Process Technician - Settle Creamery

Arla foods; Settle; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading dairy company as a Process Technician at Arla Foods Settle Creamery. This shift-based role involves operating machinery, implementing improvements, and ensuring food safety while contributing to the production of their Lactofree range. With a strong commitment to training, you will play a key role in a quality-driven team dedicated to high standards.

Benefits

Annual Pay review

Employer pension matched up to 6%

Discounted Arla products

Christmas cheese hamper

Qualifications

• Experience within an FMCG or manufacturing environment.
• Natural ability to solve problems.
• Strong sense of professional integrity.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to a healthy, inclusive and safe work environment.
• Operate machines and processing equipment.
• Identify and address the root cause of problems.

Skills

Problem-solving

Safety Mindset

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02.06.2025

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Process Technician

Arla Foods Settle Creamery, BD24 9AE

Shift based role- mixture of days & nights

As a Process Technician at our production site in Settle, North Yorkshire, you will be part of a business that takes pride in growing talent from within. You’ll play a key part in the set- up of the newly implemented UK production of our Lactofree range. You’ll learn on the job, creating a career for yourself in the UK’s largest dairy.

• Competitive salary (salary discussed at application)
• Annual Pay review
• Employer pension matched up to 6% (12% total contributory)
• 4 x annual life salary assurance
• Flexible Benefits- buy additional annual leave, reward gateway scheme- discounts with various retailers via my benefit platform.
• People agenda commitment to training and development
• Access to discounted Arla products
• Most importantly- a cheese hamper at Christmas!

What will the role look like?

As a Process Technician, you will be integral to site production. You’ll be operating state of the art machinery every day. You’llbe able to have impact, generating ideas and implementing improvements. You’ll be a problem solver, a technical expert, and a go to person for all things liquid processing. Alongside all this, you’ll be a valued colleague working as part of a quality- driven, passionate team.

Key responsibilities include;

• Contribute to a healthy, inclusive and safe work environment, and role model our character mindset.
• Support Continuous Improvement through the use of Lean Tools.
• Follow departmental KPI’s, minimizing, managing, and reporting losses.
• Operate machines and processing equipment using operating interfaces
• Identify and address the root cause of problems
• Run the department’s processes and resolve process failures
• Identity opportunities for process improvements and cost reductions, and implement appropriate solutions.
• Actively participate in the development and optimization of the washing processes.
• Ensure awareness of and compliance with quality and food safety requirements within your area of responsibility.
• Apply procedures and instructions regarding food safety (HACCP).
• Determine pass/fail criteria for products and handle nonconforming products.
• Manage product recipes, article numbers, and additives- including understanding their functions.

Background/experience

Are you a proactive problem solver and quick thinker who strives to drive solutions?

The ideal candidate will have:

• Experience within an FMCG or manufacturing environment
• A natural ability to solve problems.
• A strong sense of professional integrity and a passion for producing high quality work with a strong safety mindset.
• The ability to work and make decisions, independently.

*Please note that this is a shift based role incorporating both days and night shifts*

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

• We have just had £30 million of investment to bring Lactofree milk production to the UK.
• Our site capacity has increased by 50% through this investment.
• Settle also produces UHT milk for UK and export markets.
• They are an ambitious bunch, and are always looking for ways to improve efficiency and enhance quality.

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.