Automation Project Engineer

Nestle

📍 Dalston, United Kingdom, United Kingdom

Full-time other-general Posted February 28, 2026

Job Description

**Business Area: Nestle Beverage**
**Location: Dalston, Cumbria**

**Salary: £50,000.00 - £55,000.00 depending on experience.**

**Some of our other fantastic benefits**

+ Potential, discretionary annual bonus.
+ Generous pension scheme – up to 12% contribution from Nestle.
+ 12 flexible days on top of 25-day holiday entitlement.
+ 2 paid volunteering days.
+ A focus on personal development and growth.

We are recruiting for an Automation Project Engineer at our Dalston Factory due to some exciting projects coming to the site. This is a permanent opportunity which will report into the Project Engineering Manager.

The Nestlé Dalston Factory, which is the home of Nescafe and produces a range of Cappuccino, Aero and Coffee mate products. These are produced through a highly automated PLC controlled process plant and automated filling and packing lines. It is continually developing our recipes and expanding our leading brands.