Process Engineer - Dairy Ingredients Ballaghaderreen

Aurivo Co-operative Society Limited; Ballaghaderreen; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Aurivo Dairy Ingredients Ballaghaderreen Roscommon is seeking a Process Engineer to lead engineering governance, maintenance standards, and documentation across the site.

The role focuses on developing and improving engineering systems, safety programs, and continuous improvement while ensuring GMP and health & safety adherence. Reporting to Maintenance Manager, you will drive reliability and knowledge sharing.

Qualifications

• Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Manufacturing, Process, or related Engineering discipline.
• 3–5 years' experience in a manufacturing or process industry environment.
• Strong understanding of maintenance systems and engineering practices.
• Experience developing procedures, standards, or risk assessments.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the site's CMMS and improve maintenance planning, scheduling, and asset management.
• Ensure compliance with health & safety, food safety, GMP, and regulatory requirements; support audits.

Skills

Engineering degree

Maintenance systems

Root cause analysis

Communication skills

Data analysis

Education

Engineering degree (Mechanical/Electrical/Chemical/Manufacturing/Process)

Tools

CMMS systems

P&IDs

Job description

Process Engineer

Aurivo Dairy Ingredients Ballaghaderreen Roscommon

Full time: Permanent

Aurivo Co-op is a large multi-purpose Co-operative engaged in a wide range of activities including dairy processing, liquid milk distribution, animal feed milling, retail stores, e-commerce, garden centres, livestock marketing and sports nutrition. In Aurivo our values define how we operate, employing over 700 people directly and providing employment for many others in wide range of activities including transport & distribution.

Opportunity

The Process Engineer is responsible for developing and improving the engineering systems, standards, and processes that support safe, reliable, and efficient manufacturing operations. The role will lead the development of maintenance systems, process safety programmes, engineering procedures, and continuous improvement initiatives while ensuring compliance with health & safety, food safety, GMP, and regulatory requirements. This position will provide dedicated ownership of engineering governance, maintenance standards, and technical documentation across the site. This role will report into the Maintenance Manager.

Key Responsibilities

Engineering Systems

• Develop and maintain the site's Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
• Improve maintenance planning, scheduling, and asset management processes.
• Develop preventive maintenance programmes and standard maintenance procedures.
• Produce engineering performance reports and KPIs.
• Support continuous improvement of maintenance systems and practices.

Process Safety & Compliance

• Develop and maintain engineering risk assessments.
• Support the implementation, compliance, and continuous improvement of Permit to Work procedures and site safety policies.
• Support Management of Change (MOC) processes for plant modifications.
• Ensure engineering activities comply with health & safety, food safety, GMP, and company standards.
• Support audit and compliance requirements.

Engineering Documentation

• Develop and maintain SOPs, work instructions, and engineering standards.
• Maintain engineering documentation including drawings, P&IDs, equipment records, and technical specifications.
• Ensure engineering documents remain accurate, controlled, and up to date.

Reliability & Continuous Improvement

• Lead root cause investigations into equipment failures and recurring operational issues.
• Analyse maintenance and operational data to identify improvement opportunities.
• Support initiatives to improve equipment reliability, efficiency, and operational performance.
• Contribute to site continuous improvement projects.

Knowledge & Training

• Develop standard procedures and documentation to support knowledge retention.
• Assist in developing engineering and maintenance best practices.
• Support technical training and competency development within the maintenance team.

Essential

Qualifications & Experience

• Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Manufacturing, Process, or related Engineering discipline.
• Minimum 3-5 years' experience in a manufacturing or process industry environment.
• Strong understanding of maintenance systems and engineering practices.
• Experience developing procedures, standards, or risk assessments.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.

Desirable

• Experience in food, dairy, pharmaceutical, chemical, or regulated manufacturing environments.
• Experience with CMMS systems.
• Knowledge of Process Safety, Permit to Work, and Management of Change systems.
• Experience with continuous improvement methodologies and root cause analysis.

Key Competencies

• Technical and analytical skills
• Process safety awareness
• Problem solving and decision making
• Attention to detail
• Communication and influencing skills
• Planning and organisational skills
• Continuous improvement mindset
• Ability to work across multiple departments