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Multi Skilled Engineer

Employer
New Chapter
Location
North Yorkshire
Salary
31000
Closing date
28 Jul 2019

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Business Sector
Food & Drink
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Function
Other Job Function

Job Details

Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer (panama shift pattern, days)

£31000

Location: North Yorkshire

Do you have experience of electrical and mechanical maintenance?

Ideally you will be multi-skilled with both Electrical and Mechanical Maintenance experience although a specialism in just electrical or just mechanical can be considered with development opportunities to build your skill set to become a multi-skilled engineer.

A manufacturing background, particularly within FMCG / food manufacturing would be desirable although not essential.

Your primary responsibility will be to ensure that 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.

  • To ensure the completion of the PPM tasks and formulate improved maintenance practices.
  • To actively champion health and 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 be proactive in identifying and eliminating faulty processes by implementing long-term fixes.
  • To uphold and exceed standards of product quality and GMP within their area that are appropriate to an industry-leading quality food manufacturer.
  • To be aware of budget and stock control and maintain shift paperwork to a high standard.

Responsibilities:

The role is varied and will include:

  • Maintaining and improving all plant, processes and assets to a safe, efficient and reliable standard.
  • Day to day maintenance and improvement of plant, assets and services.
  • Ensure all work is carried out in accordance with food and H&S standard.
  • 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.
  • Actively champion health and safety.
  • Be proactive in identifying and eliminating faulty processes by implementing long-term fixes.

Skills:

  • Electrical knowledge & experience (fault finding) OR Mechanical knowledge required.
  • NVQ Level 3 or equivalent as a minimum in a related engineering qualification accompanied with experience.
  • Ability to understand a manufacturing process, analyse the inputs and outputs of the process and be able to draw up plans to continually improve performance, both in efficiency and quality or willingness to learn.
  • IT literate.
  • We are also interested in hearing from ex-military personnel with transferable skills that are interested in working within food manufacturing.

About you:

  • Self-motivated.
  • Analytical problem solving approach and numerical capability.
  • Team player, and able to work unsupervised and as part of the team.
  • Able to work under pressure and prioritise.
  • Good communication skills (written and verbal).

 

Company

Find a new opportunity with New Chapter...

New Chapter Consulting is a leading recruiter specialising in the Consumer/FMCG & Retail sectors. We believe in helping people and companies realise their potential and achieve their future ambitions. This important belief, coupled with an underlying commitment to service excellence in everything we do and a values-driven approach, makes us truly unique within the recruitment industry.

With offices in Leeds & London, we meet the needs of our clients and candidates through delivering successful solutions in a supportive and service-oriented way. Underpinned by an industry leading New Chapter promise to candidates, clients and candidates; we put service excellence at the heart of everything we do.

If you are an FMCG professional and would like to move your career on to the next level we should talk. Contact us regarding any of the featured opportunities or call us for a general discussion.

Company info
Website
Telephone
0845 2000 741
Location
Wellington Park House
Thirsk Row
Leeds
LS1 4DP
GB

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