Electrical Control & Instrumentation Engineer

Electrical Control & Instrumentation Engineer

Join Ryvita, a 100‑year‑old brand that produces crispbreads and cereals, as a permanent, full‑time Electrical Control & Instrumentation Engineer based at our Poole site. This role supports plant operations, maintenance, projects, and automation.

We’re looking for an engineer with strong technical capability, excellent problem solving, and a passion for automation, control systems and electrical integrity.

• Provide control, automation and electrical support for all aspects of operation and engineering during maintenance, improvements, projects and commissioning.
• Routine monitoring and maintenance of plant electrical, control and automation equipment to ensure reliability.
• Develop a phased replacement/upgrade strategy for control systems.
• Assist engineering shifts on fault finding to minimize machine downtime.
• Modernise factory control, automation and electrical systems (PLC, HMI, SCADA, servo drives, instrumentation).
• Update the engineering maintenance system to track completed tasks and plan follow‑up work.
• Embed a safety‑first culture, ensuring full compliance with safety policies and regulations.

If you share our values of integrity, passion for results, superior quality, initiative, recognition and teamwork, you’ll thrive at Ryvita.

• Degree/HND in Electrical Engineering, Control and Instrumentation.
• 10 years post‑qualification industry experience in EC & I engineering.
• Strong knowledge of control theory and programming languages.
• Strong analytical, organisational and communication skills.
• Health and Safety Champion.
• Knowledge of Food Safety legislation.
• Experience with in FMCG production environment is an advantage.

• £48,860.68 annual salary.
• Up to 5% team bonus.
• Up to 10% pension employer contributions.
• Buy holiday scheme.
• Discounted products.
• Health Cash Plan.
• Career opportunities – ABF Group (128,000 employees worldwide).
• Over 900 retailer discounts via discount platform.
• Generous family leave policy.
• Leadership development.
• Group Cycle‑to‑work scheme.
• Free parking.

We are committed to creating a positive, inclusive environment with diversity and fairness. For reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, email

Apply now and see what we can do together!

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