
Engineering Team Leader - Lockerbie Dairy
- Lockerbie, Dumfries and Galloway
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Competitive salary (Base Salary)
- 26 days holidays
- Annual Pay review
- Employer pension matched up to 6% (12% total contributory)
- 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 to upskill to multiskilled (internal and external training)
- A well invested, highly automated site which Is soon to receive a further c.£39 million investment to improve our facility and equipment upgrades with more planned on the horizon.
- Works are ongoing with our Anaerobic Digestion plant at Lockerbie which on completion will be the largest AD in Europe.
- Plans, improves and executes maintenance of site equipment to improve reliability in line with Arla's maintenance strategy.
- Drives the people agenda and focuses on talent pipeline, developing individuals to have the right competencies and behaviours within the department
- Manages the delivery of KPI targets to ensure the department and site achieves its goals
- Leads fault finding and coordinates effective resource prioritization in consultation with other functional leads
- Ensures a safe working environment in the department
- Communicates effectively to report on status of lines and equipment based on performance
- Lead, coach and guide to ensure all activities are conducted in compliance with company and statutory requirements
- Defines resources required, work planning and employee scheduling
- Applies Lean to continually improve operational performance to ensure the department adopts a genuine continuous improvement mindset, seeking best practice at every opportunity.
- Ambition & drive
- Leadership and Motivational skills with a talent for team building and upskilling.
- You will fully understand all statutory law requirements, contractor control regulations and have experience with facilities and budget management.
- Having in depth knowledge and experience with the T.P.M programme, S.A.P PM knowledge and Office 365 skills would be highly advantageous
- Experience in mechanical and electrical engineering in an industrial environment, with experience working on a effluent treatment plant (ETP) or Anaerobic Digestion plant (AD) would be highly desirable.
- 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.
Ref.: 94075