Project Engineer

Company: TieTalent
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Location: Leeds
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Overview

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Are you an experienced Project Engineering specialist ready to step into a complex and growing fast paced environment? Are you able to take the lead as project manager / project engineer driving capital engineering projects & improvements, typically up to a value of £50k-£2M, and supporting central teams with larger projects. If so, Arla Foods Stourton Dairy has the perfect opportunity!

This is an exciting opportunity at our Stourton Dairy in Leeds, Arla’s second-largest and most complex dairy site in the UK, producing over 700 million litres of tasty and nutritious products each year.

Responsibilities

  • The Engineering Project Specialist is responsible for structured delivery of capital projects, therefore experience of mechanical, electrical and automated systems is vital.
  • Working with wider site and external teams to provide and deliver solutions that meet the expectations of stakeholders and defined project scopes.
  • Support to the engineering team on complex issues and trouble shooting.
  • Chair Capex meetings with structured communication and stakeholder engagement/management, utilising Arla project management process and procedures.
  • Manage the annual Capex cycle and present proposals to stakeholders. Develop 1 page justifications for site strategic investment plan.
  • Adherence to Arla Foods technical specifications (automation, electrical, mechanical, safety, hygienic design, operability, maintainability).

Grow with Arla

  • Strong experience and understanding of mechanical, electrical and automated manufacturing systems with broad knowledge with Lean principles and SAP/OEE
  • Preferably will hold an Engineering Degree or equivalent along with Prince 2, APM, Agile project management or similar certification
  • Demonstrated performance dealing with and working with commercial processes, sourcing, tender, negotiations. Desirable – experience +5yrs asset management. Managing maintenance and improvement of manufacturing equipment or utility.

What will you get?

  • Competitive base salary
  • 26 days holiday + bank holidays
  • 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)

Site information

  • Arla Foods UK 2nd biggest dairy and the most complex across our UK supply chain
  • Processing c2million litres of our Farmers milk every day
  • Producing over 200 SKUs across 14 filling lines including our great brands of Cravendale & BoB filtered milk, Baileys, McDonalds and all the major retailers

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Posted: April 11th, 2026