Technical Specialist

Permanent | Competitive Salary + Overtime | Excellent Benefits

Are you a multiskilled maintenance professional with strong PLC skills? This is a fantastic opportunity to step into a key technical role where you’ll act as the go-to expert for PLC, controls, and automation issues across a large, high-performance operation.

We're looking for someone who can combine hands-on maintenance expertise with strong fault management, data analysis, and technical leadership. If you enjoy getting stuck into complex problems, improving reliability, and supporting a skilled engineering team—this role is for you.

As the onsite Technical Specialist, you will:

• Act as the primary point of contact for all technical and controls-related faults.

• Manage technical fault escalation, liaising with internal teams, wider technical networks, and third-party support.

• Use SCADA/EIS data to identify top recurring issues, driving targeted maintenance activities.

• Carry out root-cause analysis using tools such as 5 Whys, Fishbone and Lean methodologies.

• Optimise equipment availability and support continuous improvement initiatives.

• Manage PLC backups, version control, and change management.

• Deliver hands-on training and coaching to shift Technicians, enhancing site-wide technical capability.

• Maintain and update technical documentation, including hardware maps, configuration files and programs.

• Ensure compliance with all safety and quality standards for both internal and contractor activities.

• Strong multiskilled maintenance background (mechanical & electrical).

• Ability to fault-find and modify PLC programs (minimum requirement).

• Confident working with automated / controls equipment, with solid understanding of PC, PLC, and communication systems.

• Excellent diagnostic skills and a proactive approach to problem-solving.

• Experience using SCADA/EIS or similar data-driven tools is beneficial.

• Strong communication skills and the ability to support and guide colleagues.

• Forces/Armed Forces background highly valued.

• Must have full right to work in the UK (no visa sponsorship available).

• Competitive salary + overtime opportunities (£1,000–£2,000 typical annually).

• Excellent pension scheme (up to 10% employer match).

• 6x Death-in-Service cover.

• 25 days holiday + bank holidays.

• Access to onsite gym and training resources.

• Huge potential for progression in a growing technical team.