Automation Engineering Co-Op - Packaging & Digital Manufacturing

Vantive; Castlebar; On-site; EUR 13,000 - 20,000; Full time

Job summary

Vantive is offering a 6–9 month Automation Engineering Co-Op placement at our Castlebar, Co. Mayo site.

You will work within the Process Engineering and Packaging Operations department on highly automated manufacturing and packaging systems. Based at Vantive Manufacturing, Castlebar, you will gain practical experience applying automation concepts, data visibility and continuous improvement practices to real-world challenges in a regulated manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Student studying Automation Engineering, Robotics, Mechatronic Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering or related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Assess packaging-line automation and identify improvement opportunities.
• Analyse Overall Equipment Effectiveness, equipment downtime and performance losses.
• Develop targeted actions to improve equipment efficiency and reliability.
• Map manufacturing processes and identify non-value-added activities.
• Support waste-reduction and productivity initiatives.
• Review human-machine interfaces and operator workflows.
• Identify opportunities to reduce manual interventions and improve operation.
• Support the implementation of approved automation improvements.
• Document and standardise automated processes.
• Help deliver measurable improvements in cycle time, quality, efficiency and equipment reliability.

Education

Automation Engineering

Robotics

Mechatronic Engineering

Manufacturing Engineering

Job description

Vantive is offering a 6–9 month Automation Engineering Co-Op placement at our Castlebar, Co. Mayo site.

You will work within the Process Engineering and Packaging Operations department on highly automated manufacturing and packaging systems. Based at Vantive Manufacturing, Castlebar, you will gain practical experience applying automation concepts, data visibility and continuous improvement practices to real-world challenges in a regulated manufacturing environment.