Senior Controls and Engineer

Job Description

Are you a controls engineer with commissioning experience? Are you looking for a new challenge? After a recent acquisition we are looking for a controls & commissioning engineer for this equipment manufacturer, whose manufacturing facility is based in Great Yarmouth.

The new owners are providing significant investment into the business; this is a new role created by the company to support growth. Already a leading brand in the industry, and a great reputation coupled with this investment sees the business set to soar in 2026.
Your role will be predominantly site based with occasional travel to client sites 1-2 times a year. You will have full autonomy working with the programming and production team to make process and design improvements.

• Basic salary £50,000
• 8:30-5:00 Monday Thursday 8:30-3:30 Friday
• Hybrid working.
• 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays
• Pension

• Deliver machines to service team in a fully tested, documented, and compliant state
  .
• Ensure documentation accuracy and ownership
  , including commissioning guides, compliance documents, and test standards.
• Act as technical authority for commissioning and control systems.
• Manage supplier relationships relating to control system components, obsolescence, and returns.
• Provide occasional on-site support when customer or service requirements cannot be resolved remotely.
• Maintain awareness of the financial and operational impact of engineering decisions.
• Continuously develop expertise in control system safety and compliance standards
  .

• Engineering Qualification Electrical or controls Minimum of a level 3
• Commissioning and testing of automated machinery.
• PLC programming (Beckhoff TwinCAT preferred).
• Electrical CAD and BoM management.
• Fault finding and troubleshooting in electrical and pneumatic circuits.
• Documentation creation (FAT/SAT, compliance, commissioning standards).