Engineering Project Leader

Arla Foods Plc; Abertridwr; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading dairy cooperative in the UK seeks a Maintenance & Engineering Project Leader for its Oswestry Packing site. The role involves leading impactful engineering projects, driving safety, efficiency, and sustainability while ensuring full compliance with project processes. Candidates should have a strong technical background, project management experience, and excellent communication skills. Arla offers competitive benefits, a collaborative environment, and opportunities for growth. Join us to shape the future of dairy.

Benefits

Competitive salary

26 days holiday

Matched pension contributions up to 6%

Life assurance

Flexible benefits

Qualifications

• 3 years of technical or project management experience after engineering training.
• Background as a technician, technical engineer, or project manager in manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Lead CAPEX and non-CAPEX equipment projects and drive site improvements.
• Ensure compliance with project processes, legislation, and documentation.
• Drive efficient project implementation and support operations via LEAN initiatives.

Skills

Project management

Technical capability

Strong communication

Organizational skills

Continuous improvement

Education

Engineering degree or equivalent

Job description

Maintenance & Engineering Project Leader, Arla - Oswestry

Are you ready to lead impactful engineering projects that help shape the future of one of the UKs largest FMCG sites?

Join our Oswestry Packing site and play a key role in delivering CAPEX projects that drive safety, efficiency and sustainability across our operation.

How you will make an impact

As our Maintenance & Engineering Project Leader, you will join the dynamic engineering team at our Oswestry site, supporting the delivery of both CAPEX and non-CAPEX projects. You will identify improvement opportunities, ensure safe and efficient project execution, and anchor Arla’s sustainability ambitions in every project you lead.

Lead CAPEX and non-CAPEX equipment projects, identifying and driving site improvements.

Ensure safe project execution by engaging with the safety organisation and embedding Arla’s sustainability goals.

Plan and deliver projects to agreed time, cost, quality and risk criteria while maintaining strong stakeholder alignment.

Ensure full compliance with Arla’s project processes, legislation and documentation requirements, safeguarding key knowledge and results.

Drive efficient project implementation, lead and develop project team members, and support operations through LEAN and continuous improvement initiatives. This role sits within the Engineering function at our Oswestry Packing site and is a days-based position.

What will make you successful

To succeed in this role, you will bring a blend of technical capability, project leadership and a collaborative mindset. We imagine you have a background as a technician, technical engineer, engineer or project manager within a manufacturing environment, along with experience and financial competence in managing project budgets. You will also have 3 years of technical or project management experience following your engineering training.

On a personal level, you will thrive if you are a strong communicator who builds trust with stakeholders, highly organised with the ability to manage multiple priorities, and motivated by continuous improvement and delivering high-quality results.

We work closely together as a team and pride ourselves on supporting new colleagues, offering a steep learning curve and a collaborative environment where you can grow.

What do we offer?

We’re committed to your growth and development, offering internal and external training opportunities. You’ll enjoy a competitive salary, 26 days holiday, matched pension contributions up to 6%, life assurance, and flexible benefits. At Oswestry, you’ll join a team proud of its high job satisfaction and steep learning curve, with plenty of challenges and support to help you succeed.

Things we love to tell you about Arla & our Oswestry site

We are a farmer-owned cooperative, committed to ensuring farmers receive a fair price for their milk. We pioneered poo-powered trucks and built the world’s first 100% carbon-neutral dairy as part of our ongoing commitment to sustainability. We also produce Lurpak, one of the world’s most iconic butter brands, and operate across the UK, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, North America, South America and beyond.

At our Oswestry site we cover 8 acres of land and package 350 different types of product at our Oswestry site. We proudly #feedthenation, producing and delivering 99.8% of our customer orders on time. And if we lined up, side by side, all the 20kg blocks of cheese processed here each year, we could plot the entire UK coastline.

Would you like to join us?

If you want to make an impact and help shape the future of dairy, apply as soon as possible. We process applications on a continuous basis and will close recruitment once the right candidate is found.

Please note that we are not partnering with recruitment agencies for this role. Any unsolicited CVs will not be considered under agency ownership, and progression of such candidates will not constitute acceptance of agency terms.

Shape the Future of Dairy

Arla is a global leader in the dairy industry, committed to enabling good food choices that make life better, providing people with natural, sustainable nourishment, while taking care at every step to ensure Arla is a choice they can feel good about. If you are looking to shape the future with an ambitious global cooperative that truly cares about your growth, where everyone feels valued and empowered, and collaboration is the core of culture, Arla is a choice you can feel good about.

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