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# Software and Controls Engineer

- **Company:** Warburtons
- **Location:** Ledbury, UK
- **Salary:** £65,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Communications Protocols, IBM Hardware Management Console, Software Engineering, PUWER Regulations, Hardware Infrastructure, Allen-Bradley Factory Automation Equipment
- **Published:** October 8, 2026
- **Apply:** https://find.jobs/jobs-near-me/apply/ats-redirect/?id=3011315375-2

## About the Role

* You'll have a strong drive to identify opportunities for equipment improvement
 * Multi Skilled or Electrically Qualified Engineer
 * Experience of working in an FMCG / Manufacturing environment
 * Experience of improvements resulting in a reduction of breakdowns or increased efficiency
 * H&S/Food Safety systems & legislation knowledge e.g. PUWER, IOSH - able to ensure a safe working environment.
 * Structured and practical engineering training (e.g. apprenticeship/HNC/degree).

Desirable Ingredients

 * Formal electrical automation training with an awareness of process and mechanical engineering.
 * Experience in fault finding and maintaining existing control systems, preferably with Siemens, Schneider or Allen Bradley
 * Experience of software development and common programming languages
 * Knowledge of communication protocols and control networks
 * Knowledge and experience of project implementation preferably in a manufacturing environment
 * Knowledge and experience of safety related parts of control systems

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## Description

Are you an experienced Software & Controls Engineer, Automation & Controls Engineer, or an Electrical Engineer looking to further your career?, You'll be responsible for automation and controls onsite, maintaining all software, hardware infrastructure and control systems. You'll also identify and complete continuous improvement projects to increase plant efficiency, reduce downtime and save energy and associated costs.

As a key member of the engineering department, you'll be encouraged and supported to foster new ideas and perspectives whilst driving change at pace.

We promote a culture of continuous improvement whilst working on a changing approach to reliability centred maintenance in a highly automated production facility., * Safety - Adherence to relevant safety standard across all activities (including external contractors). Ensure plant controls are safe to operate, maintain and personnel conform to health & safety legislation, policies and standards.

 * Drive a proactive Engineering Continuous Improvement culture cross-functionally. Through contributing to the improvement and development of manufacturing hardware & software activities
 * Through effective software and hardware management processes, supports and manages site implementation of a engineering reliability strategy.
 * Managing obsolete equipment on site and ensuring effective capital plans are in place
 * Upskilling / supporting Engineers to an agreed working knowledge of PLC's
 * Apprentice mentoring
 * Compliance with quality and food safety legislation, company standards and specifications in order to meet the requirements of professional and legal standards.