Maintenance & Engineering Manager - Taw Valley Creamery

Arla Foods Limited

Taw Valley Creamery, South Weeke, North Tawton, EX20 2DA

Maintenance & Engineering Manager

Days based: Monday – Friday

Benefits

• Competitive salary (Base Salary) – Discussed on application
• Bonus Scheme
• Bupa Private medical – Single
• Employer pension matched up to 6%
• 26 days holiday + Bank Holidays
• X4 annual salary life assurance cover
• Annual Pay Review
• 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)

Arla Taw Valley Creamery

• Just received one of the biggest investment in Arla, £180 Million, to build a Mozzarella production facility with New State of the Art innovative technology as well as £20 Million to improve its whey pro-cessing equipment.
• Our Taw Valley Creamery was established in 1974 and it has been a significant site for cheese production in the UK, and it has undergone various developments and expansions over the years to improve its capacity and capabilities in cheese making.
• We process approximately 1.2 million litres of milk daily; producing over 100t per day of award winning cheeses, such as BOB, Castello Tickler.

The Opportunity

Are you an experienced engineering leader with a strategic approach to maintenance & engineering?

Have you demonstrated the power that great maintenance can have to help deliver improved safety, quality, and performance across a large production site? Are you a modern M&E professional that demonstrates strong collaboration across departments to transform results? Are you ready to steer M&E through a period of growth and transformation?

How would you add value

• You will be responsible site Maintenance & Engineering, leading & developing the M&E roadmap onsite as we grow, also working with UK peers to chart the course towards world-class maintenance and engineering practices, encompassing the Arla Performance System, specialized topics relevant to the dairy industry and specific dairy product production.
• Takes leadership in developing, anchoring and role model a lean/safety/quality/food safety/sustainability/digital/continuous improvement culture.
• You will develop the M&E department to provide the reliability and capability required using the Arla-specific CMMS and OEE, and be responsible for analysing data to ensure the right equipment maintenance strategy and continuous improvements are implemented.
• Financial understanding and work within the framework set by corporate finance. Responsible for targets and forecasting of budgets,  Accountable for the effective control and deployment of an annual maintenance budget.
• As part of the Site Leadership Team, you will play a key role in the development and delivery of all strategic initiatives and plans for the site.
• Delivers technical input, collaboration and budget proposals to CAPEX applications, ensuring execution of approved small CAPEX projects within budgets & support ongoing major capex investment with our “Baldur Project” and “All purpose Whey”.

What do I need?

• Strong leadership experience with a focus on people development, having managed a M&E department with c30 engineers, able to get the best out of others by leading, coaching, motivating and inspiring people to perform on a day-to-day basis
• A robust understanding of M&E within an automated fast moving manufacturing environment, able to champion M&E safety & compliance.
• Proven M&E focussed continuous improvement experience (TPM, WCM methodology preferred) 
• An appetite for creating positive change and experience in culture-led change management.
• Capable of demonstrating and leading with a true sense of urgency to meet business needs and be unphased by short term priority changes whilst keeping the long-term goals on track.

Please apply via the link or reach out to Alex Tyrrell, Senior Talent Partner for further information.

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. 

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