At a Glance
- Tasks: Maximise asset reliability and ensure smooth production processes at a leading dairy site.
- Company: Join Arla Foods, a global leader in the dairy industry with a collaborative culture.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, 24 days holiday, matched pension contributions, and flexible benefits.
- Other info: Enjoy a steep learning curve and high job satisfaction within a supportive team.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on the future of dairy while developing your skills in a dynamic environment.
- Qualifications: Experience in FMCG or regulated manufacturing, with strong problem-solving and collaboration skills.
The predicted salary is between 36000 - 44000 £ per year.
Are you ready to keep one of the UKs most advanced dairy sites running smoothly? Join us at Stourton Dairy, Arlas second-largest and most complex site, producing over 700 million litres of nutritious products every year. This is your chance to play a key role in ensuring our operations never miss a beat.
Youll be part of a highly skilled engineering team, working on cutting-edge equipment and supporting projects that shape the future of dairy. This is a great time to join because we are currently increasing the headcount on all of our maintenance teams.
How you will make an impact
As a PPM Technician at Arla Foods Stourton this role is based in our creamery, you will play a vital role in maximising asset reliability, reducing downtime, and ensuring the smooth operation of our production processes. Through proactive inspections, preventative maintenance, and effective problem-solving, you will help improve equipment performance and operational efficiency.
Working closely with operations and engineering teams, you will drive continuous improvement, develop and optimise maintenance plans, and share your expertise to enhance team capability. Your contribution will directly support product quality, production targets, and a safe, reliable manufacturing environment.
- Execute planned maintenance activities to improve maintenance execution on site to prevent failures, source necessary spare parts, and update the engineering plan.
- Utilise SAP CMMS and FastWork to record all maintenance activities and contribute to top loss review and action closure.
- Ensure OEE is realised through data analysis and effective CI work to reduce unplanned stops, leading RCA with site teams, maintaining technical standards including SOPs, SMPs and work instructions and support knowledge sharing and skill development across operations and engineering.
- Serve as an ambassador for safety and food quality, adhering and championing LOTO, Permit to Work, and other protocols.
- Provide technical input to CAPEX projects.
This role sits within our Engineering team at Stourton Dairy and will be Monday-Thursday, 10 hour days based shifts.
What will make you successful
Youll bring experience from FMCG, food, or other regulated manufacturing environments, along with a time-served or apprentice-trained engineering background at NVQ Level 3/ONC, HNC or above. Strong problem-solving skills are essential, particularly when it comes to RCA and fault-finding, and youll be confident using systems such as SAP PM or similar CMMS tools, as well as Microsoft Office. Thriving in this role also means being able to work at pace, communicate clearly, and collaborate effectively across teams.
On a personal level, youll stand out through your proactive, solutions-focused approach, your commitment to safety and attention to detail, and your ability to work as a genuinely collaborative team player.
What do we offer?
Were committed to your growth and development, offering internal and external training opportunities. Youll enjoy a competitive salary, 24 days holiday, matched pension contributions up to 6%, life assurance, and flexible benefits. At Stourton, youll join a team proud of its high job satisfaction and steep learning curve, with plenty of challenges and support to help you succeed.
Would you like to join us? If you want to make an impact and help shape the future of dairy, apply as soon as possible. We process applications on a continuous basis and will close recruitment once the right candidate is found.
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 natural, sustainable 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.
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