M&E Technician - Lockerbie

Location: 

Lockerbie, GB

Lockerbie Dairy & Creamery, DG11 1LW

Shift based role – 4 on 5 off/ 5 on 4 off (Days & nights)

 

What will you get?

  • Competitive base salary
  • 26.5 days holiday
  • 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 are currently recruiting a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer to join our fast-paced food manufacturing facility. As part of the engineering team, you will play a key role in maintaining and improving production line efficiency through effective fault finding, preventative maintenance, and continuous improvement initiatives.

 

How will you add value

  • Provide critical breakdown support across a complex 24/7 production site from conveyors through to fully automated milk filling and packing equipment.
  • 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.

 

 

What you’ll need in order to be successful in the role

  • 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 as an electrical, mechanical or Multiskilled Engineer qualified to a minimum NVQ Level 3/ ONC / City & Guilds or higher.
  • Structured problem solving experience, Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and faulting finding and able to work under pressure.
  • Computer literate – SAP PM or similar CMMS system, Microsoft Office

 

 

Things we would love to tell you about Arla Lockerbie Dairy

  • Arla Lockerbie has received c.£100 million investment since 2005, of which £34m CAPEX investment has recently been secured to implement new technology on site & house a new facilities building (includes; onsite gym, canteen, meeting rooms, wellbeing room etc).
  • Proposal is planned for a further C.£100 million in 2027 to create production centre of excellence in our Lockerbie Dairy.
  • Current project is underway to complete the largest aneroabic digestion plant in Europe
  • If you piled the blocks of cheese we make at Lockerbie in a year end to end, the height would be equivalent to 2,428 Eiffel Towers
  • The amount of whey concentrate site produces each year would fill 4 Olympic size (50 meter) swimming pool
  • Our Arla Lockerbie site was open by HRH Queen Elizabeth in 1975

 

 

Please apply using the link or reach out to Alex Tyrrell, Senior Talent Partner, at Alety@arlafoods.com.

 

 

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. 

 

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