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Electrical Control Engineer

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4 months ago
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A fantastic opportunity for an experienced Electrical Control Engineer to join the engineering team at an FMCG manufacturing company in Blackburn, Lancashire.

This is a new role within the maintenance team to ensure the safety of electrical control systems and reliability of the plant.

As Electrical Control Engineer your responsibilities will include:

Carrying out effective fault finding and modification of industrial control systems in a process manufacturing environment
Installation of new control systems and upgrade of existing systems to improve efficiencies
Troubleshoot, repair and maintain electrical equipment including drives, PLC, HMI, Switchgear
Routine software backups of PLC systems, drives and panel views
Route Cause Analysis & Reliability
Working closely with Maintenance Technicians to understand key issues and implement improvement initiatives
Evaluate and recommend electrical/control system upgrades
Support continuous improvement initiatives and drive improvement of department KPI's

Requirements:

Time Served Electrical Engineer / Control Engineer (HNC/HND/Degree)
Strong technical knowledge of complex electrical systems, PLC's, Drives, Control Systems, SCADA in an industrial environment
Familiarity with PLC programming language and ability to modify programs
Data driven and results focused
Analytical approach with great attention to detail
Leadership skills
Pro-active mind-set On offer:

A competitive salary
Opportunity for further training and development
Fantastic family orientated culture

For more information and to discuss in more detail, apply now or email CV to

At Morgan Ryder we can provide you with a full range of employment opportunities from short term and fixed term temporary vacancies to permanent positions.

We recruit for companies that operate in the following industries: Food and Drink Manufacturers, FMCG, Packaging, Engineering, Automotive, Aerospace, Warehousing, Logistics, Waste Management, Petro Chemical, Pharmaceutical, Power & Renewable Energy.

Please note that calls to and from the offices of Morgan Ryder Associates Ltd. may be monitored or recorded. This is to ensure compliance with regulatory procedures, record business transactions and for training purposes

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