Multi-Skilled Utilities Technician, Arla - Leeds

Arla Group; Leeds; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Arla is seeking a Multi-Skilled Utilities Technician to own critical utility assets across the site, ensuring safe, reliable and compliant operation through proactive maintenance and continuous improvement. You will collaborate with engineering, contractors and operations to maximise asset performance and site uptime.

In this Monday–Friday 37.5-hour role, you will perform preventative maintenance, fault finding and on-call rotation, with responsibilities spanning steam, refrigeration, boilers,

Qualifications

• Recognised engineering qualification required.
• Experience in manufacturing, food, FMCG or industrial environments.
• Strong fault-finding capability and contractor management experience.
• Understanding of preventative maintenance principles.
• Exposure to CMMS systems and RCA methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Own the performance, reliability and condition of designated utility assets and plant rooms.
• Execute planned preventative maintenance, fault finding and reliability improvement activities across utilities systems.
• Ensure statutory inspections, compliance actions and maintenance requirements remain up to date.
• Coordinate and manage specialist contractors, ensuring work is completed safely and to required standards.
• Drive root cause analysis, corrective actions and continuous improvement initiatives to reduce downtime and improve asset performance.

Skills

Engineering qualification

Fault finding

Contractor management

Preventative maintenance

CMMS exposure

Root cause analysis

Team collaboration

Education

Engineering qualification

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Do you enjoy solving engineering challenges while taking ownership of critical utility assets that keep a manufacturing site running safely and efficiently?

This is an exciting opportunity to join our Engineering team as a Multi-Skilled Utilities Technician. In this role, you'll take responsibility for key utility systems across site, ensuring safe, reliable and compliant operation through proactive maintenance, reliability improvement and asset ownership.

Working across a broad range of utilities infrastructure, you will play a key role in maximising equipment availability, improving asset performance and supporting operational excellence. This position offers genuine ownership and the opportunity to drive improvements that directly impact site performance.

How you will make an impact

As a key member of the engineering function, you will take ownership of critical utility assets and ensure the continued availability, reliability and compliance of systems essential to manufacturing operations. You will work closely with engineering colleagues, contractors and operational teams to deliver preventative maintenance, continuous improvement and long-term asset performance.

• Own the performance, reliability and condition of designated utility assets and plant rooms.
• Execute planned preventative maintenance, fault finding and reliability improvement activities across utilities systems.
• Ensure statutory inspections, compliance actions and maintenance requirements remain fully up to date.
• Coordinate and manage specialist contractors, ensuring work is completed safely and to required standards.
• Drive root cause analysis, corrective actions and continuous improvement initiatives to reduce downtime and improve asset performance.

This is a Monday-Friday days role working 37.5 hours per week,. The role includes participation in a 1-in-4 on-call rota and 1-in-4 weekend cover rotation.

What will make you successful

You will have a recognised engineering qualification, ideally electrical, together with experience in manufacturing, food, FMCG or industrial environments. Strong fault-finding capability, contractor management experience and a good understanding of preventative maintenance principles are essential.

Experience with utilities systems such as steam generation, refrigeration, boilers, compressed air, HVAC, CHP, water treatment, electrical distribution or building services infrastructure would be highly advantageous. Exposure to CMMS systems, RCA methodologies and continuous improvement activities will support your success in the role.

To thrive in this position, you will be someone who takes ownership, approaches problems systematically and works collaboratively with others to achieve safe and reliable outcomes.

What do we offer?

This role offers the opportunity to take genuine ownership of critical infrastructure assets within a world-class manufacturing environment. You will be empowered to influence maintenance strategy, improve reliability and deliver measurable operational improvements.

We're committed to professional development and promoting from within. Our collaborative culture encourages knowledge sharing, continuous learning and technical growth. You'll join a market-leading organisation where engineering excellence and operational reliability are highly valued.

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 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.