Do you enjoy solving engineering challenges while taking ownership of critical utility assets that keep a manufacturing site running safely and efficiently?
This is an exciting opportunity to join our Engineering team as a Multi-Skilled Utilities Technician. In this role, you'll take responsibility for key utility systems across site, ensuring safe, reliable and compliant operation through proactive maintenance, reliability improvement and asset ownership.
Working across a broad range of utilities infrastructure, you will play a key role in maximising equipment availability, improving asset performance and supporting operational excellence. This position offers genuine ownership and the opportunity to drive improvements that directly impact site performance.
As a key member of the engineering function, you will take ownership of critical utility assets and ensure the continued availability, reliability and compliance of systems essential to manufacturing operations. You will work closely with engineering colleagues, contractors and operational teams to deliver preventative maintenance, continuous improvement and long-term asset performance.
This is a Monday-Friday days role working 37.5 hours per week,. The role includes participation in a 1-in-4 on-call rota and 1-in-4 weekend cover rotation.
You will have a recognised engineering qualification, ideally electrical, together with experience in manufacturing, food, FMCG or industrial environments. Strong fault-finding capability, contractor management experience and a good understanding of preventative maintenance principles are essential.
Experience with utilities systems such as steam generation, refrigeration, boilers, compressed air, HVAC, CHP, water treatment, electrical distribution or building services infrastructure would be highly advantageous. Exposure to CMMS systems, RCA methodologies and continuous improvement activities will support your success in the role.
To thrive in this position, you will be someone who takes ownership, approaches problems systematically and works collaboratively with others to achieve safe and reliable outcomes.
What do we offer?
This role offers the opportunity to take genuine ownership of critical infrastructure assets within a world-class manufacturing environment. You will be empowered to influence maintenance strategy, improve reliability and deliver measurable operational improvements.
We're committed to professional development and promoting from within. Our collaborative culture encourages knowledge sharing, continuous learning and technical growth. You'll join a market-leading organisation where engineering excellence and operational reliability are highly valued.
Would you like to join us?
If you're passionate about engineering reliability, utilities systems and continuous improvement, we'd love to hear from you.
Please apply as soon as possible as applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis.
For additional information please contact Chris Wakefield in the Talent team at chwak@arlafoods.com
Arla is a global leader in the dairy industry, committed to enabling good food choices that make life better, providing people with 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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We are more than 23,000 colleagues across 39 countries and 7,624 dairy farmer-owners in Denmark, Sweden, United Kingdom, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands. We aim to create the future of dairy, to bring healthy and sustainable dairy products to people across the world, and to lead the transition towards sustainable dairy farming and production.
We work continuously on the farms, at the dairies, and in our administration to reduce our carbon footprint and environmental impact. We are committed to champion good food habits and inspire a healthy life. We collaborate with NGOs and public stakeholders to develop viable dairy sectors in our emerging markets and to ensure access to affordable dairy nutrients. And we take our responsibility, our relationships, and our role in society seriously. Through these actions, we support a stronger planet and enable stronger people. We work together with our customers, scientists, suppliers, NGO’s, and other stakeholders who help us develop our business. Our consumers will benefit from our innovative approach and quality focus through our well-known brands Arla®, Lurpak®, Castello®, and Puck®, which are sold in more than 120 countries.
• Revenue 2024: 13.8 billion EUR
• Cooperative farmer owners 2024: 7,624
• Milk volume 2024: 13.7bn kilogram
