Electrical, Controls and Instrumentation Engineer
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Key Responsibilities
- Provide engineering support across all electrical, control, and instrumentation systems within the desserts facility and wider site
- Maintain, fault find, interrogate, and modify Siemens PLC programmes (TIA Portal essential), ensuring high reliability and rapid restoration during breakdowns
- Support, interrogate, and fault find across existing Allen Bradley PLC and SCADA systems in the dairy
- Maintain, configure, and optimise SCADA systems including alarms, process visualisation, and data trends
- Diagnose and resolve issues with industrial networks, fieldbus systems, I O, instrumentation, sensors, and control devices across the process
- Support commissioning, integration, and validation of new equipment, automation upgrades, and control system enhancements
- Work with OEMs, system integrators, and internal project teams on capital projects and technology improvements
- Ensure all automation systems comply with site standards, quality requirements, and food safety expectations
- Identify opportunities for control system optimisation, efficiency improvement, and energy reduction
- Maintain accurate documentation including electrical drawings, PLC backups, network maps, and instrumentation databases
- Support the introduction of new technologies and digital solutions within the desserts factory
- Provide training, guidance, and technical support to the engineering and production teams
- Contribute to root cause analysis and deliver permanent solutions to recurring control system issues
Qualifications & Skills
The ideal candidate will be:
- An experienced ECI or Automation Engineer with strong exposure to high automation manufacturing, ideally FMCG or food
- Fully competent in Siemens PLC control systems with the ability to write, modify, and interrogate programmes
- Confident in Allen Bradley PLC and SCADA fault finding and programme interrogation
- Knowledgeable in process instrumentation including flow, pressure, temperature, level, control valves, and safety systems
- Experienced in industrial networking, Ethernet, Profinet, and other fieldbus technologies
- Comfortable managing multiple priorities across a busy operational environment
- Proactive with strong problem solving skills and the ability to work cross functionally
- Organised and methodical with excellent communication skills and a focus on standards and compliance
- Qualified in electrical engineering, automation, controls, or instrumentation
Company Overview
With a 200-strong Cornish-based workforce, we are proud to be Ehrmann Cornish Dairy, producing high-quality dairy products. Our brand, Trewithen Dairy, represents the best of the county, both in people and the products we make. It’s a family, and we share those values in supporting one another to achieve success.
With a strong heritage of innovation and a deep commitment to quality, we work closely with over 40 local Cornish farmers to source the freshest milk for our clotted cream, yoghurts, butter, and high-protein desserts. We produce great-tasting, high-quality products loved by many in Cornwall, and are starting to make waves across the UK through increased distribution in major supermarkets.
Our ongoing investment in infrastructure, people, and partnerships is all about supporting a vibrant, future-focused UK dairy industry rooted in provenance, built on trust, and proud of where we come from.
What We Offer
- A creative and collaborative work environment where your ideas are valued, and your contributions are recognised.
- Opportunities for professional development and growth within the company.
- Competitive salary and benefits package.
- A supportive team that is committed to achieving excellence and delivering outstanding results.
- Competitive holiday allowance.
- Free award-winning products, you’ll never run out of milk and clotted cream again.
- Company events, including a company BBQ cooked by the senior team, throughout spring and summer.
- Local discounted gym membership at Snap Fitness.
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