Company Background
Andros is an industrial, family-owned company based in south west France with a turnover of over 2.5 billion Euros. It is a leading European fruit transformation and chilled dairy producer manufacturing the internationally famous brand Bonne Maman, as well as many private label products.
Andros Group:
- 46 production facilities across Europe and beyond (USA, China, New Zealand…)
- 4 poles of development: Fruit, Chilled Dairy, Confectionery, Frozen Desserts
- A real and a significant will to introduce innovations
- Both a branded
Company culture: Andros believes in people above anything else. Their success has come from empowering hands-on, pragmatic individuals within a dynamic, solution-seeking and market-share winning organisation. Entrepreneurial spirit is encouraged and consumer satisfaction is paramount.
The work environment is fast, varied and “politic” free. Communication is uncomplicated and direct relying on the trust built through professional expertise and a real team player attitude.
Andros in the UK is a major supplier of ambient fruit-based conserves and chilled yogurts and desserts, with its commercial operations based in Hammersmith dealing directly with all major retailers and sectors within the UK. They acquired in 2008, the Oldford dairy site (Somerset) and heavily invested in new, state-of-the-art, chilled desserts product lines, unique on the market.
To support this growth we are now seeking a shift engineer to join our experienced team.
Main tasks and responsibilities:
Reporting to the Lead engineer, you will be working Pitman rotating 12 hour shifts within our retail production facility:
- Attend machine breakdowns efficiently and provide effective measures to ensure issues are resolved
- Carry out PPM, corrective and improvement actions on all packing and process machines
- Use continuous improvement techniques and best practice to improve machine efficiencies.
- Deliver and develop effective re-active maintenance, repairs & improvements
- Use of and feedback on, appropriate spares required
- Provide correct and effective communication to all ‘Stakeholders’
- Generate and complete work orders on the CMMS.
- Help develop and implement effective PM schedules
- Support and achieve the engineering KPI’s
- Assist the Lead Engineer in identifying and carrying out improvements
- Complete weekend maintenance when the equipment is not in production
- Send a detailed daily shift report
- To have overall responsibility for maintaining efficient operation of the process equipment
- To ensure that other than planned downtime the processing plant is available and running at optimum levels at all times. To be proactive in meeting site requirements by reducing process waste and minimizing utility usage in the process area
- Ensure that the product that we produce is of the highest standard by not compromising the process plant with short term fixes
- To have experience with utilities so that you can cover the role on a night shift
Candidate Profile
- Highly self-motivated and results driven
- Confident and willing to contribute
- Flexible and able to provide support when required
- Willingness to learn and thoroughly understand new technologies
- Drive and determination to make a difference and succeed
- Willingness to learn and thoroughly understand new technologies
- Good communicator and organiser.
- Engineering aptitude
- Logical approach to problem solving
- Hard working , highly organized and efficient
- Excellent fault finding and root cause analysis skills
- Generate and complete work orders on the CMMS
Background
- The successful candidate will be proven experience in a fast- paced manufacturing environment
- A degree holder in relevant engineering qualifications (HND,HNC, Degree, NVQ Level 3 etc.)
- Strong electrical and mechanical knowledge of engineering
- Pumps, pneumatic valve knowledge would be beneficial
- VSD knowledge
Experience & Skills
- Multi-skilled automation skills on packing equipment or equivalent
- Excellent fault finding and route cause analysis skills
- Experience of working in a FMCG environment
- Some supervisory experience would be beneficial
- Comfortable in autonomous decision making and team working
Location
- The role is based full time in Oldford, Frome in Somerset
Company Package
· Market Leader in their products and sector, strong growth plans
· Company pension 6%* employer contribution (Salary exchange)(*subject to contract)
· 18 days holiday + Bank holidays
· 4 x Death in Service
· Long service recognition
· Wellbeing initiatives – Free flu jabs, free eye tests, £90 contribution to prescription lenses, free legal and financial helpline and mental health support, virtual GP
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: Up to £52,590.00 per year
Benefits:
- Canteen
- Company pension
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Free flu jabs
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Frome BA11 2NQ: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)
Application question(s):
- Do you have a degree in a relevant engineering qualifications (HND,HNC, Degree, NVQ Level 3 etc.)?
- Will you now or in the future require employment visa sponsorship?
Work Location: In person
