Electrical Controls Engineer


Company:	Travail Employment Group
Salary:	£53,000 to £53,000 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Keynsham, BS31 1DT
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	18 Sept 2026
Closing date:	25 Sept 2026

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Summary

Salary £53,000, Keynsham, BS31,

33 days holiday, pension, sick pay, parking, Monday to

Friday

37 hour week, potential for flexible start and finish times, Permanent role.

A great opportunity to join a friendly and stable company as an electrical controls engineer working with PLC and HMI code developing equipment concepts that and can be built and commissioned safely and effectively. Producing general arrangements, material schedules, detail drawings, panel layouts, PLC, Servo, Robot and HMI code to meet the requirements of the specification. Reports to the lead electrical controls engineer.

The electrical controls engineer role involves

Producing technical information, designs, BOM, PLC and HMI code

Associated schedules, documents, ISO requirements, specifications and standards relating to the contract brief

Testing and commissioning of the electrical and associated mechanical systems

Deal with specifiers and suppliers

Resolve problems and provide solutions for deficiencies in the design brief

and understanding of relevant technologies

Maintain competitiveness by ensuring drawings and software is produced within the timeframes indicated and projects are delivered to timescale and budget

Ensure technical co-ordination with all other internal and external contacts

Maintain all technical records throughout the duration of the contract

Visit customers on a world-wide basis, as required, to help achieve sales, support aftermarket, resolve problems, and Install & Commission machines

Visit companies abroad as required to support aftermarket, resolve problems and test machines

Ensure statutory and company procedures and practices are maintained

Work with and support other departments to ensure business objectives are achieved

Compliance with all current H & S legislation

The electrical controls engineer requirements

Educated to BSc level or equivalent level

5+ years in electrical controls design,

Proven experience of using AutoCAD Electrical

Experienced with PLC based switchgear and control systems, using RS Logix and Siemens

Strong bias towards the programming & test of servo motion and robotic handling systems

Working knowledge of CE Marking legislation

Understanding of continuous improvement techniques

Knowledge of the packaging machinery sector is of particular interest

Current driving license and passport, prepared to trave

The electrical controls engineer role is working with an established and friendly production engineering company on the outskirts of Bristol in Keynsham where you will be an integral part of the design engineering team.

Benefits

Job title: electrical controls engineer

Salary: £53,000 annually

Benefits: 33 days holiday, pension, sick pay

, parking

Hours:

Monday to

Friday

37 hour week, potential for flexible start and finish times

Location: Keynsham, BS31

Duration: Permanent role

Please apply for this role through the job board or apply direct to

adam.mutton@travail.co.uk

or for further information, please call Adam on 0117 934 9770.

Travail Employment Group Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Thanks for your application. Due to the high level of responses we are currently receiving, whilst we endeavour to contact everyone, sometimes we are unable to. If you have not heard from us within 10 working days of making your application, please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

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