Arla Foods
Taw Valley Creamery, Devon, EX20 2DA
Maintenance Engineer
Shift based role – 4 on 4 off 12 hour shift pattern
What will you get?
* Competitive base salary
* 26.5 days holiday
* Employer pension matched up to 6%
* X4 annual salary life assurance cover
* Flexible benefits- buy up to 5 days annual leave, reward gateway scheme- discounts with various retailers via my benefit platform.
* Strong career development & training (internal and external training
We have an exciting Maintenance Engineer role to join our Taw Valley Creamery. This is especially exciting as the creamery is undergoing a major transformation, thanks to a £180 million investment. As this project evolves and the site expands so will the opportunities to make an impact.
How will you add value
* Provide critical breakdown support across a complex 24/7 production site from chilling systems, conveyors through to cheese processing equipment.
* Carry out planned, preventative maintenance and servicing activities as planned via the CMMS system
* Troubleshoot and diagnose breakdowns using structure problem solving techniques and drive continuous improvement to improve operational efficiencies.
* Champion health and safety by adhering to safety standards, SOPs and participating in risk assessment
* Support and lean into projects across the site, both small and large, actively inputting to site development and performance.
What you’ll need in order to be successful in the role
* Experience in an FMCG, Food or regulated manufacturing environment, working at pace in a maintenance engineer or similar
* Ideally you will be time served/ apprentice trained as an electrical, mechanical or Multiskilled Engineer qualified to a minimum NVQ Level 3/ ONC or higher.
* Structured problem solving experience, Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and faulting finding.
* Computer literate – SAP PM or similar CMMS system, Microsoft Office
Arla Taw Valley Creamery
* Our Taw Valley Creamery was established in 1974 and it has been a significant site for cheese production in the UK, and it has undergone various developments and expansions over the years to improve its capacity and capabilities in cheese making.
* We process approximately 1.2 million litres of milk daily; producing over 100t of award winning cheeses, such as BOB, Castello Tickler, alongside butter and whey powder
* Our Taw Valley site is soon to receive around £180 Million investment to create a new mozzarella production facility, the 2nd largest single investment in Arla Foods UK