Automation Engineer
Basildon, Essex, United Kingdom • Posted June 06, 2026
Job Type:
Full-time
Location:
Basildon, Essex
Posted:
June 06, 2026
Category:
architecture-and-engineering
Application Deadline:
July 16, 2026
Role Description
Basildon
Salary - Negotiable DOE plus higher potential earnings due to some travel.
Monday-Friday with Flexitime hours
The company:
Based in South Essex, you will be joining a purpose-built design and engineering premises for chemical manufacturing feeding into a wide range of industries, including the pharmaceutical industry. They are now able to appoint an Automation Engineer to join their team.
As an Automation Engineer, you will work alongside the electricians and panel builders to assist in the design and build of the control systems and associated machinery. In addition, you will be involved in the designing of PLC-based electrical control systems from design specifications, programming PLC-configurable relay systems, as well as carrying out fault-finding on electrical control systems, PLC and hardwired systems.
Essential duties and responsibilities:
Designing PLC-based electrical control systems.
Programming PLC, touchscreen, and saf...
Salary - Negotiable DOE plus higher potential earnings due to some travel.
Monday-Friday with Flexitime hours
The company:
Based in South Essex, you will be joining a purpose-built design and engineering premises for chemical manufacturing feeding into a wide range of industries, including the pharmaceutical industry. They are now able to appoint an Automation Engineer to join their team.
As an Automation Engineer, you will work alongside the electricians and panel builders to assist in the design and build of the control systems and associated machinery. In addition, you will be involved in the designing of PLC-based electrical control systems from design specifications, programming PLC-configurable relay systems, as well as carrying out fault-finding on electrical control systems, PLC and hardwired systems.
Essential duties and responsibilities:
Designing PLC-based electrical control systems.
Programming PLC, touchscreen, and saf...
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