Maintenance Engineering Manager, Lockerbie

We're one of the world's biggest dairy producers. Join our Lockerbie site in picturesque Dumfries and Galloway as an Engineering Manager and manage a team that make food that is loved by millions. Here at Arla we do much more than make some of the world's favourite dairy products. A responsible and forward-looking business, we make healthy taste delicious, mornings worth getting up for, and family dinners unforgettable. Cravendale®, Anchor®, Lurpak® and Castello® - names like these make us a vital, natural part of modern life in over 100 countries worldwide.

Create the future

Reporting into the Site Director, this is a high profile role at one of the largest processors of milk in the UK converting over 500M litres of milk per annum into high quality fresh milk, cheese and whey products.

As Maintenance Engineering Manager, you will lead a team of Team Leaders and Engineers who work on a variety of rotating 4 on, 4 off patterns. You will manage Team Leaders and indirectly Engineering Technicians who are multiskilled, managing both planned and reactive maintenance across fast moving machinery, which has been heavily invested in.

You will ensure maintenance and optimal efficiency of the production plant, equipment, facilities and systems and ensure that the site complies with Arla Foods engineering specific standards and policies as well as the applicable law. You will manage and document maintenance activities ensuring quick responses in recovering production facilities in case of breakdown. You will prepare, negotiate and manage contracts with service providers in accordance with applicable policies and deliver input relating to investment needs for the site. In addition, you will participate actively in and contribute to global engineering forums to ensure alignment and learning between sites.

Grow with Arla

Because we're committed to professional development and promoting from within. Our positive and collaborative culture will bring out the best in you. And you'll join a market leader who produces nutritious household-favourite brands in a way that makes things better for our customers, the farmers who own us, and the whole world.

You are

You will have experience in a senior maintenance management role gained within a fast moving manufacturing environment, food an advantage. You will have a strong aptitude for financial control and previous experience of managing budgets and an understanding in support of the site maintenance forecast and project management. Recognised as a leader of people, you will have a proven track record of coaching and developing others and delivering results through your team. An understanding of continuous improvement and lean methodologies is desirable.

This is a senior position on site and therefore, it is essential that the successful candidate has the proven ability to influence the site and management team. In return you can expect a competitive salary and benefits package and the opportunity to work for a forward thinking, progressive organisation that recognises and rewards talent.

Apply

Please apply as soon as possible but no later than 5th October 2018. We look forward to hearing from you.