M&E technician - Lockerbie

TG Arla; Lockerbie; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading dairy cooperative in Lockerbie seeks a Multi-Skilled Engineer to work with state-of-the-art equipment. Responsibilities include maintenance, resolving breakdowns, and participating in continuous improvement projects. Ideal candidates will have strong mechanical and electrical engineering backgrounds, particularly within fast-paced manufacturing environments. Apply now to be part of a globally recognized company committed to sustainable practices.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Annual Pay review

Employer pension matched up to 6%

Flexible Benefits

Strong career development & training

Qualifications

• Experience with fast-moving machinery, pumps, valves, inverter drives.
• Knowledge of steam generation plant and chilled water systems.
• Understanding of chemical cleaning plant (CIP systems).

Responsibilities

• Participating in planned preventative maintenance.
• Resolving breakdowns in production equipment.
• Contributing to continuous improvement and project work.

Skills

Ambition & drive

Strong experience as a multiskilled engineer

Experience in mechanical and electrical engineering

Computer literate – SAP, Microsoft Office

Time served as Multi-Skilled Engineer

Education

NVQ Level 3 or HNC

Apprentice trained or proven experience

Tools

PLC’s (Siemens)

SCADA systems

Job description

Shift pattern: (Days & Nights / 6-6 12 hour shifts)

Benefits

• Competitive salary (Base Salary + Shift Allowance)
• 24 days
• Annual Pay review
• Employer pension matched up to 6% (12% total contributory)
• X4 annual salary life assurance cover
• Flexible Benefits- buy up to 5 days annual leave, reward gateway scheme- discounts with various retailers via my benefit platform.
• Strong career development & training (internal and external training)

Things we’d love to tell you about our Lockerbie site

• Arla Lockerbie has received c.£73.8 million investment since 2005
• 60% of our colleagues at Lockerbie have over 10 years’ service
• 75,000 cows depend on our Lockerbie site to process their milk daily
• If you piled the blocks of cheese we make at Lockerbie in a year end to end..the height would be equivalent to 2,428 Eiffel Towers
• The amount of whey concentrate site produces each year would fill 4 Olympic size (50 meter) swimming pools
• Our Arla Lockerbie site was open by HRH Queen Elizabeth in 1975

So what do our engineers actually do?

This is an opportunity not to be missed. You’ll get the chance to work at one of Arla’s largest Dairies with state of the art equipment and solid career development . As a Multi-Skilled Engineer, you will save the day if there’s a breakdown as well as participating in planned preventative maintenance. Alongside your day to day, you’ll get involved in CI and project work. You’ll contribute to Arla’s continued growth.

This will be working on equipment including; Milk pasteurisation, homogenisers, separators process systems, filers, Slicers, cartoners, bottle labellers, cappers, packers, blow moulding machines, weighers, flow wrappers, shrink wrappers, trolley packers. Palletisers, de-palletisers, conveyor lines (chain, spiral), robots (Kuka), vision systems, Spectrum TX rejection systems / OEMS such as Siemens, Krones, Tetra Pak, SPX flow, ISOMA,Hueft, Nepas, Alpla & Grunwald.

What you’ll need in order to be successful in the role

• Ambition & drive
• Strong experience as a multiskilled engineer (shift engineer/ maintenance engineer/ engineering technician and the likes)
• Experience in mechanical and electrical engineering within Manufacturing, Production and Process environments
• NVQ Level 3 or HNC or apprentice trained or proven experience with fast paced manufacturing environment
• Ideally you will have experience with fast- moving machinery, pumps, valves, inverter drives, sensors, relays, PLC’s (Siemens), Site Services (steam generation plant, chilled water systems, compressors, processes), CIP systems (chemical cleaning plant)
• Computer literate – SAP, Microsoft Office, SCADA, Trend systems, HMI’S
• Time served as Multi- Skilled Engineer within a manufacturing environment.

Things We’d Love To Tell You About Arla

• We are a farmer- owned cooperative. That means we are committed to partnering with farmers so they are guaranteed a fair price for their milk.
• We experimented with poo powered trucks (google it- you won’t regret it), and built the world’s first ever 100% carbon neutral dairy. All as part of our ongoing commitment to combatting climate change.
• We are the producer of Lurpak, one of the world’s most iconic butter brands.
• We are a Danish business, operating across the UK, Europe, Asia, The Middle East, North America, South America and other regions across the globe.

Please apply using the link or reach out to Chris Wakefield at Arla.

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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