Production Technician

We have an exciting Production Technician (Mozzarella) opportunity to join our Taw Valley Creamery. This is especially exciting as the creamery is undergoing a major transformation, thanks to a £180 million investment. The role involves supporting the cheese department in achieving targets while maintaining strict hygiene standards and ensuring quality control throughout the production process. This is a shift-based role operating on a 4 on/4 off, 12-hour shift. Key responsibilities Process management: Operate department processes following established protocols Understand process parameters and product characteristics Ensure consistency and quality in product recipes Demonstrate competency in all aspects of cheese production Quality and compliance: Implement cleaning and hygiene protocols per standards Monitor and work toward department KPIs Follow and document all required procedures Minimise, manage, and report production losses Work collaboratively with the cheese department team to achieve established targets and objectives, contributing to overall production goals and efficiency. Execute and maintain rigorous hygiene protocols associated with mozzarella manufacture, ensuring compliance with food safety standards. Complete accurate paperwork and documentation for production runs, quality checks, and procedural compliance. What will make you successful The successful candidate will be capable of calibrating and properly using analytical equipment to perform quality checks throughout the production process, ensuring product consistency. They will demonstrate a basic understanding of valve and pump operation essential to cheese production systems, enabling proper equipment operation and basic troubleshooting. Possessing working knowledge of automation systems and can operate, monitor, and troubleshoot computerised production equipment used in mozzarella manufacturing. They will need to demonstrate competency with essential IT tools including spreadsheets, digital forms, and email communication systems used in production documentation and reporting. What we do offer 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) 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. Would you like to join us? Please apply directly via our careers page. The closing date for this position is the 1st of January 2026 and only CV’s sent directly via the application link will be considered. We may close the applications early should we receive a large volume of candidates so please don’t hesitate and apply today. Arla is a global leader in the dairy industry, committed to enabling good food choices that make life better, providing people with natural, sustainable nourishment, while taking care at every step to ensure Arla is a choice they can feel good about. If you are looking to shape the future with an ambitious global cooperative that truly cares about your growth, where everyone feels valued and empowered, and collaboration is the core of culture, Arla is a choice you can feel good about. #J-18808-Ljbffr