Autonomous M&E Technician for AD Plant

Arla Foods; Lockerbie; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

24 days holiday

Matched pension up to 6%

Life assurance

Flexible benefits

Job summary

Arla Foods Lockerbie is recruiting a mechanically biased Maintenance and Engineering Technician on shift to maintain and improve the Anaerobic Digestion (AD) Plant and associated utilities, keeping critical plant operations running safely and efficiently.

Based at Lockerbie, you’ll execute planned, preventative and reactive maintenance, diagnose faults on pumps, motors and rotating equipment, and work with operations to maximise reliability while meeting safety and regulatory standards.

Qualifications

• Recognised engineering qualification, apprenticeship, or equivalent practical experience in maintenance engineering.
• Mechanical bias highly valuable; multi-skilled experience beneficial.
• Experience maintaining industrial equipment such as pumps, motors, conveyors, rotating machinery or utility systems.
• Experience on an AD Plant or effluent treatment facility advantageous but not essential.
• Proactive, dependable and ownership-minded.
• Able to balance planned and reactive maintenance and collaborate with others to keep operations running smoothly.

Responsibilities

• Execute planned, preventative and reactive maintenance across the AD Plant and supporting utility assets.
• Diagnose faults and carry out repairs on pumps, motors, mechanical systems and associated equipment to minimise downtime.
• Support plant reliability through structured problem solving, root cause analysis and continuous improvement activities.
• Complete maintenance activities including welding, component replacement and equipment refurbishment while maintaining high safety standards.
• Work closely with operational teams and engineering colleagues to optimise plant performance and ensure regulatory compliance.

Skills

Mechanical bias

Preventative maintenance

Troubleshooting

Root cause analysis

Education

Engineering qualification or apprenticeship

Job description

Arla Foods Lockerbie is recruiting a mechanically biased Maintenance and Engineering Technician on shift to maintain and improve the Anaerobic Digestion (AD) Plant and associated utilities, keeping critical plant operations running safely and efficiently.

Based at Lockerbie, you’ll execute planned, preventative and reactive maintenance, diagnose faults on pumps, motors and rotating equipment, and work with operations to maximise reliability while meeting safety and regulatory standards.