Muller UK & Ireland
Automation & Electrical Engineer
Automation & Electrical Engineer at Muller UK & Ireland, based in Stonehouse, South West England. This is a permanent role.
- Pay
- Not given by the employer
- Hours and contract
- Permanent · On site
- Location
- Stonehouse, South West England
- Closing date
- Sector
- Electrical Engineer
Reference 57531824
About the role
Are you an electrically biased engineer with a passion for automation, problem-solving and making machinery perform at its best?
We’re looking for an Electrical & Automation Support Engineer to join our Severnside Blowmoulding operation within Müller Milk & Ingredients.
This is a key site-based role where you’ll combine your electrical engineering expertise with automation and controls knowledge to improve asset reliability, reduce downtime and develop our automation capability.
You’ll work across reactive support, continuous improvement and site projects, giving you the opportunity to get involved with everything from PLC fault-finding and SCADA systems to automation upgrades and reliability improvements.
Multi-skilled training would be advantageous, but what’s particularly important is your ability to apply your engineering knowledge practically, safely and effectively.
When you will be working: Monday - Friday 8am - 4pm
What you’ll be doing:
- Providing specialist electrical and automation support, including breakdown fault-finding and structured problem-solving.
- Identifying and delivering improvements that increase reliability, efficiency and equipment performance.
- Supporting minor automation CAPEX projects and wider site projects involving controls and automation.
- Working with Siemens S7 and Allen-Bradley PLC systems, SCADA and INTOUCH applications.
- Supporting industrial networks, electrical panels, controls and automation infrastructure.
- Maintaining automation documentation, software version control and site standards.
- Supporting automation health checks, panel risk assessments and obsolescence plans.
- Using performance data to identify opportunities to improve production efficiency, quality and reliability.
What we’re looking for
You’ll ideally have:
- An Electrical or Mechanical Engineering qualification, ideally alongside a recognised apprenticeship.
- A strong electrical bias with hands-on fault-finding experience.
- Experience diagnosing faults within electrical panels and during breakdown situations.
- Knowledge of Siemens S7 and Allen-Bradley PLC programming.
- Understanding of industrial networking.
- A practical, improvement-focused approach to engineering.
Benefits included:
- Annual pay reviews
- Bonus scheme of up to 10%
- 25 days’ annual leave, increasing with service
- Option to buy and sell up to 5 days’ annual leave
- Private medical healthcare (single)
- Pension scheme
- Life assurance
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and family leave policies
- Enhanced bereavement policy
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Access to our employee discount platform, offering discounts across hundreds of retailers online and in-storeOp
You can find out more about Müller and what it’s like to work for us by clicking here Careers at Müller UK & Ireland
Reference: 57531824 · Posted 1 week ago · Closes 23 Dec 2026 · Listed via Muller UK & Ireland
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