Control Systems/Automation Technician

We are seeking a skilled and proactive Control Systems / Automation Engineer to join our engineering team based at Southampton Port. This role is critical in ensuring the reliability, safety, and performance of operational technology systems across the site. You will take the lead on complex fault finding, system improvements, and the integration of new and upgraded equipment, while supporting ongoing operational excellence
 

• Lead fault-finding activities on major breakdowns (exceeding 3 hours), minimising operational downtime and providing out-of-hours support when required.
• Implement, enforce, and maintain controls in line with the Operational Technology Security Governance Policy, ensuring all incidents and breaches are properly escalated.
• Lead commissioning and pre-acceptance testing of new equipment and infrastructure.
• Deliver modifications and upgrades to PLCs and drive control systems to improve reliability, safety, and operational performance.
• Source and integrate replacement components and systems for obsolete equipment in collaboration with procurement teams.
• Support and deliver projects focused on improving safety, productivity, and reducing environmental impact (carbon, noise, and light pollution).
• Collaborate closely with the Communications Engineer, ensuring cross-skilling to provide cover during absences.
• Provide training, coaching, and technical guidance to engineering and support staff on control systems maintenance and technologies.

• Proven experience in control systems, PLC programming, and industrial automation.
• Strong fault-finding and problem-solving skills in a live operational environment.
• Knowledge of operational technology (OT) security principles and best practices.
• Experience with commissioning and testing of industrial systems.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to train and mentor others.
• Flexible approach with willingness to provide out-of-hours support when required.

Compensation

DP World offers exciting and challenging roles within a growing international organization. We strive to hire and develop the right people, locally and globally, stimulating personal growth and self-development within an informal atmosphere. We offer a market competitive compensation package.

About DP World

Trade is the lifeblood of the global economy, creating opportunities and improving the quality of life for people around the world. DP World exists to make the world’s trade flow better, changing what’s possible for the customers and communities we serve globally.

With a dedicated, diverse and professional team of more than 120,000 employees spanning 75 countries on six continents, DP World is pushing trade further and faster towards a seamless supply chain that’s fit for the future.

We’re rapidly transforming and integrating our businesses -- Ports and Terminals, Marine Services, Logistics and Technology – and uniting our global infrastructure with local expertise to create stronger, more efficient end-to-end supply chain solutions that can change the way the world trades.

What's more, we're reshaping the future by investing in innovation. From intelligent delivery systems to automated warehouse stacking, we’re at the cutting edge of disruptive technology, pushing the sector towards better ways to trade, minimising disruptions from the factory floor to the customer’s door.

WE MAKE TRADE FLOW

To Change What's Possible For Everyone

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