M&E Technician -Stourton Dairy

Arla Foods Deutschland GmbH; Leeds; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading dairy cooperative in Leeds is seeking an experienced M&E Technician to provide vital maintenance support across a complex production site. Responsibilities include troubleshooting, scheduled maintenance, and health and safety compliance. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in a manufacturing environment and hold relevant qualifications. This role offers opportunities for career development in a supportive and collaborative workplace.

Benefits

24 days holidays

Employer pension matched up to 6%

X4 annual salary life assurance cover

Flexible benefits

Strong career development & training

Qualifications

• Experience as a maintenance engineer or similar, ideally in a regulated environment.
• Able to troubleshoot and diagnose breakdowns effectively.
• Champion health and safety by adhering to safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide critical breakdown support across 24/7 production site.
• Carry out planned maintenance and servicing activities.
• Participate in risk assessments to support health and safety.

Skills

Experience in FMCG, Food or regulated manufacturing environment

Structured problem solving experience

Root Cause Analysis (RCA)

Fault finding

Computer literate – SAP PM or similar CMMS system

Microsoft Office

Education

Minimum NVQ Level 3/ONC or higher

Job description

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Shift based role – 4 on 4 off 12 hour shift pattern (2 days, 2 nights, 4 off)

What will you get?

• 24 days holidays
• Employer pension matched up to 6%
• 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)

We have an exciting M&E Technician opportunity at our Stourton Dairy in Leeds, Arla's second-largest and most complex dairy site in the UK, producing over 700 million litres of tasty and nutritious products each year.

How will you add value

• Provide critical breakdown support across a complex 24/7 production site from filling and packaging lines, chilling systems and conveyors.
• Carry out planned, preventative maintenance and servicing activities as planned via the CMMS system
• Troubleshoot and diagnose breakdowns using structure problem solving techniques and drive continuous improvement to improve operational efficiencies.
• Champion health and safety by adhering to safety standards, SOPs and participating in risk assessment
• Support and lean into projects across the site, both small and large, actively inputting to site development and performance.

Grow with Arla

• Experience in an FMCG, Food or regulated manufacturing environment, working at pace in a maintenance engineer or similar
• Ideally you will be time served/ apprentice trained engineer holding a minimum NVQ Level 3/ ONC or higher.
• Structured problem solving experience, Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and faulting finding.
• Computer literate – SAP PM or similar CMMS system, Microsoft Office

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

• Site takes in 2.2 million litres of Milk daily
• Produces around 660 million litres of the nation’s favourites per year from 16 automated filling lines.
• Producing over 225 SKU within 10 different product groups such as Cravendale & BOB filtered milk, Flavoured milk, Creams, alcohol cream, custards and cottage cheese are supplied from Stourton.
• Site has received c.£315 million in investment since 2004, with a further major investment of c.£50 million soon to begin.

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.