Automation Engineer Associate

Tirlán, is a world-class food and nutrition co-operative, with a diverse portfolio of quality ingredients, leading consumer and agri brands.

Tirlán owns leading brands such as Avonmore, Kilmeaden Cheese, Millac, Solmiko, Truly Grass Fed, Premier Milk, Wexford, mymilkman.ie and GAIN Animal Nutrition.

We nurture a talented team across Ireland, the US, MEA and China, delivering annual revenues of over €3 billion, and over 2,300 people to manage our network of 11 processing plants and 52 agri branches. Our purpose is to nourish the world, while safeguarding our environment for future generations.

Join the Tirlán Automation team as part of the 2027

Graduate Programme, based onsite at the Ballyragget facility and reporting to the Central Automation Lead. The role offers hands-on experience across industrial automation, process control, manufacturing systems, and digital technologies. Responsibilities include:

• Supporting troubleshooting and improvement of PLC, SCADA, MES and OT systems.

• Assisting with automation hardware, software and system upgrades.

• Participating in automation projects from design through testing, commissioning and handover.

• Supporting FAT, SAT and commissioning activities.

• Maintaining technical documentation and engineering records.

• Supporting manufacturing data collection, reporting and analysis.

• Contributing to continuous improvement, system reliability and process optimisation.

• Supporting OT cybersecurity, change management and engineering standards.

• Collaborating with production, engineering, IT teams and external automation partners across manufacturing sites.