Process Manager

TN United Kingdom; Stonehouse; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the dairy industry is seeking a Process Manager for their Severnside Dairy. This role involves overseeing fluid movement and CIP processes, ensuring health and safety compliance, and developing process expertise among team members. Ideal candidates will have extensive knowledge of dairy processing, SCADA systems, and operational excellence tools.

Benefits

Up to 15% bonus

4x life assurance

Private healthcare

25 days annual leave

Access to Muller rewards platform

Qualifications

• In-depth knowledge of dairy processing and intake.
• Strong knowledge of pumps, valves, and instrumentation.
• HACCP training and basic understanding of engineering principles.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the movement of fluids and CIP processes.
• Develop process experts through coaching and training.
• Lead improvement projects based on data analysis.

Skills

Dairy processing knowledge

SCADA knowledge

CIP best practices

OpEx tools & techniques

Job description

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Müller UK & Ireland is wholly owned by Unternehmensgruppe Theo Müller, which employs over 31,000 people throughout Europe. In the UK, Müller develops, manufactures, and markets a wide range of branded and private label dairy products made with milk from 1,300 farmers in Britain. Müller is ranked within the top 20 in The Grocer’s Top 100 list of Britain’s Biggest Brands and is picked from shelves millions of times each year. Müller UK & Ireland includes:

Müller Milk & Ingredients, aiming to be Britain’s private label dairy leader, produces branded and private label fresh milk, cream, butter, and ingredients products. It has a network of dairies and depots servicing customers throughout the country.

Müller Yogurt & Desserts, the UK’s leading yogurt manufacturer, aims to create millions more Müller moments for its consumers. Major brands include Müller Corner, Müllerlight, Müller Bliss, Müller Rice, FRijj, and Müller Kefir Smoothie. It produces chilled desserts under licence from Mondelez International and supplies the UK private label yogurt market from a dedicated, state-of-the-art yogurt facility.

We are currently recruiting for a Process Manager to join us at our Severnside Dairy.

Job Purpose:

Site responsibility for all movement and processing of liquids, Clean in Process (CIP's) controlled by Scada software, and advising the site on health, safety, and environmental matters.

Hours: 40 hours per week (Mon-Fri)

Location: Severnside

Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for all movement of fluids from cream intake to cream aging, buttermilk, and evaporator.
• Responsible for all CIP’s controlled by Scada—CIP in line with company best practices, handling and use of chemicals ensuring health and safety are maintained, interpreting Scada data to ensure adequate cleans in preparation for production.
• Developing process experts through ongoing coaching, training, development, and feedback. Developing a deeper understanding of cream processing and overall operations, including valve knowledge (identification, operation, and basic maintenance).
• Creating clear succession and development plans—building a talent pool of process experts as process is the science behind our work.
• Converting and interpreting ‘process top loss’ data analysis into improvement projects—making decisions based on data, leading improvement projects, and implementing long-term fixes.

Requirements:

• In-depth knowledge of dairy processing and intake.
• Strong knowledge of pumps, valves, and industry-standard instrumentation.
• Detailed understanding of CIP best practices.
• Strong knowledge of OpEx tools & techniques, IOSH Managing Safety.
• HACCP training, SCADA knowledge.
• Basic understanding of engineering and automation principles.
• Good understanding of dairy micro analysis, knowledge of autonomous maintenance, and CMMS.
• Up to 15% bonus.
• 4x life assurance.
• Private healthcare.
• 25 days annual leave.
• Access to Muller rewards platform for various retailer discounts.