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Process Technician - Settle Creamery, Settle
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Settle, United Kingdom
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Posted:
26.04.2025
Expiry Date:
10.06.2025
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Job Description:
Process Technician
Arla Foods Settle Creamery, BD24 9AE
Shift based role- mixture of days & nights
As a Process Technician at our production site in Settle, North Yorkshire, you will be part of a business that takes pride in growing talent from within. You’ll play a key part in the setup of the newly implemented UK production of our Lactofree range. You’ll learn on the job, creating a career for yourself in the UK’s largest dairy.
* Competitive salary (discussed at application)
* Annual pay review
* Employer pension matched up to 6% (12% total contribution)
* 4x annual life salary assurance
* Flexible benefits: buy additional annual leave, reward gateway scheme with discounts via my benefit platform
* Commitment to training and development
* Access to discounted Arla products
* A Christmas cheese hamper!
What will the role look like?
As a Process Technician, you will be crucial to site production, operating state-of-the-art machinery daily. You’ll have the opportunity to generate ideas and implement improvements, be a problem solver, a technical expert, and a key contact for liquid processing. You’ll work as part of a passionate, quality-driven team.
Key responsibilities include:
* Support a safe, inclusive work environment and exemplify our character mindset
* Support continuous improvement using Lean tools
* Follow departmental KPIs, minimize and report losses
* Operate machinery and processing equipment
* Identify and address root causes of problems
* Manage processes and resolve failures
* Identify opportunities for process improvements and cost reductions, and implement solutions
* Participate in the development of washing processes
* Ensure compliance with quality and food safety standards, including HACCP
* Handle nonconforming products based on pass/fail criteria
* Manage recipes, article numbers, and additives, understanding their functions
Background/experience
Are you a proactive problem solver and quick thinker who strives for solutions?
The ideal candidate will have:
* Experience in FMCG or manufacturing
* A natural problem-solving ability
* Strong professional integrity and safety mindset
* The ability to work independently and make decisions
*Please note: this is a shift-based role, including days and nights*
Additional information about our Settle site
* Recently invested £30 million to produce Lactofree milk in the UK
* Site capacity increased by 50%
* Produces UHT milk for UK and export markets
* Focused on efficiency and quality improvements
About Arla
* Farmer-owned cooperative committed to fair milk prices for farmers
* Innovations like poo-powered trucks and the world’s first 100% carbon-neutral dairy
* Producer of Lurpak, a globally iconic butter brand
* Operates across the UK, Europe, Asia, Middle East, North and South America
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