Junior Automation Engineer (PLC / HMI / SCADA)

Salary: £40,000 - 50,000 per year

Requirements:

• Experience with PLC and either HMI and/or SCADA, with more exposure preferred
• Allen-Bradley and/or Siemens controls experience
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel to customer sites

Responsibilities:

• Support delivery of industrial automation projects from quotation/specification through to commissioning
• Develop and modify PLC, HMI and SCADA software (Allen-Bradley and/or Siemens)
• Produce project documentation including FDS and RAMS
• Assist with control architecture, networks and on-site fault-finding/commissioning across UK sites
• Work in a hybrid arrangement once fully inducted, across office, home and site-based settings

Technologies:

• Support
• PLC
• Hardware
• Project Manager

More:

We are a well-established nationwide engineering services provider delivering turnkey engineering and automation solutions across sectors such as food and beverage, pharmaceutical, personal care and chemical manufacturing. We offer structured training and mentoring, technical progression, and a genuine route into project management. This is a long-term opportunity based in Thornbury, Bristol, with hybrid working available once fully inducted and the chance to work on varied industrial automation projects alongside multidisciplinary teams.

last updated 39 week of 2026