Electrical Controls & Instrumentation Engineer

Position: Electrical Controls & Instrumentation Engineer
Reed Engineering & Manufacturing are working with a leading Engineering & Manufacturing company

Job Title:

Electrical Controls & Instrumentation Engineer

Job Purpose

To provide specialist instrumentation and control engineering support to ensure the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of the companies engineering & manufacturing processes. The role focuses on maintaining and improving automation systems across assets such as furnaces and other heavy engineering plant within the site

Key Responsibilities

1. Asset Reliability & Maintenance

Deliver high levels of plant availability through effective maintenance of instrumentation and control systems.
Maintain and calibrate field instruments (pressure, flow, temperature, level, gas analysers).
Support reliability-centred maintenance (RCM) and predictive maintenance initiatives.
Provide rapid fault diagnosis and resolution to minimise production downtime.
2. Control Systems & Automation

Configure, maintain, and upgrade PLC, DCS, and SCADA systems used across company operations.
Common platforms:
Siemens (S7/TIA), ABB, Rockwell Automation etc
Support and enhance automation systems for:
furnace processes
Fault diagnosis within the site for controls, instrumentation and combustion
Ensure robust control logic, interlocks, and safety systems are maintained.
3. Continuous Improvement

Identify opportunities to improve process stability, yield, energy efficiency, and product quality.
4. Projects & Engineering Development

Support capital projects, upgrades, and plant modifications.
Contribute to engineering design, including P&IDs, specifications, and functional design documents (FDS).
Supervise installation and commissioning activities, including loop checks and SAT/FAT testing.
5. Health, Safety & Environmental Compliance

Ensure all systems comply with company Zero Harm safety culture.
Participate in risk assessments such as HAZOP, SIL verification, and FMEA.
Ensure compliance with COMAH regulations and other UK industry standards.
Promote safe working practices in a heavy industrial environment.
6. Stakeholder Collaboration

Work closely with operations, mechanical, and electrical teams to support production targets.
Liaise with OEMs, contractors, and engineering partners.
Provide technical guidance and mentorship to technicians and apprentices.
7. Documentation & Governance

Maintain accurate maintenance records, calibration certificates, and engineering documentation.
Ensure compliance within company standards and audit requirements.

Skills & Experience

Essential Technical Skills

Strong experience with:
PLC programming (Siemens, Allen-Bradley) would be advantageous
Burner Management identification and finding
Distributed Control Systems (ABB, Honeywell, etc.)
SCADA systems
SAT and TUS experience would be advantageous Desirable

Experience with in steel or heavy industry (e.g., metals, energy, petrochemical).
Exposure to high-temperature or continuous manufacturing processes.
Knowledge of drives, motors, and process automation in the heavy engineering industry Qualifications

A relevant qualification (or equivalent experience) in:
Control & Instrumentation Engineering
Electrical/Electronic Engineering