Systems & Controls Engineer

Who we are:

With our partners at Beam Suntory, we're embarking on a new chapter of growth to become Suntory Oceania, a new multi-beverage powerhouse across Australia and New Zealand -underpinned by our diverse talent, market-leading brands, quality craftsmanship and a strong sense of purpose.

With an inspiring growth trajectory ahead, there has never been a better time to join the Suntory family. From 2025 in Australia and 2026 in New Zealand, we will own local manufacturing, sales, and distribution for our full portfolio of alcohol and non-alcohol beverages. By harnessing the best of Suntory from across Australia and New Zealand, we will offer a unique portfolio of over 40 market-leading brands - powered by two local manufacturing sites, five distribution centres and more than 1500 Suntorians.

Together, we will bring the best of Suntory to Oceania.

The opportunity:

As part of our wider Supply Chain & Quality group, you’ll provide the systems and controls support for the safe and reliable operations of our Wiri manufacturing plant. This will include:

• Maintain and support manufacturing software systems, whilst playing a pivotal role in Frucor Suntory’s path to digital manufacturing.
• To deliver, and lead projects whilst also providing technical guidance for the wider automation and process engineering team.
• Being involved in line improvement projects, as well as supporting line integration.
• Maintain and support the network infrastructure including Active Directory and VM Ware environment.
• Iterate on controls documentation.
• Maintain and support engineering related computer equipment and software, along with upholding the standard of engineering network and data acquisition systems.
• Act as a coach and mentor for colleagues on engineering systems and standards.

What you'll bring:

In addition to a can-do attitude, you’ll bring:

• Tertiary education in Engineering, Science, or a related discipline.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Exposure to fast-paced FMCG environments.
• Computer programming knowledge.
• HMI & SCADA application maintenance experience.
• Well-versed in Process & Automation documentation.
• Understanding of industrial ethernet networking.
• SAP experience.
• MS Excel & SQL (Sequel) experience.

Unleash your spirit with Frucor Suntory:

Working at Frucor Suntory isn't a job, it's a career. As part of the Suntory Group, our learning and development opportunities are hard to beat, and our career pathways have global reach. We’re incredibly proud of our vibrant culture and our people, which makes Frucor Suntory a great place.

In addition to being part of a great team, our offer includes a competitive base salary, a day off on your birthday, the opportunity to earn a generous incentive, a generous parental leave policy and on the job training opportunities as well as an in-house Learning & Development team to support your career growth.

How do I apply?

If you are ready to accelerate your career and make a real difference to the company’s on-going success, then this is the role for you! Click apply to submit your CV & cover letter.

If you require any specific support or adjustments throughout the recruitment process to enable you to put your best foot forward, please don’t hesitate to let us know.

At Frucor Suntory, we recognise that all life experiences equate to innovation. We welcome people of all cultural and ethnic backgrounds, abilities, ages, life stages, all sexualities, and all genders to apply to join the Frucor Suntory family. We are 100% proud of our people; we empower each other to go for it and make a difference together.