Process Engineer Artigarvan County Tyrone Lakeland Dairies Co-operative Society Limited (The Group) is the second largest dairy processor on the island of Ireland. The business is complex and ambitious with a milk supply pool of 2 billion litres of milk, drawn from over 3,200 family farms across 16 counties. With the most modern dairy manufacturing facilities in 8 locations on a cross border basis, the Group supplies to a broad customer base including some of the worlds foremost blue chip companies across the dairy food ingredients, foodservice and consumer food channels on a domestic Ireland, UK, European and global basis. Internationally we export some 240 different products to over 100 countries worldwide. The Groups Agribusiness Division (Lakeland Agri) operates a state-of-the-art Animal Feed Manufacturing Facility and is a leading and innovative provider of the highest quality feeds and agricultural inputs to dairy, beef, and sheep farmers across the north and south of Ireland. Applications are invited for the above position to work as part of our growing team at our Artigarvan site. The Role Reporting to our Site Manager, this key role is responsible for developing and improving all process aspects of our Food Ingredients site. The person will work cross functionally to ensure we are optimising our yields, Energy, water usage, chemical usage, CIP Validation as well as effectively managing solids to ensure our effluent plant runs efficiently. Our new process engineer will work closely with projects and other functions to scope the correct processing equipment for new products as well as advising on new technology to ensure we are at the cutting edge of technology. The successful applicant will scope and accept new equipment for the site as well as setting the standard for production going forward. In addition, our new Process Engineer will work closely with Operations to ensure we have the correct maintenance programs, and our processes are best in class in order to manufacture our goods at highest possible quality and lowest possible cost. The Person The role requires a candidate to have relevant degree (or HND or equivalent qualification in an engineering discipline) or where no qualification is held the candidate must be qualified by relevant experience. It is essential that candidates have experience in previous manufacturing experience in a similar role (manufacturing/engineering). The successful candidate will have a proven track record as a process subject matter expert with the technical depth to adapt this knowledge to new technologies. It is desirable if the candidate has previous experience of improvement projects and can demonstrate the ability to use continuous improvement (CI) tools. The candidate must have knowledge in CI methods to overall equipment effectiveness, quality, reduce cost, inefficiencies and waste. The successful candidate will have a good working knowledge of MS Office to include Word, PowerPoint and Excel, and will be able to use 2D CAD Systems (e.g AutoCAD) or willing to train in CAD software. If you have the necessary skills and attributes to meet this exciting opportunity in a dynamic, high volume and fast-moving business, we would be delighted to hear from you. Application Process: To apply for this role, please send a CV by email to or contact our Human Resources department. Closing date is midday on Monday 17th February. Lakeland Dairies Ltd is committed to having an inclusive workplace where every employee feels they belong. If you require accommodations to be made during the recruitment process or have questions relating to accessibility, please contact us at Skills: Engineering Process Engineering Mechanical Engineering Benefits: pension free parking