Automation Engineer / PAPI

About the role

Heineken is seeking an Automation Engineer (PAPI) to join its Cork brewery. Reporting to the Brewery Manager, you will own and continuously improve the automation hardware and software that keep our brewing processes running at the highest quality.

Key responsibilities

• Maintain, troubleshoot and upgrade automation platforms such as Rockwell FactoryTalk Studio, Allen‑Bradley PLCs, Siemens controllers, Wonderware InTouch and AVEVA Historian.
• Support fault‑finding across Maintenance, Operations, Quality, IT and Digital & Technology teams.
• Implement and optimise process control algorithms, including PID loop tuning.
• Interpret engineering drawings, P&IDs, electrical schematics and control diagrams to provide technical guidance.
• Participate in digital transformation projects and capital improvement initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with cGMP, GAMP, validation, change‑control and documentation standards.

Required profile

• Strong analytical mindset with a data‑driven approach.
• Solid understanding of physics, process engineering and instrumentation principles.
• Ability to read and interpret complex engineering documentation.
• Experience working in a regulated manufacturing environment is a plus.

Required skills

• Rockwell FactoryTalk Studio, Allen‑Bradley PLCs, Siemens systems.
• Wonderware InTouch, AVEVA Historian.
• Industrial communication protocols: Modbus, OPC, Profibus, CANbus.
• Ladder Logic, Structured Text, SQL query development.
• PID control and loop tuning.
• Microsoft Excel, Power BI and data analytics tools.