Maintenance Engineer (Controls)

We are recruiting a number of maintenance Control Engineers for one of the UK's market leading Machining Technology businesses, onsite at a world-renown high-tech manufacturer as they look to expand their Sheffield based operation.

The company supply high value components to a range of companies across Aerospace, General Machining, Oil and Gas, Energy, Truck & Train and Heavy Industry.

This is a shift-based role which will mainly be focused on maintenance of a large furnace and instrumentation, working on some incredibly exciting new projects over the next few years in Sheffield and will be joining a talented and rapidly expanding team.

The role

Furnace control:

• PLC programming control and automation principles, SCADA Systems etc.
• Furnace instrumentation - controllers, recorders, valves, programmers, pressure switches, limit switches, Gas proving systems, input converters and three term control PID
• Burner interlocks
• Thermocouples
• Documentation - electrical drawings and the ability to read/draw/diagnose and understand them
• Furnace burner system principles
• SCADA Networks
• Data Logger
• Electrical testing competent
• Furnace fault finding and understanding of furnace systems
• Thyristor Drives and there use in electrical furnaces
• Advantageous having a Knowledge of induction hardening systems

Process Control:

• PLC programming - Siemens (Tia Portal Wincc) Opto22 , Eurotherm (Lin tools Wondewrware)
• Instrumentation - limit switches, encoders, pressure transducers, HMI's, level sensors
• Basic Understanding of Hydraulic and pneumatic systems
• Electrical drawings - fault finding diagnosis
• Control systems and fault finding
• Networking
• Electrical Testing
• Competent in installation and commissioning of Motor Drives

General Maintenance:

• Understanding and design of electrical drawings
• Cable installation - conduit, tray work, glanding, termination
• Assist team where required

Required Education level:

• NVQ 3 instrumentation and control
• HNC electrical and electronic / mechatronic engineering
• Apprentice trained
• Multi-skilled

Please apply for immediate consideration

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