Arla Foods

Operations Team Leader - Stourton Dairy

Arla Foods  •  Leeds, GB (Onsite)  •  2 days ago
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Job Description

Stourton Dairy, LS10

4o4o – Days / Nights

Arla Foods Stourton have an exciting opportunity for an Operations Team Leader to join the team. The dairy, located in south Leeds, is one of the largest in the UK with the capacity to produce 750million litres of milk per year. Arla is the UK’s largest dairy, farmer owned and the creator of household favourite brands such as Cravendale, Anchor, Lurpak & Castello plus many many more.

How will you make an impact?

Responsible for delivering operational plans and setting day-to-day team objectives or acts independently to deliver the business policies and programmes in the Creamery production department.

  • Ensures a healthy, inclusive and safe working environment, and safety mindset.
  • Ensure quality and food safety within in own area of responsibility, and quality and food safety mindset
  • Leads and manages the Production teams with an LCO mindset to jointly improve performance (using LEAN tools, APS, SPC, OEE), and is accountable for Continuous Improvements within the department.
  • Responsible for KPI development including safety, quality, delivery, productivity & sustainability

What do you need to succeed?

  • Experienced Team Leader within a food manufacturing environment
  • Lean tools and techniques
  • Problem solving
  • Effective communication skills
  • Planning & Organising of workloads
  • Cost awareness / performance requirements

Want to apply?

If you have any questions please reach out to Senior Talent Partner Rachel McDaid ramci@arlafoods.com. The closing date for applications is 16th October 2026

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 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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Arla Foods

About Arla Foods

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

Industry
Food & Beverage
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Viby, DK
Year Founded
Unknown
Website
arla.com
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