Automation Engineer - Felinfach
Felinfach, Wales, United Kingdom Full-time Posted 3 weeks ago
Are you passionate about automation and looking to make an impact in a fast-paced food manufacturing environment?
“You’ll play a key role in keeping our Felinfach site running smoothly, supporting automation systems and driving continuous improvement across the factory.
How You Will Make An Impact
As an Automation Engineer, you’ll be central to ensuring our automation equipment operates at the highest standards. You’ll support both day-to-day maintenance and long-term projects, working closely with colleagues and external contractors to keep our processes efficient and reliable.
What will make you successful?
We’re looking for someone with strong technical expertise and a proactive mindset, ideally holding an HNC/HND in Engineering or an equivalent qualification in electrical, instrumentation or automation disciplines.
The role requires a time‑served apprenticeship in an industrial environment and at least five years of industry experience, with dairy experience being an advantage. You should be skilled in Automation, PLC and SCADA systems—particularly Siemens—and have experience in project management.
To thrive in this role, you’ll bring excellent problem‑solving abilities, a collaborative approach to working with colleagues and contractors, and a strong commitment to safety, compliance and continuous improvement.
What do we offer?
We’re committed to your growth and development, offering internal and external training opportunities. You’ll enjoy a competitive salary, 24 days holiday, matched pension contributions up to 6%, life assurance, and flexible benefits. At Stourton, you’ll join a team proud of its high job satisfaction and steep learning curve, with plenty of challenges and support to help you succeed.
Would you like to join us?
If you’re ready to take on this exciting opportunity, please apply as soon as possible. We process applications on a continuous basis and will close recruitment once the right candidate is found.
For additional information, please contact Chris Wakefield in the Talent team – chwak@arlafoods.com
Shape the Future of Dairy
Arla is a global leader in the dairy industry, committed to enabling good food choices that make life better, providing people with natural, sustainable nourishment, while taking care at every step to ensure Arla is a choice they can feel good about. If you are looking to shape the future with an ambitious global cooperative that truly cares about your growth, where everyone feels valued and empowered, and collaboration is the core of culture, Arla is a choice you can feel good about.
Ref. 104961
Description
Job ID
41001349
Job Title
Professional - Maintenance & Engineering Technician (WC)
Job Function
Maintenance & Engineering
Job Family
M&E Technician
Job Level
5
Career Stream
Individual Contributor Career Stream
Position examples
“You’ll play a key role in keeping our Felinfach site running smoothly, supporting automation systems and driving continuous improvement across the factory.
How You Will Make An Impact
As an Automation Engineer, you’ll be central to ensuring our automation equipment operates at the highest standards. You’ll support both day-to-day maintenance and long-term projects, working closely with colleagues and external contractors to keep our processes efficient and reliable.
- Maintain and develop site automation systems (hardware/software, SCADA, PLC, Variable Speed Drives, instrumentation, electrical control gear).
- Provide first-line support for automation-related issues and breakdowns.
- Support capital projects with control and automation expertise.
- Implement and close out preventive maintenance work orders.
- Ensure accurate records, backups, and compliance with Health & Safety requirements.
What will make you successful?
We’re looking for someone with strong technical expertise and a proactive mindset, ideally holding an HNC/HND in Engineering or an equivalent qualification in electrical, instrumentation or automation disciplines.
The role requires a time‑served apprenticeship in an industrial environment and at least five years of industry experience, with dairy experience being an advantage. You should be skilled in Automation, PLC and SCADA systems—particularly Siemens—and have experience in project management.
To thrive in this role, you’ll bring excellent problem‑solving abilities, a collaborative approach to working with colleagues and contractors, and a strong commitment to safety, compliance and continuous improvement.
What do we offer?
We’re committed to your growth and development, offering internal and external training opportunities. You’ll enjoy a competitive salary, 24 days holiday, matched pension contributions up to 6%, life assurance, and flexible benefits. At Stourton, you’ll join a team proud of its high job satisfaction and steep learning curve, with plenty of challenges and support to help you succeed.
Would you like to join us?
If you’re ready to take on this exciting opportunity, please apply as soon as possible. We process applications on a continuous basis and will close recruitment once the right candidate is found.
For additional information, please contact Chris Wakefield in the Talent team – chwak@arlafoods.com
Shape the Future of Dairy
Arla is a global leader in the dairy industry, committed to enabling good food choices that make life better, providing people with natural, sustainable nourishment, while taking care at every step to ensure Arla is a choice they can feel good about. If you are looking to shape the future with an ambitious global cooperative that truly cares about your growth, where everyone feels valued and empowered, and collaboration is the core of culture, Arla is a choice you can feel good about.
Ref. 104961
Description
Job ID
41001349
Job Title
Professional - Maintenance & Engineering Technician (WC)
Job Function
Maintenance & Engineering
Job Family
M&E Technician
Job Level
5
Career Stream
Individual Contributor Career Stream
Position examples
- Senior M&E Technician
- Production IT Technician
- Automation Technician
- Provides support to a function or operational unit.
- Delivers within established processes and procedures with some scope to act outside of these.
- Delivers support within a short-term time frame.
- Works with others in their function or operational unit and may interact with external stakeholder.
- Ensures structured updating and maintenance on designated equipment.
- Ensures quality and food safety within in own area of responsibility, and quality and food safety mindset.
- Contributes that the department complies with Arla Foods' standards, policies as well as applicable law and Health, Safety & Food Safety procedures and mindset.
- Conducts and improves predictive maintenance of complex line equipment.
- Conducts corrective maintenance in case of site equipment failure and breakdown.
- Completes and updates plant maintenance records complying with all departmental procedures.
- Performs all activities in accordance with company and statutory requirements in order to provide a safe and compliant workplace.
- Delivers continues improvement and equipment/process modifications and technical input to CAPEX projects.
- Contributes to digital transformation and sustainability within specific area.
- Utilizes CMMS systems and reporting suites.
- Carries out equipment and plant condition appraisals.
- Develops SOP's and work instructions.
- Supports the implementation of maintenance excellence.
- Knowledge gained through formal education with limited experience and/or significant years of relevant work experience (5+ years) gained in the specific technical area combined with technical education.
- Relevant Maintenance/ Technical/ Engineering education.
- UK specific HNC or equivalent in an Engineering discipline with an indentured apprenticeship with individual merits. Arla Foods qualification to Engineering Technician level/NVQ Level 3, Eden Engineer.
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