KHR Recruitment Specialists

Automation Engineer Paddock Wood - Field-Based covering the UK 38,000 - 45,000 + Overtime Monday to Friday 7.30 am - 4 pm (40hpw) KHR are working with a well-established and innovative engineering business that is seeking a skilled Automation Engineer to join its growing team. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced engineer who enjoys working directly with customers, commissioning machinery, troubleshooting technical issues, and delivering high-quality service support across a variety of industrial environments. The Role The successful candidate will be responsible for the installation, commissioning, servicing, and support of specialist automated machinery at customer sites throughout the UK, with occasional travel within Europe. This is a predominantly field-based position offering a varied workload, customer interaction, and the opportunity to work with cutting-edge automation technology. Key Responsibilities - Install and commission machinery at customer sites - Carry out service, maintenance, and breakdown support visits - Diagnose and resolve mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and control system faults - Deliver operator training to customer personnel - Liaise with customers regarding installation schedules, servicing requirements, and technical support - Complete detailed site reports and service documentation - Participate in internal project and design review meetings - Ensure all site visits are fully prepared, including equipment, parts, and documentation Candidate Requirements - Engineering qualification (Degree, HND, NVQ, BTEC or equivalent) - Full UK Driving Licence - Proven experience within an automation, machinery, or manufacturing environment - Strong electrical, mechanical, and pneumatic fault-finding skills - Experience configuring robots and programming movement patterns - Excellent communication and customer-facing skills - Ability to work independently and manage priorities effectively - Experience with PLCs and HMIs - Knowledge of servo systems, VFDs, remote I/O, Ethernet, and Profibus networks (desirable) - Understanding of machinery control systems and automation software What's on Offer? - Salary of 38,000 - 42,000 depending on experience - Overtime paid at time and a half (circa 15 hours per month) - Pension - Annual Leave (increasing with service) - Company Van, Fuel Card, Company Mobile At KHR we take care to ensure that you are represented as well as possible so it is worth checking your CV for layout, spelling and grammar as well as making sure it is up to date before you submit. If you feel you need to highlight particular qualifications, skills or relevant experience with regards to a specific role then please add a cover letter or a preface page. This does not need to be formatted in the same manner. In addition, if your CV is heavy with graphics etc, please could you also submit a "clean" copy in Word. Thank you. KH Recruitment Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy. KHR - Recruitment Specialists is a trading name of KH Recruitment Ltd Keep in touch with us online for job alerts, industry updates and market

Systems Administrator Maidstone Full-time, Permanent £22,000 - £25,000 + 25 days holiday, pension, private healthcare, parking, and continued training and support. KHR are working in collaboration with an established and reputable provider of professional services based in Maidstone, who have a fantastic opportunity to join an essential team in the business as a Systems Administrator. The purpose of the Systems Administrator will be to operate, update, maintain and configure ICT systems, procedures and technology infrastructure within the business. Key Responsibilities: - Day-to-day management of various systems - Assist and support the user base both internal and remote - Ensures upgrade schedules are followed according to change control procedures conducting business impact assessments on changes where required - Take ownership and responsibility for secondary systems including but not limited to 3CX, PDF docs and Workshare Compare - Liaise with the outsourced service to provide on-site support where required to resolve issues and escalations for more advanced issues, and to monitor and track the overall helpdesk workload - Responsible for the delivery of ICT training to users as required - Liaise with Suppliers to process tasks. Oversee and keep track of supplier service levels and flag issues to ensure service levels are maintained to consistent standards - Undertake full project management responsibilities for specific maintenance, configuration projects ensuring they are completed to time and standard Candidate Profile: - Previous experience in a similar role - Relevant qualification in ICT - High standard of MS Office 2016 literacy - Excellent communication skills - It would be advantageous in you have experience in any of the following; SQL, VBA, HTLM & CSS, Javascript & JQuery, Python Hours of work are Monday to Friday 9am - 5.30pm (office based) To be considered please apply; alternatively for more information please contact Hannah Collis at KHR Recruitment. At KHR we take care to ensure that you are represented as well as possible so it is worth checking your CV for layout, spelling and grammar as well as making sure it is up to date before you submit. If you feel you need to highlight particular qualifications, skills or relevant experience with regards to a specific role then please add a cover letter or a preface page. This does not need to be formatted in the same manner. In addition, if your CV is heavy with graphics etc, please could you also submit a "clean" copy in Word. Thank you. KH Recruitment Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy. KHR - Recruitment Specialists is a trading name of KH Recruitment Ltd Keep in touch with us online for job alerts, industry updates and market...