Senior Maintenance Engineer (Multiskilled) - Westbury

Arla Foods Deutschland GmbH; Westbury; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Arla Foods as a Senior Maintenance Engineer in Westbury, where you will support a high-paced food manufacturing site. The role involves essential line maintenance and improvement initiatives, ensuring operational efficiency in a leading butter factory. With a focus on safety and innovation, you will contribute to the dairy industry’s sustainability goals.

Benefits

Competitive salary (Base Salary + Shift Allowance)

25 days Holiday

Annual Pay review

Employer pension matched up to 6%

X4 annual salary life assurance cover

Flexible benefits – buy up to 5 days annual leave

Strong career development & training opportunities

OT available at various pay rates

Qualifications

• Experience as a multiskilled engineer (shift engineer/maintenance engineer/engineering technician).
• Experience with fast-moving machinery, pumps, valves.
• Knowledge of PLCs (Siemens) and CIP systems.

Responsibilities

• Perform reactive and proactive maintenance on manufacturing equipment.
• Drive continuous improvement projects including throughput initiatives.
• Utilize CMMS systems for maintenance reporting.

Skills

Ambition

Drive

Computer literacy

Education

Time served/NVQ Level 3

ONC/HNC/HND

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Office

SCADA

Trend systems

HMI's

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Senior Maintenance Engineer (Multiskilled) - Westbury

Location:

Westbury, GB

Shifts – Rotating Days & Nights (12 hours shifts)

What will you get?

• Competitive salary (Base Salary + Shift Allowance)
• 25 days Holiday
• 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)
• Monthly/Quarterly Town hall meetings, both at site and group level.
• OT available at various pay rates

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

• Arla Westbury is the Home of Anchor butter
• We are the largest Butter factory in the UK
• We are the largest Dryer factory in the UK
• At peak times Westbury is consuming 5% of the UK’s milk- that’s the milk from every 1 cow in 20 from the whole of the UK
• Milk powder and butter from Westbury are exported all over the world- you will also eat Westbury Powder within several brand name confectionaries and desserts

What the role entails

• Support a well invested, fast paced food manufacturing site with critical line maintenance by carrying out reactive, proactive, and servicing activities
• Utilizes CMMS systems and reporting suites.
• Drive projects including non- capex modifications, capex, and continuous improvement including throughput and OEE initiatives.

Equipment includes - Milk pasteurisation, homogenisers, separators process systems, filers, cartoners, cappers, packers, weighers, flow wrappers, shrink, wrappers, trolley packers. Palletisers, de-palletisers, conveyor lines (chain, spiral), robots (Kuka), vision systems, Spectrum TX rejection system, Xray checkers, industrial dryers, refrigerated rooms, steam generators, water softeners, cooling towers, CHP system Air handing units, HVAC, water treatment, steam boilers, chillers, compressors

The person

• Ambition & drive
• E xperience as a multiskilled engineer (shift engineer/ maintenance engineer/ engineering technician) and the likes either mechanically / electrically or true multiskilled.
• Time served/ NVQ Level 3/ ONC/HNC/HND qualified 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

At Arla, we do so much more than make some of the world’s favourite dairy products. We make healthy taste delicious, mornings worth getting up for, and family dinners unforgettable. Cravendale, Anchor, Lurpak and Tickler – names like these make us a vital, natural part of modern life in over 100 countries around the world.

There are 4,000 UK employees, and 19,000 global employees at the heart of Arla. Every single one of us plays an important role and together we build on our 14bn Euros turnover and establish our position as one of the largest dairy companies in the world.

Closing date for this role will be 7th July 2025

Please note we are not partnered with any recruitment agencies for this role. We kindly ask that recruitment agencies do not submit speculative CVs on behalf of candidates, as these CVs will not be considered under the agency ownership and will be accepted as a gift. We encourage interested individuals to apply directly through our official channels.

Shape the Future of Dairy

Arla is a global leader in the dairy industry, committed to producing high-quality products while championing sustainability and innovation. We're passionate about people and our planet, striving to unleash the full potential in each of us. Our goal is to make healthy dairy nutrition and good food habits accessible to all. Join us at Arla Foods and become part of a worldwide cooperative dedicated to making a significant impact on the planet and steering the dairy industry towards a sustainable future.

We are devoted to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued and empowered to bring their authentic selves to work. Diversity and collaboration are key to our success, propelling us to new heights in the dairy industry.