Area Reliability Technician – Lead Downtime Reduction & CI

Arla Group; Lockerbie; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Arla Foods Lockerbie is seeking an Area Technician to join the Operations team. You will act as the technical expert in your LCO area, driving equipment reliability and supporting high levels of performance. You’ll work with Operations, Engineering, Maintenance and Quality to deliver sustainable improvements.

You’ll lead problem-solving activities, CI programmes and ensure technical standards are maintained, while coaching frontline teams to develop technical capability.

Qualifications

• 5 years’ experience in a similar or equivalent role.
• HNC/HND qualification in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.
• Experience in manufacturing environment; food/dairy/FMCG advantageous.
• Strong knowledge of equipment reliability and fault-finding techniques.
• Experience using data to drive improvements.
• Excellent communication to coach across functions.

Responsibilities

• Lead initiatives to reduce unplanned downtime and losses through RCA and CI.
• Analyse equipment performance data and develop improvement plans.
• Own and maintain Operator Asset Care (OAC) processes across the production area.
• Coach operators to strengthen fault-finding skills, ownership and technical capability.
• Support the implementation of new technologies and projects with internal and external stakeholders.

Skills

Equipment reliability

Data analysis

Lean manufacturing

Problem solving

SAP PM

Communication skills

Education

HNC/HND Eng

Tools

SAP PM

Job description

Arla Foods Lockerbie is seeking an Area Technician to join the Operations team. You will act as the technical expert in your LCO area, driving equipment reliability and supporting high levels of performance. You’ll work with Operations, Engineering, Maintenance and Quality to deliver sustainable improvements.

You’ll lead problem-solving activities, CI programmes and ensure technical standards are maintained, while coaching frontline teams to develop technical capability.