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Arla Foods
Arla Foods

5 Professional - M&E Technician WC

Leeds On-site 5-10 yrs exp Food and Beverage Manufacturing 15,238 employees
Predictive MaintenanceCorrective MaintenanceEquipment MaintenanceEquipment TroubleshootingMaintenance Records

Requirements

Requires relevant maintenance, technical, or engineering education, or substantial relevant technical experience combined with technical education. UK qualifications include an HNC or equivalent in an engineering discipline with an indentured apprenticeship, or an engineering technician qualification such as NVQ Level 3.

Job Description

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Description

Job ID

41001349

Job Title

Professional - Maintenance & Engineering Technician (WC)

Job Function

Maintenance & Engineering

Job Family

M&E Technician

Job Level

5

Career Stream

Individual Contributor Career Stream

Position examples

  • Senior M&E Technician
  • Production IT Technician
  • Automation Technician

Level definition

  • Provides support to a function or operational unit.
  • Delivers within established processes and procedures with some scope to act outside of these.
  • Delivers support within a short-term time frame.
  • Works with others in their function or operational unit and may interact with external stakeholder.

Key Responsibilities

  • Ensures structured updating and maintenance on designated equipment.
  • Ensures quality and food safety within in own area of responsibility, and quality and food safety mindset.
  • Contributes that the department complies with Arla Foods' standards, policies as well as applicable law and Health, Safety & Food Safety procedures and mindset.
  • Conducts and improves predictive maintenance of complex line equipment.
  • Conducts corrective maintenance in case of site equipment failure and breakdown.
  • Completes and updates plant maintenance records complying with all departmental procedures.
  • Performs all activities in accordance with company and statutory requirements in order to provide a safe and compliant workplace.
  • Delivers continues improvement and equipment/process modifications and technical input to CAPEX projects.
  • Contributes to digital transformation and sustainability within specific area.
  • Utilizes CMMS systems and reporting suites.
  • Carries out equipment and plant condition appraisals.
  • Develops SOP's and work instructions.
  • Supports the implementation of maintenance excellence.

Educational background

  • Knowledge gained through formal education with limited experience and/or significant years of relevant work experience (5+ years) gained in the specific technical area combined with technical education.
  • Relevant Maintenance/ Technical/ Engineering education.
  • UK specific HNC or equivalent in an Engineering discipline with an indentured apprenticeship with individual merits. Arla Foods qualification to Engineering Technician level/NVQ Level 3, Eden Engineer.

Competencies

  • SENSE
  • CREATE
  • LEAD

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Education

Professional Certificate

Skills

Predictive MaintenanceCorrective MaintenanceEquipment MaintenanceEquipment TroubleshootingMaintenance RecordsCondition AppraisalsContinuous ImprovementEquipment ModificationsCAPEX Project SupportCMMS SystemsMaintenance ReportingSOP DevelopmentWork InstructionsFood SafetyHealth and SafetyDigital Transformation

About Arla Foods

Arla Foods is Europe’s strongest farmer-owned dairy group formed by a long line of cooperative mergers, latest the merger of Arla and DMK Group. As a major food producer owned by 11,000 European dairy farmers and 28,000 employees we have a strong commitment to help co-solve some of society’s challenges related to food and health. We provide a powerhouse of globally trusted brands including Europe leading dairy brand Arla® and iconic brands such as Lurpak®, Castello®, Puck®, MILRAM, Humana, Oldenburger, Uniekaas, and Starbucks® chilled coffee. Our cooperative is the world’s largest manufacturer of organic dairy products and the global leader in advanced whey proteins. Key figures: • Revenue*: 15.1 billion EUR • Cooperative farmer owners: 11,000 • Milk volume*: 14.3 billion kilogram • Employees: 28,000 *From our 2025 annual results

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