Control System Technician

Multiple Locations - South Yorkshire (hybrid) Senior & Assistant, Gloucestershire (hybrid) Senior & Assistant, and Guildford (home) Lead & Senior

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Role Requirements

Providing Planned and reactive maintenance of Instrumentation Control and Automation (ICA) Solutions including Flood Defence Systems.

Knowledge

PLC Fault Finding
18th Edition
Instrumentation Calibration

Working Outdoors

Automated Flood Defence Assets and Fairfield Controls Projects include Wimbledon Centre Court Retractable Roof, Redcliffe Bascule Bridge (Bristol), London Eye, The Falkirk Wheel and Tower Bridge. 

Experience

Minimum of 3 years experience working in a maintenance role involving control systems.

Driving

This is a site based role working across multiple different sites.

Working Away

There may be some working away.

On Call Rota

Be prepared to join an on call rota for out of hours breakdown service for automated Flood Defence Systems.

Talentometry have partnered with Fairfield Controls to recruit a a number of Automation Technicians located within
- South Yorkshire, 
-Gloucestershire, 
- near Guildford.

The role has come about as a result of business expansion to increase capability to service the Environmental Agency framework for automated flood defence systems assets (for example pumping stations, sluice gates and level monitoring outstations)

We are looking for someone who doesn't mind travel and working across different sites. There will be opportunities for progression but not for 2-3 years from this role. In the meantime, you will be able to join various training programmes to enhance your PLC programming skills.

It may not surprise you to learn that the Director Group all joined either as apprentices or graduates at Fairfield Controls making business decisions that propel the organization forward in terms of capability to deliver one of the most interesting portfolio of complex Control & Automation projects on offer from any single control system integrator.

The bulk of the work is outdoor projects, though Fairfield Controls does have a number of clients within other markets (Defence, Factory Automation, and some within Heavy Industry). 

The Role

Planned preventive maintenance (PPM) of assets and reactive maintenance.

PLC Fault finding and backing up PLCs

Involvement in minor projects: PLC & HMI upgrades

Provision of service and callout support for maintenance contracts (on a rota basis).

Calibration of instruments

Basic electrical duties (e.g. taking voltage readings)

Package

Salary + Over Time

Salary is up to £35k. This role pays door to door allowing you to earn substantial overtime.

On Call Allowance

An additional payment for being on call.

Private Medical Insurance 

Full private medical service with AXA Health

Group Life Insurance Plan

Death In Service plan with Canada Life

Annual Bonus

Annual company performance linked bonus

Company Van + Electric Vehicle salary sacrifice scheme

This EV scheme is in addition to a company vehicle provided for field based roles such as Controls Technician and Commissioning Engineer.

IET Membership/Professional Registration

Fairfield Controls are an IET Enterprise Partner. In addition to professional registration the company have a significant L&D budget

Other

- Pension with Royal London
- Cycle to Work salary sacrifice scheme
- Childcare voucher scheme
- Annual winter and summer social events

Fairfield Control Systems

Creating Exceptional Performance

3

UK Offices

• Retford 
• Gloucester
• Glasgow

80

Staff Members

60% of engineers started their career at Fairfield Controls as apprentices or graduates

7

Years

Average length of service - this is a business where people are highly engaged

£8.5m

Turnover

Projects range from £2.5k to £2.5m.

Projects include: London Eye, Tower Bridge, Wimbledon Retracting Roofing, Falkirk Wheel, UK Flood Defence Systems and many more!

15%

Staff on long term training

The above is in addition to staff on ad hoc training courses like PLC / Electrical Design / Machine Safety training.

Fun fact: almost all of these roles have come about as a result of internal mobility.

36

Years in Business

• Scottish Civil Engineering Awards  (Glasgow's Smart Canal)
• European Star Award (Europe's Best New Ride - Viking Voyage Superflume)
• IET Innovation Finalist
• RICS AWARDS
(Woolwich Ferry Linkspan)

Recruiter: Zack Raja

z.raja@talentometry.co.uk

01204 916710

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