6 Senior Professional - M&E Technician

Arla Foods; Leeds; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food production company in Leeds seeks a Senior Professional - M&E Technician to drive maintenance and engineering optimizations. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of relevant experience and a strong educational background in Maintenance or Engineering. Responsibilities include ensuring compliance with safety standards and leading preventive maintenance activities. This position offers an exciting opportunity in a dynamic environment focused on continuous improvement and sustainability.

Qualifications

• Advanced knowledge required for operational M&E procedures.
• Experience in compliance with health, safety, and food safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead maintenance and updating of equipment.
• Ensure quality and food safety in area of responsibility.
• Conduct and improve predictive maintenance.
• Support implementation of maintenance excellence.

Skills

Maintenance and Engineering procedures

Data-driven decision making

Continuous improvement practices

Education

Relevant Maintenance/IT/Technical/Engineering education

Over 10 years of relevant work experience

Tools

CMMS systems

Job description

Description

Job ID

41001352

Job Title

Senior Professional - M&E Technician

Job Function

Maintenance & Engineering

Job Family

M&E Technician

Job Level

6

Career Stream

Individual Contributor Career Stream

Position examples

• Senior M&E Technician
• Senior Production IT Technician
• Senior Automation Technician

Level definition

• Drive and provides support to a function or operational unit at a large site.
• Requires advanced knowledge of operational M&E procedures and tools.
• Delivers within established processes, data driven and procedures with some scope to act outside of these.
• Delivers data and support within a short-term time frame.
• May influence others in their function or operational unit and may interact with external stakeholder, Arla Global IT/M&E functions.

Key responsibilities

• Leads a structured updating and maintenance on designated equipment.
• Ensures quality and food safety within in own area of responsibility, and quality and food safety mindset.
• Challenges processes and practices. Identifies opportunities for continuous improvement and supports LCO Teams on continuous optimization and development opportunities in daily operations with a data driven mindset.
• Contributes that the department complies with Arla Foods' standards, policies as well as applicable law and Health, Safety & Food Safety procedures and mindset.
• Conducts and improves predictive maintenance of complex line equipment.
• Conducts corrective maintenance in case of site equipment failure and breakdown.
• Completes and updates plant maintenance records complying with all departmental procedures.
• Performs all activities in accordance with company and statutory requirements in order to provide a safe and compliant workplace.
• Delivers continues improvement and equipment/process modifications and technical input to CAPEX projects.
• Contributes to digital transformation and sustainability within specific area.
• Utilizes CMMS systems and reporting suites.
• Carries out equipment and plant condition appraisals.
• Develops SOP's and work instructions.
• Accountable for supporting the implementation of maintenance excellence.

Educational background

• Knowledge gained through formal education with limited experience and/or significant years of relevant work experience (10+ years) gained in the specific technical area combined with technical education.
• Relevant Maintenance/IT/ Technical/ Engineering education.

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