & Commissioning Engineer will be involved in the full project life cycle and therefore be involved in site based commissioning. This will typically be 1-3 days in the UK and on big projects it may be 1-2 weeks (UK or International).

The company is a Siemens and Rockwell solutions partner and most of their work is delivered using Siemens or Rockwell PLCs with some projects using Mitsubishi PLCs.

Applicants with experience of writing software for special purpose machinery / material processing machines could be well suited to this opportunity.

The company is a small and growing business and they operate on a flexible basis with their employees. They can tailor projects and packages to individuals depending on what the applicant is looking for and what they’re looking to achieve. This role will suit a Software & Commissioning Engineer who is passionate about control systems and passionate about delivering a great product and service to customers. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who not only has the technical knowledge but also has a genuinely good work ethic coupled with a solution driven/can do attitude.

The role is easily commutable from Manchester, Lancashire, Bolton, Bury, Blackburn, Rochdale, Oldham, Stockport, Huddersfield, Halifax and Burnley.