Robot Programmer

Location:

Bedfordshire (with UK travel)
Salary:
Competitive
Job Type: Permanent | Full-time

MoveATech is proud to be partnering with a cutting‑edge automation business to recruit an experienced Robot Programmer. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a small, highly skilled engineering team delivering advanced robotic and automated solutions across the automotive and general industrial sectors.

Based primarily at the company’s modern facilities just south of Bedford, you’ll play a key role in the full lifecycle of industrial robot projects — from initial concept and simulation through to commissioning and customer handover. There will also be opportunities to travel to UK customer sites to support installation, programming, and final commissioning.

• Programming and commissioning of industrial robots to customer specifications
• Initial setup and integration of robots and interfacing hardware (e.g. weld timers, dosing systems)
• Robot path programming with a focus on cycle time optimisation
• Post‑installation programming and commissioning at customer sites
• Supporting order acquisition and bid stages through concepting, layout, and simulation
• Working across office, shop floor, and customer site environments in a hybrid/split role

• Proven experience in robot programming, including offline programming software
• Experience with one or more of the following robot brands: ABB
• Experience with one or more of the following robot brands:
  Fanuc
• Experience with one or more of the following robot brands: KUKA
• Experience with one or more of the following robot brands:
  Yaskawa

• Resistance spot welding
• MIG welding
• Dosing (glue/bonding)
• Riveting
• Handling and other joining techniques
• Offline programming and robotic simulation tools

• Permanent position within a technically advanced engineering team
• Exposure to innovative automation projects
• A varied role combining office, shop floor, and customer site work
• UK travel opportunities