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Electrical Controls Engineer

£50,000 – £60,000 + benefits

Liverpool

Lead high-value engineering projects up to £1m while developing your strategic influence across manufacturing, energy and building infrastructure.

You’d work closely with senior decision-makers and gain exposure to advanced control systems in a cutting-edge automotive environment. Expect half-day Fridays and full control of your schedule to keep work from spilling into your personal time.

Take charge of critical projects with minimal oversight and grow your technical leadership by working alongside top-tier engineers across multiple disciplines. You’ll also have access to a gym, sauna and steam room right on site to help you unwind.

Beyond the salary, you’ll have access to pension contributions, life cover and private medical insurance – ensuring better financial security and well-being.

What you’ll do

Lead all aspects of machinery controls, building infrastructure controls and energy supply projects. You’ll shape them with your ideas and expertise, delivering them safely, on time and aligned with strict engineering standards.

Work with a wide range of teams, including production, maintenance and management to support an advanced manufacturing environment that’s leading the way in electric vehicle powertrains.

Manage projects from small budgets to over £1,000,000, giving you valuable experience in cost control, vendor selection and strategic planning.

What you’ll need

An electrical bias Engineering degree. Candidates not meeting this but with the relevant experience, will be considered.
Strong project management skills, covering everything from specification to delivery and implementation.
Experience in a manufacturing or similar environment.
Good computer skills, including Excel, Word and project management software.
Ability to develop engineering specifications that consider corporate, external and legal standards.
Analytical mindset and excellent people skills to communicate and drive projects effectively.
PLC experience, including Siemens Step-7 and TIA portal, and a solid understanding of machine hardware and controls.

About the company

This is a global automotive leader with over 65 plants and 200,000 employees worldwide. The UK alone employs over 13,000 people across multiple sites.

The Liverpool plant is at the heart of the electrification strategy, producing cutting-edge EV powertrains and leading in engineering innovation. It’s a place where you can develop your career while working on some of the most advanced engineering projects in the industry.

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Company Short Description

Ford Motor Company is a global automotive industry leader that manufactures or distributes vehicles across six continents. With over 200,000 employees and 65 plants worldwide, the UK employ over 13,000 individuals.

The Ford+ plan is transforming the business to align the global organisation into an integrated team to accelerate. This is by focusing on the creation of vehicles revising the customers true demands, reduction of costs, to introduce exciting new technology, enhance quality and improve efficiency.

About FHTL

Ford Halewood Transmission Limited (FHTL) develops and manufactures transmissions with an employee workforce of circa 600 people. The Plant has a proud 60-year history as a local employer and are dedicated to manufacturing high quality products. Ford are currently investing up to £355 million at the facility to transform it to build electric power units for future Ford all-electric passenger and commercial vehicles.

Future Prospects

The business invests significantly in its employee development.

FHTL supports the onward development and growth of all personnel and has a track record of promoting from within based on performance and achievement.

.Job Title: IT Support

This is an opportunity to work within the IT department at Ford’s Halewood plant as a 1^st Level ServiceDesk support analyst on IT hardware and software related issues. You will need to actively prioritise your workload in a high ticket volume environment, changing focus and direction as required. You will need to personally resolve as many tickets as possible and then clearly and concisely communicate any 2^nd level support requirements, either to others in your team or global resolver groups.

Qualifications and Experience:

Essential: Minimum HNC in an IT-related subject, an HND or a degree in an IT-related subject is preferred
Essential: A background or good working knowledge of IT hardware and software systems
Desirable: If educated to HNC level, working towards an HND or a degree in an IT-related subject

Knowledge of or personal interest in Manufacturing IT and Data Analysis
Excellent communication and presentation skills
Analytical thinking and have a structured work organisation
Personally motivated and be able to work unsupervised, individually or as part of a team
Adaptability and efficient time management skills

Key Responsibilities (including but not limited to):

Management and implementation of IT equipment assignments and re-locations
Fault diagnosis and hardware maintenance for all plant PCs, peripheral equipment, monitors, printers, and plotters
Proactive and reactive maintenance on PC security and anti-virus software levels
Maintain a record of tasks and user problem / resolution details on the HTP Ticketing system
Problem management of issues for hardware items under manufacturers’ warranty, replacement equipment ordering and tracking
Maintenance of the plant computer, printer, phone and non-standard equipment inventories, periodic audits, and surveys
Mobile phone and Tablet usage and support
Installation of limited numbers of PCs and printers, re-staging of current PCs to new software levels and minor upgrades
Installations of authorized peripheral equipment and corporate software
Installations of some non-corporate software (if approved)
Basic file and print server support, access permissions, printer set-ups
Collaboration tool support for conference rooms
Loan equipment and laptop pool management
Asset Management e.g. management of the IT workroom and any IT spares
Informal user assistance
Develop or support manufacturing or production Continuous Improvement actions

Please note that this list is not exhaustive, and the major responsibilities listed do not necessarily include a full description of all essential and non-essential position responsibilities.

Benefits:

Access to our Employee Development and Assistance Programme
A unique opportunity to access Ford’s Privilege scheme – allowing you to purchase Ford vehicles at a discount
A great salary increasing yearly, along with our competitive pension scheme
An excellent work-life balance, including a generous holiday allowance of 25 days (inclusive of set shutdown dates)
Cycle to Work Scheme
On site facilities such as a gym, sauna and steam room

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