Process Engineer - Dairy UHT Automation & CI

Tirlán Limited; Lough Egish; Remote; EUR 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Tirlán Limited in Lough Egish, Co. Monaghan, is seeking a Process Engineer for its UHT facility to drive process optimisation and continuous improvement across production, utilities, filling and packaging.

Reporting to Site Process Manager, you will act as SME for designated processes, lead technical investigations, apply Lean Six Sigma, support qualification and CAPEX, and mentor operators.

Join a world-class dairy manufacturing site committed to operational excellence and sustainable growth.

Qualifications

• Engineering, Food Science or related degree required.
• Experience in manufacturing, preferably dairy or food.
• Strong data analytics and problem‑solving skills.
• Knowledge of Lean, Six Sigma or DMAIC.
• Six Sigma Green Belt or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Lead process optimisation initiatives across production, packaging, utilities and milk intake operations.
• Monitor and analyse process performance, identifying opportunities to improve efficiency, quality, yield and reliability.
• Establish performance standards and support the achievement of key operational KPIs.
• Utilise data and process insights to drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Investigate process issues and implement sustainable corrective actions.
• Act as the SME for designated manufacturing processes.
• Provide technical support and troubleshooting for production-impacting issues.
• Support process qualification and requalification activities to ensure consistent performance against standards.
• Lead technical investigations, root cause analyses and continuous improvement projects.
• Apply Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma and DMAIC methodologies to improve process capability and performance.
• Partner with Production, Quality and Engineering teams to develop, test and implement process improvements.
• Support change control activities and ensure all process changes are appropriately assessed, documented and approved.
• Drive process standardisation and best practice implementation across the site.
• Support process validation and performance verification activities.

Skills

Process optimisation

Data analysis

Troubleshooting

MES systems

Education

Engineering degree

Food science

Six Sigma Green Belt

Tools

MES systems

Automation systems

DMAIC methods

Job description

Tirlán Limited in Lough Egish, Co. Monaghan, is seeking a Process Engineer for its UHT facility to drive process optimisation and continuous improvement across production, utilities, filling and packaging.

Reporting to Site Process Manager, you will act as SME for designated processes, lead technical investigations, apply Lean Six Sigma, support qualification and CAPEX, and mentor operators.

Join a world-class dairy manufacturing site committed to operational excellence and sustainable growth.