Automation Engineer

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We are currently looking to recruit an Automation Engineer to join our Manchester Dairy within our Muller Milk & Ingredients business.

Location: Manchester

Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday-Friday

Key Tasks

  • Reactive support for site automation issues within a clear escalation
  • Demonstrate a structured problem solving approach
  • Ownership of minor (site managed) automation Capex projects through the full project life cycle
  • Support project delivery of other site projects with automation elements
  • Facilitating site activities to centrally delivered Capex projects
  • Maintain and monitor use of automation and electrical system software and documentation version control systems.
  • Liaise with the Automation Development team providing a site perspective to the ongoing development of the group automation and electrical standards
  • Ensure compliance with group electrical and automation standards of site delivered projects and general improvement works
  • Responsible for obsolescence management within the roadmap. Liaison with the Automation Development Team to ensure site criticality is a key element of the group level
  • Ownership of the site level Obsolescence and Improvements Plan focusing on the next level of controls (VSDs, servo drives, instrumentation etc.)
  • Evaluate performance data to feed into automation OE activity to deliver improvements inefficiency and operability within production
  • Ownership of site panel risk assessment register, periodic health checks and remedial/improvement actions
  • Specialist automation support to site improvement initiatives
  • Utilise specialist skills and systems access to validate and analyse site data, for example to support quality improvement activities

Muller Responsibilities

  • Has an active role to play in continuously improving our business
  • Encourage engineering based OE projects
  • Support the site roadmaps for Quality / HS / EMS / Engineering / Autonomous maintenance
  • To have opportunities to deliver own ideas to improve our business
  • Support improvement activities / events within engineering owned areas
  • Understands the impact of own actions and others on achieving site/business OGSM
  • Aware of how current performance impacts the bottom line
  • Ability to deliver on the job training (show and tell) to new colleagues
  • Health and safety of self and others

Requirements For The Role

  • Strong experience with Allen Bradley PLCs.
  • Excellent electrical skills.
  • Ability to work independently on projects.
  • Previous experience in a similar Automation Engineer role.
  • FMCG industry experience preferred.
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
  • IT literacy is essential.

Benefits

  • Up to 10% annual bonus.
  • Health care cover.
  • 4x life assurance.
  • Pension scheme.
  • Access to Muller rewards platform – save money across numerous retailers.
  • 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays).
  • Long-term career development.
  • On-site secure car park.
  • Supportive working environment.

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Company: Müller UK & Ireland
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Location: Greater Manchester
Job Description:

We are currently looking to recruit an Automation Engineer to join our Manchester Dairy within our Muller Milk & Ingredients business.

Location: Manchester

Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday-Friday

Key Tasks

  • Reactive support for site automation issues within a clear escalation
  • Demonstrate a structured problem solving approach
  • Ownership of minor (site managed) automation Capex projects through the full project life cycle
  • Support project delivery of other site projects with automation elements
  • Facilitating site activities to centrally delivered Capex projects
  • Maintain and monitor use of automation and electrical system software and documentation version control systems.
  • Liaise with the Automation Development team providing a site perspective to the ongoing development of the group automation and electrical standards
  • Ensure compliance with group electrical and automation standards of site delivered projects and general improvement works
  • Responsible for obsolescence management within the roadmap. Liaison with the Automation Development Team to ensure site criticality is a key element of the group level
  • Ownership of the site level Obsolescence and Improvements Plan focusing on the next level of controls (VSDs, servo drives, instrumentation etc.)
  • Evaluate performance data to feed into automation OE activity to deliver improvements inefficiency and operability within production
  • Ownership of site panel risk assessment register, periodic health checks and remedial/improvement actions
  • Specialist automation support to site improvement initiatives
  • Utilise specialist skills and systems access to validate and analyse site data, for example to support quality improvement activities

Muller Responsibilities

  • Has an active role to play in continuously improving our business
  • Encourage engineering based OE projects
  • Support the site roadmaps for Quality / HS / EMS / Engineering / Autonomous maintenance
  • To have opportunities to deliver own ideas to improve our business
  • Support improvement activities / events within engineering owned areas
  • Understands the impact of own actions and others on achieving site/business OGSM
  • Aware of how current performance impacts the bottom line
  • Ability to deliver on the job training (show and tell) to new colleagues
  • Health and safety of self and others

Requirements For The Role

  • Strong experience with Allen Bradley PLCs.
  • Excellent electrical skills.
  • Ability to work independently on projects.
  • Previous experience in a similar Automation Engineer role.
  • FMCG industry experience preferred.
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
  • IT literacy is essential.

Benefits

  • Up to 10% annual bonus.
  • Health care cover.
  • 4x life assurance.
  • Pension scheme.
  • Access to Muller rewards platform – save money across numerous retailers.
  • 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays).
  • Long-term career development.
  • On-site secure car park.
  • Supportive working environment.

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Posted: May 20th, 2026