Automation Engineer

Arla Foods, Aylesbury, Ashton Clinton, HP22 5EZ

Shift pattern: Rotating shift pattern (Panama shift - 12 hour shifts – Days and Nights )

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• 24 days holiday
• 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 (internal and external training)

Arla Aylesbury

This is an exciting opportunity. You'll be able to work with state of the art machinery at our largest flagship dairy. Built in 2010, covering 76 acres, 100% carbon neutral dairy is the very first of its kind in the world It plays a big part in helping Arla to #feedthenation, producing a staggering 1 billion litres of milk per year. You'll receive internal and external training, to ensure that you meet your fullest potential.

What will the role look like?

• Supporting our Production and Process Engineers, you will conduct structured troubleshooting on packaging and production equipment alongside effective preventative maintenance.
• You will take a lead in optimization initiatives, taking on project work and playing an integral role in continuous improvement.
• Our Engineers are experts in their field, and passionate about quality of process above all else. As a member of this team, you will be a key player in supporting this culture.
• Contribute in a tangible way to the implementation and maintenance of the HSE & Quality processes on-site.
• Deliver structured troubleshooting on the site operations equipment and automation systems, and provide a proactive maintenance service.
• Deliver structured troubleshooting of PLC, HMI and SCADA Software, Siemens PLC.
• Plan and maintain proactive monitoring of site systems (e.g. servers and network).
• Deliver day to day and preventive maintenance on all site servers, drivers and automation systems.
• Participate in and lead on local CI initiatives, taking ownership of projects and delivering tangible results.

Things we'd love to tell you about our Aylesbury site

This is an exciting opportunity to work at our flagship UK Dairy, Aylesbury;

• The capacity of Aylesbury Dairy is 1.03 billion litres annually.
• We were the first dairy site to use AGV technology to move TETs with milk
• Our cold store area is 1.5 times the size of Wembley's football pitch
• We made a few appearances on TV including BBC's 'Inside the Factory' and Chanel 4 'Food unwrapped'

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.

Please apply below or contact:

Alex Tyrrell – TA Partner @

At Arla, we do so much more than make some of the world's favourite dairy products. We make healthy taste delicious, mornings worth getting up for, and family dinners unforgettable. Cravendale, Anchor, Lurpak and Tickler – names like these make us a vital, natural part of modern life in over 100 countries around the world.

There are 4,000 UK employees, and 19,000 global employees at the heart of Arla. Every single one of us plays an important role and together we build on our 10bn Euros turnover and establish our position as one of the largest dairy companies in the world.

Please note we are not partnered with any recruitment agencies for this role. We kindly ask that recruitment agencies do not submit speculative CVs on behalf of candidates, as these CVs will not be considered under the agency ownership and will be accepted as a gift. We encourage interested individuals to apply directly through our official channels.

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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