Deputy Engineering Manager

Manufacturing & Production · Production & Assembly · Manufacturing Engineering · Production Management

In short

This is a permanent leadership role for a Deputy Engineering Manager at Arla's Westbury site, focusing on leading maintenance and engineering teams in a highly automated dairy manufacturing environment. The role involves ensuring safe and efficient operations, driving continuous improvement, and supporting strategic engineering initiatives.

Responsibilities

Leading, coaching and developing your team in accordance with Good Leadership and Good Values.
Ensuring safe, reliable and efficient engineering operations through effective planning, maintenance execution and resource prioritisation.
Leading structured problem solving and continuous improvement activities to improve equipment reliability, reduce downtime and enhance OEE.
Working cross-functionally with Production, Quality and other site functions to deliver operational objectives and support change initiatives.
Supporting maintenance strategy, engineering projects and site investment programmes while driving digital adoption and data-led decision making.

Requirements

Several years of professional experience in a lead or manager position within engineering and manufacturing.
Experience leading, coaching or supervising technical teams within a fast-paced production environment.
HNC, HND, ONC or NVQ Level 3 qualification, supported by a recognised engineering apprenticeship or equivalent practical experience.
A safety-first, inclusive and people-focused mindset.
Effective communication and collaboration skills.
Ability to remain calm under pressure.
Strong commitment to developing others while driving high standards of performance and accountability.

Desired Qualifications

Experience within FMCG, food manufacturing, dairy, pharmaceutical, Site Services, Facilities or other highly automated environments would be advantageous.

Benefits

Competitive salary
26 days holiday
Matched pension contributions up to 6%
Life assurance
Flexible benefits
Internal and external training opportunities
Excellent development and progression opportunities

Skills

AutomationData AnalysisContinuous ImprovementMaintenanceLeadership

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About Arla

We are more than 23,000 colleagues across 39 countries and 7,624 dairy farmer-owners in Denmark, Sweden, United Kingdom, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands. We aim to create the future of dairy, to bring healthy and sustainable dairy products to people across the world, and to lead the transition towards sustainable dairy farming and production. We work continuously on the farms, at the dairies, and in our administration to reduce our carbon footprint and environmental impact. We are committed to champion good food habits and inspire a healthy life. We collaborate with NGOs and…

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