Controls Engineer (Siemens/SCADA)

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Job information

  • Location: Exeter, Devon
  • Job type: Permanent
  • Job sector: Engineering
  • Working arrangement: Office based
  • Salary: £70000 - £80000 per annum + Technical Progression, Company Benefits
  • Published: 3 July 2026

Controls Engineer (Siemens/SCADA)

Exeter (Field Based)

£70,000 – £80,000 + Technical Progression + Company Benefits

Are you a Controls Engineer or similar who is happy to travel to company sites throughout the UK, who can write SCADA and PLC programs from scratch, looking for a role in an innovative and industry leading CIP manufacturer where you will be the technical go to, known for their market leading products which they supply on a worldwide scale?

Do you want to work in a role where you can gain exposure to a variety of PLC and SCADA systems, across an array of industries, where you will be the technical expert in a tight-knit and renowned CIP manufacturer who since their creation have seen significant growth to where they are mow market leaders in their field?

On offer is the chance to work for a tight-knit company who supply their own custom-made CIP cleaning solutions to a broad client’s base across the UK and wider world, who due to an ever-increasing workload are looking to employ a Controls Engineer to their skillful and specialist team.

In this role you will be responsible for maintaining, improving, and implementing control systems for tanker cleaning equipment. You will also be responsible for designing, coding, testing, and troubleshooting PLC programs and programming SCADA and HMI systems. Experience in Siemens and B&R automation PLC’s is advantageous, along with FactoryTalk and AVEVA Plant SCADAs, although people with experience in others will still be suitable.

This role would suit a Controls Engineer or similar, looking for a role where they can set the bar for the company’s technical expertise, who can write SCADA and PLC programs from scratch, looking for a role in an innovative and industry leading CIP manufacturing company.

The Role

  • Maintaining, improving, and implementing control systems for tanker cleaning equipment
  • Designing, coding, testing, and troubleshooting PLC programs
  • Programming SCADA and HMI systems

The Person

  • Controls Engineer or similar
  • Happy to travel to client sites 2 out of 5 days a week
  • Full UK driving license

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