Job Description
An opportunity has arisen for a shift maintenance engineer to join our team. The engineering team is responsible for minimising operational downtime and maximising operational efficiencies through ensuring the reliability and effectiveness of the plant and machinery.
Working within the engineering team the successful candidate will be able to swiftly respond to production breakdowns and deliver planned preventative maintenance on a wide range of highly automated machinery such as conveyors, extruders, palletisers, vacuum packers, form sealers and wrapping machines. They will also be able to carryout fault finding on PLC systems, complete electrical installation and carry out project work.
Shift Patterns: 12-hour shifts, alternating on a 4 on 4 off day and night pattern, our site runs 24/7
Working at C&D Foods provides many benefits including working within a team who are friendly, supportive, and hardworking as well as extra benefits such as employee discount on Cat & Dog food, an attendance bonus worth £800 per year, EAP, retail discounts, 4 x life assurance, recruitment referral bonus and above statutory holiday entitlement.
Key Responsibility’s:
- To operate to a high degree of both Health & Safety and good housekeeping standards
- To operate within the HSE protocols e.g. Permit to Work, Risk Assessment, Method Statement, Safe System of Work, Standard Operating Procedures
- To ensure lock off procedures are followed at all times to ensure the safety of self and others on site.
- To carry out small projects, and modifications as required within any projects
- To be able to quickly assess the nature of a breakdown and act accordingly
- To be confident to share proposals for improvements across the site
- To develop, create and implement maintenance SOP’s
- To carry out PPM inspections and maintenance, and to carry out corrective maintenance repairs on a timely basis.
- To carry out general maintenance as required which can include lubrication tasks / schedules.
Job Related Experience, Knowledge and Skill Requirements:
- NVQ level 3 (essential)
- City and Guilds, Electrical / Mechanical (essential)
- ONC / HNC or equivalent level of education (desirable)
- A thorough understanding of both skills (Mechanical and Electrical) (Essential)
- Possess Leadership Skills (desirable)
- Recognised Engineering Apprenticeship (essential)
- 17th Edition I.E.E. regulations (essential)
- Competency in PLC’s (essential)
- An aptitude to fault diagnosis and logical thinking (essential)
- Knowledge of Servo motor principles (essential)
- A “Can Do” attitude (essential)
- Must be able to read, understand and work with schematic drawings (Essential)
- Hold advanced electrical wiring and maintenance skills (desirable)
- Inspection, testing and certification (desirable)
- Good General Workshop Skills (essential)
- Must be capable of Self Organisation & Self-Motivation (essential)
- Experience of working with Computerised Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) (desirable)
- Demonstrable skills in CI, TPM, Lean techniques. (desirable)
Functional Skills:
- Detailed knowledge of business and own areas processes and procedures.
- Recognised as an expert in your own area
- Delivers quality and accuracy in own work
- Able to cope under pressure and flex with peaks in personal workload
- Able to anticipate/identify problems and use available resources to provide effective solutions
- Able to act on decisions with the required amount of urgency
- Good awareness of a manufacturing environment
- Ability to work to deadlines
- Delivers quality and accuracy in own work
- Able to anticipate/identify problems and use available resources to provide effective solutions
Personal/Interpersonal Skills:
- Teamwork and communication
- Chooses the most appropriate method and tools for communication.
- Maintains positive and productive relationships with individual team members and other departments/colleagues
- Prioritisation / Self Organisation
- Ability to work under pressure
- Strong attention to detail
- Possesses strong initiative, with the ability to work effectively alone or as part of a team
- Demonstrates a flexible approach to work
- Ability to cope with changes in demands and circumstance
- Able to make things happen quickly and to complete tasks in full.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: From £47,897.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Free flu jabs
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Language training provided
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
- Store discount
Experience:
- Maintenance: 1 year (required)
Language:
Licence/Certification:
- Driving Licence (required)
Work Location: In person
