PLC Engineer

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Summary

Location

Havant, United Kingdom

Work

Full-time

Experience

3-6 years

About this Job

Job Title

PLC Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

As a PLC Engineer – You will be working in the world’s best Airport (Singapore Changi Airport Terminal 1), reporting to Operations and Maintenance Manager.

You will be assisting to minimize downtime through onsite intervention. Your role will be to triage, diagnose and resolve system errors, faults, and disruptions. You have frequent customer contact, so it’s very important to have excellent communication skills. You must have a problem-solving mindset with strong analytical skills, you listen to the customer needs and you can translate this into technical solutions.

Job Responsibilities

· Support of Low-Level-Control’s systems, and PLC issues raised by operations & maintenance team.

· Able to diagnose, and rectify Low-Level-Controls and PLC faults within tight deadlines

· Program, troubleshoot, and repair sensors, scanners, visualization systems, motors, frequency inverters and encoders.

· Coordinate the controls design with other engineering disciplines and project management.

· Provide technical support for root cause analysis related to control system issues, failures and write up incident summaries and provide reports as and when required.

· Work with Vanderlande Global service desk on incident management for complex issues.

· Drive continuous improvement through enhancements to existing control software and hardware systems.

· Conduct orientation/ training to Vanderlande staff and external users.

Job Requirements

· Bachelor’s degree e.g. Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering, Software or Industrial Automation

· You have relevant working experience with Operational Technology and Siemens PLC during commissioning, installing and debugging in an international environment

· 3-6 years relevant experience in automation industry control System. Experience in airport BHS PLC control system will be added advantage.

· Proficient in Siemens-S7 programming, TIA Portal, Distributed Safety, RSLogix, OMRON

· Working knowledge on communication protocols and troubleshooting skills

· Working knowledge on Control net, Profibus, Profinet and AS-I bus will be added advantage

· Working knowledge of Variable Frequency drives.

· 24x7 support may be required for critical situations and prepared to participate in a weekend stand-by duties.

If you are driven, determined and want to take the next step in your career, this is the role for you. Please submit your detailed resume with information on current salary, expected salary and date of availability. We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

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About the Company

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Vanderlande is a market-leading, global partner for future-proof logistic process automation in the warehousing, airports and parcel sectors. Its extensive portfolio of integrated solutions – innovative systems, intelligent software and life-cycle services – results in the realisation of fast, reliable and efficient automation technology. The company focuses on the optimisation of its customers’ business processes and competitive positions. Through close cooperation, it strives for the improvement of their operational activities and the expansion of their logistical achievements. Established in 1949, Vanderlande has more than 11,000 employees and a turnover of 2.3 billion euros. Toyota Industries Corporation (TICO) acquired Vanderlande in 2017 to cement its global leading position within material handling. It aims to achieve this by increasing its presence in all integrated and automated projects, and capitalising on the synergies between the organisations and the added value they offer to the market. TICO therefore launched the Toyota Automated Logistics Group (TALG), which consists of Toyota L&F, Bastian Solutions, Vanderlande and viastore. TALG is a global partner for integrated logistic process automation, with its group companies collaborating under the guiding principle: for every challenge, a reliable solution. In May 2025, Vanderlande completed the acquisition of Siemens Logistics' operations outside the USA and in doing so welcomed more than 2,000 new employees. The acquisition supports the company’s strategic ambition to accelerate its growth in automated logistics, particularly strengthening its capacity to deliver baggage, cargo and digital airport solutions.

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