Senior Process Engineer - Food Manufacturing & Lean

Tirlán; Kilkenny; Hybrid; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Tirlán, a world-class food and nutrition co-operative based in Kilkenny, invites applications for a Process Technical Engineer. Located in Ballyragget, the role reports to the Site Process Technical Team Manager and focuses on improving plant performance across cheese, butter, milk proteins and whey powder production.

The candidate will support Operations in KPI delivery, develop MES dashboards, and lead continuous improvement initiatives using Lean and Six Sigma methodologies to maximise yield

Qualifications

• Third level degree in food science, engineering, or processing discipline.
• 3-5 years’ experience in a food manufacturing or pharma-based organisation.
• Experience monitoring MES KPI data and trending data.
• Ability to use data insights to drive performance.
• Proactive troubleshooting and opportunity identification.
• Strong information handling and IT skills.
• Lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, or process improvement experience; Six Sigma desirable.

Responsibilities

• Promote and implement best practice health and safety policies and procedures.
• Provide technical help in problem solving with the Process Technical team and plant operations.
• Engage with Quality and Production to prioritise, develop, design and test new or enhanced processes.
• Analyse production data to identify inefficiencies and implement improvements to maximize yield and minimize waste.
• Utilise DMAIC tools to characterize, optimise and troubleshoot process equipment and tech performance.
• Collaborate with Production to plan and execute agreed changes.
• Develop MES dashboards and reporting tools to streamline workflows and reduce manual data handling.
• Identify and participate in innovation projects to improve production methods and processes.
• Monitor MES KPI data and report/trend data for individual processes.
• Use data insights to suggest interventions to boost performance.
• Troubleshoot issues and identify opportunities to enhance plant performance and KPI improvement.

Skills

Data monitoring

Data utilization

Troubleshooting

Information handling

Motivation

Problem-solving

Lean manufacturing

Six Sigma

Education

Third Level Degree in Food Science, Engineering or Processing Discipline

Tools

MES dashboards

DMAIC tools

Job description

Tirlán, a world-class food and nutrition co-operative based in Kilkenny, invites applications for a Process Technical Engineer. Located in Ballyragget, the role reports to the Site Process Technical Team Manager and focuses on improving plant performance across cheese, butter, milk proteins and whey powder production.

The candidate will support Operations in KPI delivery, develop MES dashboards, and lead continuous improvement initiatives using Lean and Six Sigma methodologies to maximise yield