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Controls Engineer

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Posted on Jun 10, 2026 by CV-Library
Badgeworth, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
Engineering
Immediate Start
£58k - £62k Annual
Full-Time
Controls Engineer – Gloucester – Special Purpose Machinery – £60k + Site Uplift (estimated £8-12k per year) + Private Healthcare + 25 Days Holiday
Samuel Frank is recruiting for an experienced Controls Engineer to join a well-established special purpose machine manufacturer supplying automated machinery to customers worldwide. This Controls Engineer role would suit someone who enjoys a mixture of software development, machine support and international commissioning work.
The successful Controls Engineer will join a business designing and building bespoke machinery for a global customer base. This Controls Engineer position offers varied project work, overseas travel and an excellent work-life balance with a rotating 9-day and 10-day fortnight working pattern.
+++Applicants must be British or European nationals due to international travel requirements+++
Key aspects of the Controls Engineer role include:
* Controls Engineer role focused on PLC, HMI and motion control programming for special purpose machinery
* Ideally suited to a Controls Engineer with Allen Bradley / Rockwell experience including Studio 5000 and Kinetix motion systems (other PLC & motion system experience will be considered)
* Siemens TIA Portal experience would be advantageous but is not essential
* Support machine builds, commissioning activities and customer installations
* Opportunity to work with networked control systems, vision systems and motion control applications
* International travel approximately 4-5 times per year with trips typically lasting 2-3 weeks. Destinations can include the USA, Turkey, North Africa and China
* Controls Engineer will work a rotating pattern of nine days one fortnight and ten days the next fortnight
* Comfortable working directly with customers and supporting equipment in the field
* Strong emphasis on machine safety and high engineering standards
The successful Controls Engineer is likely to have previous experience within special purpose machinery, systems integration or automated manufacturing environments. Experience with Allen Bradley / Rockwell PLCs is strongly preferred.
Package on offer:
* Basic salary of £60,000
* Site uplift payments when working away (estimated to be £8-12k per year)
* Private healthcare
* 25 days holiday
This Controls Engineer vacancy is ideal for someone looking for technically varied work, regular overseas exposure and the opportunity to see projects through from development to installation

Reference: 225233130

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Controls Engineer

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Posted on Jun 10, 2026 by CV-Library

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Badgeworth, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
Engineering
Immediate Start
£58k - £62k Annual
Full-Time
Controls Engineer – Gloucester – Special Purpose Machinery – £60k + Site Uplift (estimated £8-12k per year) + Private Healthcare + 25 Days Holiday
Samuel Frank is recruiting for an experienced Controls Engineer to join a well-established special purpose machine manufacturer supplying automated machinery to customers worldwide. This Controls Engineer role would suit someone who enjoys a mixture of software development, machine support and international commissioning work.
The successful Controls Engineer will join a business designing and building bespoke machinery for a global customer base. This Controls Engineer position offers varied project work, overseas travel and an excellent work-life balance with a rotating 9-day and 10-day fortnight working pattern.
+++Applicants must be British or European nationals due to international travel requirements+++
Key aspects of the Controls Engineer role include:
* Controls Engineer role focused on PLC, HMI and motion control programming for special purpose machinery
* Ideally suited to a Controls Engineer with Allen Bradley / Rockwell experience including Studio 5000 and Kinetix motion systems (other PLC & motion system experience will be considered)
* Siemens TIA Portal experience would be advantageous but is not essential
* Support machine builds, commissioning activities and customer installations
* Opportunity to work with networked control systems, vision systems and motion control applications
* International travel approximately 4-5 times per year with trips typically lasting 2-3 weeks. Destinations can include the USA, Turkey, North Africa and China
* Controls Engineer will work a rotating pattern of nine days one fortnight and ten days the next fortnight
* Comfortable working directly with customers and supporting equipment in the field
* Strong emphasis on machine safety and high engineering standards
The successful Controls Engineer is likely to have previous experience within special purpose machinery, systems integration or automated manufacturing environments. Experience with Allen Bradley / Rockwell PLCs is strongly preferred.
Package on offer:
* Basic salary of £60,000
* Site uplift payments when working away (estimated to be £8-12k per year)
* Private healthcare
* 25 days holiday
This Controls Engineer vacancy is ideal for someone looking for technically varied work, regular overseas exposure and the opportunity to see projects through from development to installation
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Reference: 225233130

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