Engineering Technician (Dairy)

Muller Dairy; Normanton and Altofts; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading dairy company is looking for an Engineering Technician (Dairy) to provide efficient maintenance at their site. The role includes diagnosing faults, maintaining equipment, and ensuring safety compliance. Candidates should have mechanical/electrical experience and relevant qualifications. The position offers competitive salary, generous annual leave, and great career development opportunities. The role is on a permanent basis with a unique 4 on 4 off shift structure.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Generous annual leave allowance

Access to rewards platform

Pension scheme

5% annual bonus

Qualifications

• Experience within maintenance/manufacturing industry.
• Ability to diagnose faults and repair mechanical/electrical equipment.
• Knowledge of safety standards and 5S principles.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe, reactive maintenance on site assets.
• Lead shift-based problem-solving efforts with the team.
• Identify and implement equipment improvements.

Skills

Mechanical/electrical biased experience

Problem-solving skills

Effective communication

Education

Recognised apprenticeship

ONS/HNC qualification

IOSH / NEBOSH qualification

Job description

About Mller UK & Ireland

Mller UK & Ireland is wholly owned by Unternehmensgruppe Theo Mller, which employs over 31,000 people throughout Europe.

In the UK, Mller develops, manufactures and markets a wide range of branded and private‑label dairy products made with milk from 1,300 farmers in Britain. Mller is ranked within the top 20 in The Grocer’s Top 100 list of Britain’s biggest brands and is selected from shelves millions of times each year.

Mller UK & Ireland includes Mller Milk & Ingredients, which aims to be Britain’s private‑label dairy leader and produces branded and private‑label fresh milk, cream, butter and ingredient products, operating a network of dairies and depots that service customers throughout the country.

Mller Yogurt & Desserts is the UK’s leading yogurt manufacturer, creating millions more Mller moments for its consumers, responsible for major brands such as Mller Corner, Mllerlight, Mller Bliss, Mller Rice, FRijj and Mller Kefir Smoothie, and produces chilled desserts under licence from Mondelez International. It also supplies the UK private‑label yogurt market from a dedicated, state‑of‑the‑art yogurt facility.

Engineering Technician (Dairy) – Severnside

Position: Permanent contract (4 on 4 off – 2 days & 2 nights, 7‑7). Location: Severnside Dairy.

The Engineering Technician will provide safe, front‑line reactive maintenance and drive continuous improvement of site assets and equipment, ensuring efficient and reliable operation.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure effective handover of information across shifts.
• Use PMS to support prioritisation and problem‑solving (RCFA).
• Diagnose faults and test, repair and maintain mechanical/electrical equipment.
• Observe, recognise and report machinery or component defects or symptoms of impending failure; provide CMMS data.
• Contact OEMs and suppliers for technical support and expedite parts when not available on site.
• Lead shift‑based problem‑solving where corrective actions aren’t clear.
• Work as ONE TEAM with First Line Response Technician and coach operators with asset‑care tasks.
• Identify and implement improvements; raise life‑cycle issues with recommendations.
• Use and support simple 5WHY/OE techniques and RCA techniques through to 100‑year fix.
• Use and support departmental 5S programmes for workshops and stores.

Key Qualifications

• Recognised apprenticeship.
• Experience within maintenance/manufacturing industry.
• Mechanical/electrical biased experience.
• ONS/HNC qualification.
• IOSH / NEBOSH qualification.

Desirable Skills

• Electrical qualification.
• Multiskilled engineer experience.

Compensation and Benefits

• Competitive salary.
• Generous annual leave allowance (276 hours).
• Access to Mller Rewards Platform.
• Long‑term career with a company that invests in you.
• Career development and defined pathways.
• On‑site car park.
• Supportive team environment.
• Life assurance.
• Pension scheme.
• 5% annual bonus (company target dependent).

Contact Details

UK Recruitment, Mller UK & Ireland,
Shrewsbury Road, Market Drayton, Shropshire, TF9 3SQ