Automation Engineer – Dairy Plant Optimization

Open Country Dairy Ltd; Gore; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Open Country Dairy Ltd invites an experienced Automation Engineer to join the Mataura Valley Milk site in Gore. You will work with Operations, Technical, Supply Chain and Engineering to ensure plant automation systems operate at peak performance and drive reliable, efficient manufacturing outcomes.

The role emphasizes solving complex technical challenges, improving processes and contributing to site performance with a hands-on approach and opportunity to shape automation development and ERP/MES

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering, Automation Engineering or equivalent.
• Proven troubleshooting and fault-finding abilities.
• Experience reading and interpreting functional descriptions.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose and resolve automation and control system issues.
• Optimise plant performance, quality, yield and reliability.
• Develop and implement software solutions for automation and projects.
• Support production teams with troubleshooting and process improvement.
• Assist with ERP and MES integration and data management.
• Support recipe management and new product development activities.
• Manage automation documentation and change processes.

Skills

Automation troubleshooting

Root cause analysis

System integration

Industrial IT networking

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

CMMS

SCADA

ERP/MES integration

Job description

Open Country Dairy Ltd invites an experienced Automation Engineer to join the Mataura Valley Milk site in Gore. You will work with Operations, Technical, Supply Chain and Engineering to ensure plant automation systems operate at peak performance and drive reliable, efficient manufacturing outcomes.

The role emphasizes solving complex technical challenges, improving processes and contributing to site performance with a hands-on approach and opportunity to shape automation development and ERP/MES