Engineering Manager, Site Maintenance & Automation

Arla Foods A.m.b.a; Westbury; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

26 days holiday

Matched pension up to 6%

Life assurance

Flexible benefits

Job summary

Arla Foods Westbury is seeking a site Engineering & Maintenance Leader to steer a team of Maintenance & Engineering Technicians in a highly automated dairy site. You will balance people leadership with technical excellence to maintain safe, reliable operations across processing, packing and utilities.

You will coach and develop staff, drive continuous improvement, and collaborate with production, quality and site functions while shaping maintenance strategy and digital adoption.

Qualifications

• Lead a team of Maintenance & Engineering Technicians, ensuring safe operations, technical excellence and continuous improvement across processing, packing and utilities assets.
• Experience in FMCG/food manufacturing environments is advantageous and a lead/manager track record is expected.
• Qualified with a recognised engineering apprenticeship or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Leading, coaching and developing your team in accordance with Good Leadership and Good Values.
• Ensuring safe, reliable and efficient engineering operations through planning, maintenance execution and resource prioritisation.
• Leading structured problem solving and continuous improvement to improve equipment reliability and OEE.
• Working cross-functionally with Production, Quality and other site functions to deliver operational objectives and support change initiatives.
• Supporting maintenance strategy, engineering projects and site investment programmes while driving digital adoption and data-led decision making.

Skills

Team leadership

People management

Safety-focused

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Education

HNC/HND/ONC/NVQ Level 3 in engineering

Job description

Arla Foods Westbury is seeking a site Engineering & Maintenance Leader to steer a team of Maintenance & Engineering Technicians in a highly automated dairy site. You will balance people leadership with technical excellence to maintain safe, reliable operations across processing, packing and utilities.

You will coach and develop staff, drive continuous improvement, and collaborate with production, quality and site functions while shaping maintenance strategy and digital adoption.