Controls Engineer

Controls Engineer – Gloucester / near to Cotswolds – Special Purpose Machinery – £60k + Site Uplift (estimated £3‑10k 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. The position offers varied project work, overseas travel and an excellent work‑life balance including 9 working days every 10, averaging 37 hours per week over a 2‑week cycle.

• Controls Engineer role focused on PLC, HMI and motion control programming for special purpose machinery
• 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 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 (USA, Turkey, North Africa, China)
• Controls Engineer will work 9 days every fortnight – creating an extra 22 days holiday per year – so total paid holiday is 47 days per year + Bank Holidays
• Comfortable working directly with customers and supporting equipment in the field
• Strong emphasis on machine safety and high engineering standards
• Location – very close to the Cotswolds and everything the area has to offer

• Experience with in special purpose machinery, systems integration or automated manufacturing environments
• Strong preference for Allen Bradley / Rockwell PLC experience
• Experience with PLC & motion system programming
• Ability to work in a global, client‑facing, fast‑paced environment

• Basic salary of £60,000
• Site uplift payments when working away (estimated £3‑10k per year)
• Private healthcare
• 25 days holiday (plus 9 days every 10 working days for a total of 47 days including bank holidays)
• Relocation assistance available

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.