Engineering Technician (Dairy)

Müller UK & Ireland; England; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading dairy producer in the UK is seeking an Engineering Technician to provide maintenance and support operations at their Severnside Dairy. The role requires a recognized apprenticeship and experience in the manufacturing industry. Responsibilities include diagnosing faults, implementing improvements, and working collaboratively within teams. Benefits include a competitive salary, generous annual leave, and a supportive working environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Generous annual leave allowance

Access to Muller Rewards Platform

Life assurance

Pension scheme

5% annual bonus

Onsite car park

Qualifications

• Experience within maintenance in the manufacturing industry.
• Mechanical/Electrical bias is essential.
• Multiskilled engineer experience is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe front line reactive maintenance.
• Identify cost effective improvements to site assets.
• Diagnose faults and maintain mechanical and electrical equipment.
• Coach operators with asset care tasks.

Skills

Mechanical engineering

Electrical engineering

Problem-solving

Teamwork

Continuous improvement

Education

Recognised apprenticeship

ONC/HNC

Electrical qualification

Job description

Overview

Müller UK & Ireland is wholly owned by the Unternehmensgruppe Theo Müller which employs over 24,000 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 more than 1,700 British farmers. The Müller brand is ranked at No.7 in The Grocer’s Top 100 list of Britain’s Biggest Brands, and is also the 7th most chosen brand in the UK.

We are seeking an Engineering Technician to join us at our Severnside Dairy.

Responsibilities

• To provide safe front line reactive maintenance and actively identify root cause to bring equipment back into service as quickly as possible.
• Actively seek and identify cost effective improvements to site assets and equipment, improving efficiency and reliability.
• To ensure effective handover of information across shifts.
• Use PMS to support prioritisation and problem solving (RCFA).
• Diagnose faults and test, repair and maintain mechanical and electrical equipment.
• Observe, recognise and report on machinery or component defects or symptoms of impending failure and provide CMMS data.
• Contact OEMs and other suppliers for technical support as needed and expedite parts when not available on site.
• Lead shift-based problem solving where corrective actions are not clear.
• Work as ONE TEAM with the First Line Response Technician.
• Coach operators with asset care tasks.
• Identify and implement improvements; identify life cycle issues and raise recommendations.
• Use and support simple 5WHY OE techniques / RCA techniques through to a long-term fix.
• Use and support departmental 5S programmes for workshops and stores.

Qualifications

• Recognised apprenticeship.
• Experience within maintenance.
• Manufacturing Industry Experience.
• Mechanical/Electrical bias.
• ONC/HNC.
• IOSHH / Nebosh – Desirable.
• Electrical qualification.
• Multiskilled engineer experience.

Please note this is a 4 on 4 off Shift role Days/Nights rotating (2 Days 2 Nights).

Benefits

• Competitive salary.
• Generous annual leave allowance (276 hours).
• Access to Muller Rewards Platform.
• Long term career with a company that invests in you!
  Life assurance
• Pension scheme.
• 5% annual bonus (company target dependant).
• Onsite car park.
• Supportive team environment.