Shift Engineer
Long Clawson Dairy (Clawson Farms)
Based: Long Clawson (LE14 4PJ)
Salary: up to £47,689 per annum (including shift allowance) + Great Benefits
Hours: 4 on 4 off, Days/Nights – 6:00 to 6:00
Why Clawson?
We are a truly unique business! Our award-winning cheese is considered a national treasure, and we have over a hundred years of cheesemaking experience. From our dairy farmers’ cooperative through our modern factories and on to our multiple customers from all over the world, our Protected Designation of Origin Stilton is a British heritage brand to be truly proud of.
We are an award-winning Heritage brand with a broad customer base. Our people are experts in their craft – they care passionately about what they do, have great integrity, constantly innovate and stick together.
We are now seeking a Shift Engineer, to join the Clawson family situated in the picturesque village of Long Clawson, just 6 miles from Melton Mowbray.
What you’ll do
We have a dedicated team of engineers who manage the highly specialised equipment in our factories. Whilst fixing breakdowns and carrying out planned maintenance is a key part of the job, you will spend a significant amount of time in developing improvements and supporting the strategy of investment and installation of new equipment.
Working at Clawson
Working at Clawson is different from other manufacturing sites. Yes, you will be reacting to breakdowns and fixing problems, but you will also have the opportunity to help with capital project installations.
There isn’t a ‘chase the case’ culture, and how the factory runs supports a good level of pro-active work to ensure equipment reliability is good and improvements can be implemented.
It is a well invested site with many new machines including equipment that has been specifically developed for the portioning and packaging of Stilton cheese. The future will see substantial investment to further secure the sites future and support growth.
Our values and what you will be doing.
Innovation
- Feedback ideas for improvement and items that will move the business forward
- Identify and implement improvement projects.
- Use RCA techniques to prevent recurring issues.
- Share learnings with other shifts.
Passion
- Take personal responsibility for your own actions and respectfully challenge others where appropriate.
- Be responsible for and ensure quality is maintained in accordance with quality standards.
We Care
- Respond to critical breakdowns ensuring a quick, effective solution and repair.
- Work under the guidance of the shift lead and carry out any work that is allocated.
- To take an active part in your own development.
- Carry out effective PPMs and review PPMs to ensure they are effective and suitable.
Togetherness
- Ensure effective communication with Engineering Team stake holders and production stake holders
- Actively update shift lead on workload.
- Complete necessary reports and paperwork for work completed.
- Complete jobs on the Agility system ensuring that all relevant information is included to support with similar future problems and RCAs etc.
- Actively support and encourage team members.
Integrity
- Ensure Health & Safety procedures, Quality/Hygiene standards and Company Rules/Procedures are always adhered to.
- Behave in an honest & Industrious way showing respect for all.
What are we looking for?
- Ideally Apprentice trained multi skilled Engineer / Electrical Engineer / Electrician – or experience in a manufacturing environment
- Health & Safety awareness.
- Adaptable/flexible to meet requirements and demands of the business and seasonal fluctuations.
- Ability to work on own initiative & self-motivated.
- Industrious and able to work under pressure.
- Good level of accuracy and numeracy when completing records.
Benefits include:
- Competitive salary plus performance bonus
- Pension Scheme
- Company Profit Related Bonus
- Life Assurance
- Clawson Connect (Rewards and savings portal)
- Plus many others
Does this sound like you?
Then we would love to hear from you, send us your CV using the link below.
Excited about the role, but your experience or qualifications don’t perfectly match everything in the job description? We would encourage you to still apply. Studies have shown that some people, particularly from minority groups are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification.
We are dedicated to building belonging, empowering our colleagues to be their true self by offering a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. You may just be the right candidate for this role, or other future roles across our business.
