Electrical, Controls and Instrumentation Engineer

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 21 March 2026
LOCATION
Lostwithiel
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
SALARY
£65,000 / year
CATEGORY
Manufacturing
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SKILLS

Siemens PLC SCADA PLC programming Industrial networking Instrumentation Automation Electrical engineering Control systems

FULL DESCRIPTION

Electrical, Controls and Instrumentation Engineer

We have an exciting opportunity for an ECI Engineer within [Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk]. This role is vital in supporting the introduction, development, and ongoing performance of our new state of the art desserts manufacturing facility. The site will rely heavily on advanced automation, high specification electrical and instrumentation systems, Siemens PLC and SCADA platforms, and integrated plant-wide networks.

Electrical, Controls and Instrumentation Engineer

Location

Trewithen Dairy

Job Type

Permanent

Salary

Up to £65,000

Closing Date

Closing soon

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide engineering support across all electrical, control, and instrumentation systems within the desserts facility and wider site
  • Maintain, fault find, interrogate, and modify Siemens PLC programmes (TIA Portal essential), ensuring high reliability and rapid restoration during breakdowns
  • Support, interrogate, and fault find across existing Allen Bradley PLC and SCADA systems in the dairy
  • Maintain, configure, and optimise SCADA systems including alarms, process visualisation, and data trends
  • Diagnose and resolve issues with industrial networks, fieldbus systems, I O, instrumentation, sensors, and control devices across the process
  • Support commissioning, integration, and validation of new equipment, automation upgrades, and control system enhancements
  • Work with OEMs, system integrators, and internal project teams on capital projects and technology improvements
  • Ensure all automation systems comply with site standards, quality requirements, and food safety expectations
  • Identify opportunities for control system optimisation, efficiency improvement, and energy reduction
  • Maintain accurate documentation including electrical drawings, PLC backups, network maps, and instrumentation databases
  • Support the introduction of new technologies and digital solutions within the desserts factory
  • Provide training, guidance, and technical support to the engineering and production teams
  • Contribute to root cause analysis and deliver permanent solutions to recurring control system issues

Qualifications & Skills

The ideal candidate will be:

  • An experienced ECI or Automation Engineer with strong exposure to high automation manufacturing, ideally FMCG or food
  • Fully competent in Siemens PLC control systems with the ability to write, modify, and interrogate programmes
  • Confident in Allen Bradley PLC and SCADA fault finding and programme interrogation
  • Knowledgeable in process instrumentation including flow, pressure, temperature, level, control valves, and safety systems
  • Experienced in industrial networking, Ethernet, Profinet, and other fieldbus technologies
  • Comfortable managing multiple priorities across a busy operational environment
  • Proactive with strong problem solving skills and the ability to work cross functionally
  • Organised and methodical with excellent communication skills and a focus on standards and compliance
  • Qualified in electrical engineering, automation, controls, or instrumentation
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