East Midlands

PLC / Controls Engineer (Aggregates) RecruitmentNottingham

Looking for a plc / controls engineer (aggregates) in Nottingham? We don't give you candidates, we give you capacity: plc / controls engineer (aggregates)s on contract for immediate cover or permanent for the long term, across Nottingham and East Midlands. Typical salary £42,000 to £60,000.

The PLC / Controls Engineer (Aggregates) Role

As quarries, asphalt and concrete plants automate, the PLC/controls engineer becomes the person who keeps the plant intelligent, programming and fault-finding the control systems that run the processing circuit, weighing and batching. It is a scarce, cross-over skill: industrial controls competence plus genuine aggregates/process understanding. Because so few controls engineers know this environment, both permanent salaries and contract day rates are strong, and downtime on a control fault is expensive. ARG sources controls, automation and SCADA engineers who understand aggregate and materials plant.

Aggregates in Nottingham & East Midlands

The East Midlands is one of the most concentrated aggregates and quarrying regions in the UK, with sand & gravel, hard rock, ready-mix and asphalt operations densely spread across Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Leicestershire, and several major producers headquartered nearby. Demand is broad and deep across operations, maintenance and commercial roles.

Typical Qualifications & Tickets

  • PLC programming (Siemens / Allen-Bradley / Mitsubishi)
  • SCADA / HMI
  • Industrial electrical (17th/18th Edition)
  • Instrumentation advantageous

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