Description Job Title: Automation & Control Technician Department: Tata Steel Tubes Location: Hartlepool (TS25) Salary: £40,830 (Inclusive of shift allowance) rising to £47,435 upon demonstration of site specific competencies quarterly bonus Closing Date: Wednesday 26th March 2025 Interviews will be conducted w/c 31st March 2025 We believe that our strength is not just in our steel but the diversity of our workforce. Our people make the difference. Are you an experienced Control & Automation Technician with expertise in PLC systems, SCADA, and industrial instrumentation? We’re looking for a skilled technician to join our Process Control team to maintain, troubleshoot, and enhance automation and control systems critical to our manufacturing operations. This is an exciting opportunity to apply your technical expertise in a fast-paced industrial environment, ensuring operational efficiency and reliability. What you will do: Diagnose and resolve faults in PLC, SCADA, and industrial control systems (Siemens S7 / Allen Bradley). Maintain and calibrate instrumentation, control loops, and variable speed drives. Support system upgrades and commissioning of automation equipment. Ensure compliance with safety, quality, and operational efficiency standards. Work collaboratively with engineers and operators to optimise performance and reliability. What you will need: The Automation & Control Technician will: Be HNC qualified or higher in Electrical, Instrumentation, or Control Engineering. Hold a time-served apprenticeship in a relevant field. Have hands-on experience with PLC programming and fault-finding (Siemens S7 / Allen Bradley). Hold knowledge of SCADA, HMI, Profibus, and Profinet networks. Your ability to work both independently and as part of a team in a dynamic industrial environment is essential. Experience with process control systems in heavy industry or manufacturing would be an advantage. Ready to make a difference? For more information or for an informal discussion please contact: Jon.Taylortatasteeleurope.com What we can offer you Tata Steel UK offers their employees significant benefits packages. For this role, you will benefit from: A market competitive salary 35 days holidays per annum Annual Pay Review Quarterly Bonus Scheme – subject to business performance One of the UK’s leading defined contribution pension schemes (10% employer contribution / 6% employee contribution) We also have an extensive list of lifestyle benefits including free onsite parking at all of our sites, an employee assistance programme as well as Employee discount scheme for companies including Vodafone, Jaguar Land Rover and also various local services. Why us? Tata Steel is one of the world’s top 10 steel producers. The combined group has an annual aggregate crude steel capacity of more than 33 million tonnes with approximately 80,000 employees across four continents. We’re part of the Tata Group, one of the largest, most diverse conglomerates in the world with businesses in the UK including Tata Steel, Jaguar Land Rover and Tetley Tea. Sustainability is at the very heart of what we do and we are dedicated to managing our operations responsibly and to continuously improving our performance. Innovating for tomorrow, making a positive impact today. Tata Steel in the UK is committed to our ambition of reducing energy consumption and to becoming a carbon neutral steelmaker by 2045, to find out more about our journey click here Stoves cooking less carbon – YouTube