Controls Engineer

Are you an experienced Controls Engineer who enjoys improving processes and supporting complex manufacturing environments?

At Joris Ide, we are continuously optimising our production lines. As a Controls Engineer, you play a key role in delivering robust electrical and software improvements and supporting engineering projects across our division. Ready to make an impact? Ide-al!

You report hierarchically to the Maintenance Manager of your assigned site, with a functional reporting line to the Group Senior Controls Engineer.

What does your day look like?

Main objectives

• You support or lead engineering projects on insulated panel lines and single skin production lines.
• You initiate, deploy and sign off process and efficiency improvement modifications to manufacturing systems.
• You carry out design and testing tasks linked to project proposals.
• You support the local engineering and production teams during major breakdowns or faults, often at short notice.

Main responsibilities

• You execute specific engineering tasks assigned by the Group Senior Controls Engineer.
• You provide software and electrical engineering input to divisional project and design teams.
• You produce electrical engineering designs and project deliverables in line with Kingspan engineering standards.
• You proactively identify and support value-added improvement initiatives.
• You work closely with Production, Quality, Safety and Controls colleagues to ensure plant priorities are met.
• You represent the Controls department in meetings and contribute actively from an engineering perspective.
• You continuously develop your skills by attending technical and safety training.
• You proactively correct and modify recurring machine processing faults.
• You ensure that any machinery modifications comply with CE machinery safety regulations and required performance levels.

Who are we looking for?

• You have a strong background in controls engineering, with profound knowledge of Siemens TIA, focusing on PLC and motion
• You understand communication protocols via SCADA, SQL, AWS and SAP databases
• You have knowledge of SQL; experience with AWS is a plus
• You are hands-on, analytical and solution-oriented
• You are willing to travel up to 25% of the time within Europe to internal Joris Ide sites
• You work independently but enjoy collaborating in multidisciplinary teams