Engineering Improvement Specialist

Arla Foods Plc; Leeds; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food manufacturing company in the UK is seeking a reliability engineer to enhance equipment reliability and support continuous improvement initiatives. The successful candidate will play a key role in addressing chronic equipment failures and collaborating with operations teams. This Monday-Friday role requires strong technical skills and a proactive approach to problem-solving, focusing on data analysis and operator asset care routines.

Qualifications

• Strong technical skills and a proactive mindset.
• Ability to implement continuous improvement actions.
• Experience with root cause analysis and data-driven decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Lead practical implementation of CI actions and reliability improvements.
• Resolve chronic equipment failures using structured methodologies.
• Provide technical support to maintenance and operations teams.

Skills

Technical skills

Problem-solving

Data analysis

Job description

Monday-Friday, days based role.

Do you want to be at the heart of driving reliability and continuous improvement in a fast-paced manufacturing environment?

Youll play a key role in strengthening our asset care routines, solving chronic equipment issues, and supporting the development of reliability engineering across the site,

How you will make an impact

In this role, youll combine hands-on technical expertise with structured problem-solving to improve equipment reliability and support our operations teams. Youll be central to embedding continuous improvement and developing operator asset care routines.

• Lead the practical implementation of CI actions and reliability improvements.
• Own and resolve chronic equipment failures through structured RCA / BDA methodologies.
• Provide technical support and guidance to maintenance and operations teams.
• Collaborate with operators to strengthen asset care routines and skills.
• Support the Reliability Engineer with data analysis, predictive technologies, and improvement roadmaps.

What will make you successful

Were looking for someone with strong technical skills, a proactive mindset, and the ability to translate data into practical so...