Automation Engineer

Based in Carlton, Barnsley, S71 3HF
- The home of Mr Kipling

Salary - Circa £60,000 per annum (including 20% Shift Premium)
Permanent, Full time (Monday - Friday Rotating Days & Afters)
Closing date for applications - 31st May 2026

A full time, permanent opportunity has arisen at our Barnsley site for an Automation Engineer to join the team. You will be a fully engaged team member and will assist the engineering team to maintain site electrical standards and ensure the site remains compliant with electrical regulations.

• Drive CI initiatives with the electrical and automation agenda.
• Support and train engineering teams with maintenance and fault-finding activities.
• Custodian of electrical documentation, drawings and software backups to the agreed site standard.
• Liaise with key stakeholders to ensure site is always compliant against electrical standards.
• Work with the maintenance planner to schedule electrical projects.
• Ensure that we hold the correct electrical critical spare parts, and the consignment stock is maintained.
• Supervise engineers and outside contractors.

• Recognised electrical/automation apprenticeship
• Qualified to a minimum HNC level (or equivalent) electrical/controls discipline.
• Advanced PLC Skills – Allen Bradley (Rockwell Logix)
• Experienced with Allen Bradley servo drives, Inverters and Network controls
• Ability to work without supervision
• Understanding of control systems and the ability to optimize them
• Microsoft applications
• Experience in food manufacturing is desirable

• Salary circa £60,000 per annum
• Up to 7.5% pension contribution
• Life assurance
• Staff discount shop on site
• Free on site parking
• Access to the Hamper, with discounts at hundreds of nationwide retailers
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Employee Assistance Programme, Occupational Health and Other Health & Wellbeing Benefits
• Sharesave Scheme
• Other salary sacrifice benefits