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Job Title


Automation Support Engineer


Company : Mller UK & Ireland


Location : Market Drayton, Shropshire


Created : 2025-05-24


Job Type : Full Time


Job Description

Mller UK & Ireland is wholly owned by Unternehmensgruppe Theo Mller which employs over 31,000 people throughout Europe. In the UK, Mller develops, manufactures and markets a wide range of branded and private label dairy products made with milk from 1,300 farmers in Britain.Mller is ranked within the top 20 in The Grocers Top 100 list of Britains Biggest Brands and is picked from shelves millions of times each year. Mller UK & Ireland includes:Make sure to read the full description below, and please apply immediately if you are confident you meet all the requirements.Mller Milk & Ingredients which aims to be Britains private label dairy leader and produces branded and private label fresh milk, cream, butter and ingredients products. It boasts a network of dairies and depots servicing customers throughout the country.Mller Yogurt & Desserts which is the UKs leading yogurt manufacturer which aims to create millions more Mller moments for its consumers. It is responsible for major brands like Mller Corner, Mllerlight, Mller Bliss, Mller Rice, FRijj and Mller Kefir Smoothie and produces chilled desserts under licence from Mondelez International. It also supplies the UK private label yogurt market from a dedicated, state of the art yogurt facility.Automation Support EngineerMarket Drayton Butter Plant4 on 4 off: Days only Competitive Salary and benefits packageDue to business growth we have expanded our team and created a new position for an Automation Support Engineer. Were now looking to recruit an Automation Support Engineer to join our Butter Plant at Market Drayton within our Muller Milk & Ingredients business. The purpose of the Automation Support Engineer is to develop systems and people to improve site automation performance.Automation Support Engineer Key Tasks:Reactive support for site automation issues within a clear escalationDemonstrate a structured problem solving approachOwnership of minor (site managed) automation Capex projects through the full project life cycleSupport project delivery of other site projects with automation elementsFacilitating site activities to centrally delivered Capex projectsMaintain 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 standardsEnsure compliance with group electrical and automation standards of site delivered projects and general improvement worksResponsible 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 productionOwnership of site panel risk assessment register, periodic health checks and remedial/improvement actionsSpecialist automation support to site improvement initiativesUtilise specialist skills and systems access to validate and analyse site data, for example to support quality improvement activitiesMuller Responsibilities:Has an active role to play in continuously improving our businessEncourage engineering based OE projectsSupport the site roadmaps for Quality / HS / EMS / Engineering / Autonomous maintenanceTo have opportunities to deliver own ideas to improve our businessSupport improvement activities / events within engineering owned areasUnderstands the impact of own actions and others on achieving site/business OGSMAware of how current performance impacts the bottom lineAbility to deliver on the job training (show and tell) to new colleaguesHealth and safety of self and othersWhat were looking for from an Automation Support Engineer:PLC experienceStrong electrical skillsAbility to work on projects aloneExperience in similar Automation Engineer roleFMCG industry experience would be preferredAbility to work in fast paced environment is essentialIT literateBenefits:Up to 10% annual bonusHealth care cover4 x life assurancePension schemeAccess to Muller rewards platform saving money across numerous retailers33 days annual leave (bank hols inclusive)Paid lunch breakLong term career developmentOn site secure car parkSupportive working environment