Multi-skilled Maintenance Engineer

An fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Multi-skilled Maintenance Engineer to join our Engineering Team, where you will ensure all engineering works are done promptly, efficiently and to the correct standard to minimise plant downtime, coupled with a proactive approach to breakdown reduction and yield improvement.

Key areas of responsibility:
•To contribute to the engineering strategy for the site and the business as a whole
•To look for ways to constantly deliver increasing operational and business performances and product quality
•To ensure continuous improvement projects are seen through to a successful conclusion
•Ensure the completion of the PPM tasks and formulate improved maintenance practices
•Diagnose and repair equipment faults in a timely fashion, ensuring the smooth running of the Engineering Request System
•To actively champion health & safety, ensuring that a safe working environment exists for all employees and that as a minimum it meets the standards set out in the company's health and safety and environmental policies
•To uphold and exceed standards of food safety and hygiene ensuring all work areas are tidy, adopting a "clean-as-you-go" approach at all times
•To be proactive in identifying and eliminating faulty processes by implementing long-term fixes
•To uphold and exceed standards of product quality and GMP within the area, appropriate to an industry-leading quality food manufacturer
•To play an active role in daily shift meetings. To be the driving force behind team communication, sharing best practice at all times
•To be aware of budget and stock control and maintain shift paperwork to a high standard
•To adhere to the Engineering Charter regulations, ensuring the standards of behaviour are upheld at all times

Skills and Experience:
•Experience of working in a similar role with relevant engineering qualifications
•Previous manufacturing experience
•Ability to understand a manufacturing process, analyse inputs and outputs of the process and be able to draw up plans to continually improve performance, both in efficiency and quality
•Ability to communicate at all business levels, with good overall commercial awareness
•Good analytical problem-solving approach and numerical capability
•Good written and verbal communication skills
•Able to balance day to day with the plan ahead
•IT literate
•Use of computers; CMMS (Computerised Maintenance Management System); production equipment within the factory; PPE

Hours: 7 to 7, both days and nights, on a shift rota basis and will include weekend working

• Location: Multi-site
• Salary: Up to £30,000 - £33,000 per annum depending on experience
• Job reference: RQ01072
• Package: Other benefits include: 22 days holiday per annum, company pension and bonus scheme, Healthcare package, Life assurance policy, Employee assistance programme and Exclusive online employee benefits.