Automation & Controls Engineer

BV Dairyis a manufacture of specialist dairy produce, established 1958 in Shaftesbury Dorset. In 2024 we joined the First Milk group – a British farmer-owned dairy co-operative. You can find our products in most supermarkets across the whole of the UK.

We welcome applications from everyone

To strengthen our Engineering team, we are looking for a Automation & Controls Engineer .

Shift Pattern – Monday – Friday, 08:00 – 16:30

Salary £51,125 per year

These exciting tasks are awaiting you:

• To support/maintain the automation and control systems on site, to include PLC’s, HMI’s, SCADA, Frequency drives.
• To support the engineering team with complex plant breakdowns as well as using electrical and automation skills to problem solve and fault find. To assist team with engineering resource if required.
• To support with process/plant design, including P&, electrical panel design and installation/commissioning.
• Participate, support and lead in capital investment projects to install the right technical solution. Ensure it meets the correct standards, delivered within a timescale to the required quality and to the budget set out.
• Play a key role in continuous improvement of the factory through automation and engineering. Implement improvement projects identified as part of this role or identified by the production/engineering teams to help increase plant efficiency, operator functionality and to meet business objectives.
• Help to drive forward and identify technological advances within engineering and the dairy industry and implement these as is required by the business. With a key role in integrating these systems into the company. Provide recommendations when required for business continuity.

Your experience so far:

• Qualified in an engineering discipline.
• IT literacy including Microsoft Office and Epicor.
• Experience in Automation, to include writing software for PLC’s, HMI’s and supporting SCADA. Knowledge of Mitsubishi PLC’s (GX works software), Beijers HMI (IX developer software and C# scripting) and prodigy SCADA system (Tascomp) preferred.
• Experience of the regulatory requirements required for the role.
• Experience of managing contractors beneficial.

If you are interested and would like to join BV Dairy please get in touch. We are here to answer any questions and support you in finding your next career move.

We look forward to hearing from you!