Why This Role Matters Our Engineering team plays a vital role in ensuring that every yogurt, dessert and ice-cream produced at our dairies is made to the highest standards. This role helps us continue to nurture people and planet by keeping our operations reliable, efficient and future-ready.
As consumer expectations evolve, sustainability targets increase and technology advances, we need engineering expertise that protects the performance of our existing assets while shaping the next generation of manufacturing capability. Your work will directly support food safety, product quality, energy performance and the long-term resilience of our sites.
We are also deeply committed to creating an environment where people can grow their talent and build a meaningful future with us. We believe in supporting curiosity, developing new skills and giving our people the opportunities they need to progress within our great business. When you join us, you join a team that invests in your potential and champions your growth at every stage.
What Will I Be Doing? You will lead and drive a structured, sustainable controls and automation programme at our Cannington site, providing subject matter expertise across a wide range of technologies and applications. Key responsibilities include:
· Modernising PLC platforms and integrated control systems, with hands-on problem-solving and fault-finding capability.
· Working with industrial communication protocols such as ProfiBus, ProfiNet and Ethernet IP, with the ability to diagnose and resolve issues.
· Integrating new and existing technologies including process control, end-of-line automation, data acquisition, vision and validation systems.
· Reading, updating and maintaining schematics and documentation.
· Contributing to design, delivery and commissioning of manufacturing capability.
· Managing automation and electrical obsolescence risks.
· Implementing sustainable engineering practices to ensure asset capability, availability and performance.
· Developing and delivering training programmes to upskill colleagues in automation and control systems.
· Staying up to date with relevant automation technologies and industry developments.
· Identifying opportunities to improve performance through automation and digitalization.
· Collaborating with project teams and OEMs to influence design improvements.
Shift Pattern: 4 on / 4 off (days)