Continuous Improvement Engineer

Arla Foods Oakthorpe Dairy, N13 6DA

Days based role- Monday-Friday 37.5 hours

Benefits

Competitive salary (salary discussed at application)

Annual Pay review

Employer pension matched up to 6% (12% total contributory)

4 x annual life salary assurance

Flexible Benefits- buy additional annual leave, reward gateway scheme- discounts with various retailers via my benefit platform.

People agenda commitment to training and development

Access to discounted Arla products

Most importantly- a cheese hamper at Christmas!

What will the role look like?

Reporting into the Senior Operations Manager, you’ll be responsible for providing day-to-day support to ensure the delivery of operational targets. The majority of weekly working hours will be focused on driving assigned continuous improvement (CI) tasks and projects within the designated scope, while allowing flexibility for other responsibilities.

Key responsibilities include;

* Responsible for technical standards (incl. Operator Asset Care) in manufacturing operations

* Responsible for reduction of unplanned downtime (i.e. technical stops) through data analyses , problem solving(RCA/BDA) and standards.

* Responsible to enable and coach operators and technical operators in technical standards and OAC.

* Contribute to a healthy, inclusive and safe work environment and role model our character mindset

* Ensure awareness and compliance to quality and food safety requirements within operations Area

* Owns and leads weekly CI meeting related to unplanned stops applying data analyses, structured problem solving

* and improvement tools

* Owns, analyses and tracks asset maintenance data incl. data quality and completeness

* Ensures that the Operations Areas improvement activities are quantified and reflected in OneCI (financial savings reporting)

* Owns plan for improvement of technical reliability for line(s)

* Owns Operator Asset Care(Cleaning Inspection Lubrication/Centreline) standards and competence development in the Line Team

* Defines, process confirms and improves technical standards including OAC

* Trains & coaches Line Team to ensure performance according to technical standards

* Initiates and drives the correction of complex faults ensuring sustainable improvements

* Coordinate & support implementation of new technical tools & ways of working and secure onboarding of Line

* Teams

* Gives input to content and frequency of preventive maintenance

* Role models by actively using data and deploying lean and APS tools in a structured way

Key skills & experience

* Strong technical background and/or equivalent experience

* Knowledge of LEAN /TPM/IL6S/TPS principles & data management

* Food/Engineering/Automation knowledge would be desirable but not essential

Things we’d love to tell you about our Oakthorpe site

* Our Oakthorpe Dairy produces award winning milk and creams. The site is soon to receive a large investment over the next 18 months, with more on the horizon, making it a great time to join the team!

* When Oakthorpe was built, it involved the largest crane in Europe lifting the sterilized plant in which is why the roof is V shaped.

Things We’d Love To Tell You About Arla

* We are a farmer- owned cooperative. That means we are committed to partnering with farmers so they are guaranteed a fair price for their milk.

* We experimented with poo powered trucks (google it- you won’t regret it), and built the world’s first ever 100% carbon neutral dairy. All as part of our ongoing commitment to combatting climate change.

* We are the producer of Lurpak, one of the world’s most iconic butter brands.

* We are a Danish business, operating across the UK, Europe, Asia, The Middle East, North America, South America and other regions across the globe.

Next steps:

Please apply using the link or reach out directly to Jessica Thwaite, Talent Partner at Arla Foods, for more information. The closing date for applications is 25th October 2024.

We have a purpose for Good

At Arla, we strive to unlock the highest potential in each other while working together to create a sustainable future of dairy. We call it Stronger People Stronger Planet and it is deeply anchored in our organisation and founded on our commitment to respecting human rights, increasing access to healthy dairy nutrition, inspiring good food habits, and improving the environment for future generations. In order to succeed we need to hire people with a sustainable mindset. Could this be you?

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