💼 Full-Time Position

Controls PLC Technical Specialist

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Proactive Global
📍 Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, United Kingdom
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Location
Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom
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Posted
June 03, 2026
Type
Full-Time
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Full-Time Opportunity: This is a permanent, full-time position with a competitive package and real career growth potential.

Job Description

We are seeking a Technical Specialist to join a highly automated warehouse and material handling environment. This role acts as the on-site technical escalation lead, providing advanced support across complex automation, controls, electrical and mechanical systems. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring optimal system performance, reliability, and uptime within a fast-paced operational setting.

This is a hands-on, shift-based engineering role focused on fault finding, diagnostics, and root cause analysis across PLC-controlled automation systems, conveyors, and associated warehouse technologies. The Technical Specialist will support shift engineers, providing expert technical guidance and leading the resolution of high-priority breakdowns and complex system faults. A key aspect of the role includes identifying underlying issues and implementing robust, long-term engineering solutions to prevent recurrence and improve system resilience.

The role also invo...