Are you an FMCG Engineer looking to make the move into a Continuous Improvement? Are you a strong collaborator, and able to network with stakeholders at all levels? Are you looking for a role to challenge the status quo and drive improvements across one of the biggest FMCG brands in the UK?

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®, Tickler®, and Lurpak® – names like these, make us a vital, natural part of everyday life in over 100 countries around the world.

We currently have a vacancy for an Reliability Engineer at our site in Oakthorpe, North London. At Arla we are proud to invest in the very latest, state of the art machinery required to manufacture, store and despatch our products. We look for people who will take a proactive approach towards the maintenance, repair and improvement of our equipment, professionals who will take the lead and take an imaginative approach towards their work. You will work closely with our production team to establish their needs and deliver the right solution.

Responsibilities
 

• You will initiate root cause analysis investigations, implementing corrective actions and improvement plans.
• You will drive the delivery of planned/predictive engineering maintenance across all production lines & process areas,
• You will facilitate the development and upskilling of CI teams by leading/facilitating these through a number of lean manufacturing areas to deliver improvements across the Dairy using tools & techniques such as TPM, RCM, FMEA, 5'S and Kaizen events etc.
• Identify and implement improvement ideas to achieve world-class standards relating to OEE, quality and H&S measurements across the facility.

Skills and Experience
 

• We are looking for Multi-Skilled Engineers (electrical, automation and mechanical skills) preferably with experience in the FMCG, Food or Beverage sectors.
• Experience in Lean Manufacturing techniques and methodologies.
• You will be HND or Apprentice trained with the ability to fault find and interrogate PLC systems, so experience of Siemens, Allen Bradley or Mitsubishi systems is required.
• You will have the ability to work with wider teams stakeholders and develop others in the team.
• You will have demonstrable experience building business cases, reporting to senior leadership teams, and manging costs/budgets and 3rd party contractors.

If you are keen on applying for this role, please send in CV via the link. Only applications sent in via the link will be considered. If you wanted a confidential chat around the role, please reach out to Patrick Kilbride on pakil@arlafoods.com.

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.

We have a purpose for Good

At Arla, we strive to unlock the highest potential in each other while working together to create a sustainable future of dairy. We call it Stronger People Stronger Planet and it is deeply anchored in our organisation and founded on our commitment to respecting human rights, increasing access to healthy dairy nutrition, inspiring good food habits, and improving the environment for future generations. In order to succeed we need to hire people with a sustainable mindset. Could this be you?

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