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Controls / Automation Engineer / Ideally located within 50 miles of Burton on Trent with group wide responsibilities / 50,000 - 60,000 + car + 18% bonus + 10% pension Our Client Is a leading manufacturer with a broad portfolio of products supplying the entire UK market. The industry can be described as heavy manufacturing but any manufacturing background will be considered as long as you are a Controls / Automation specialist. The Role Based on days the successful individual will be responsible for driving projects and improvements to reduce downtime and increase throughput across all the UK manufacturing sites by applying advanced techniques in the areas of automation. It is a position that requires a positive attitude and a proactive approach to a highly automated manufacturing production process. The Person You will be Controls Engineer who has experience of running multiple projects at any one time in a manufacturing environment. Your experience will specifically cover Siemens S7, associated HMI's, WinCC and ProfiNet. Aside from good management and technical skills are a positive attitude and a willingness to improve the plants reliability and effectiveness.