Job Title: Multiskilled Engineer
Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent
Location: Kanes Food, Evesham WR11 8JS
Shift Pattern:
12 h shift 06:00-18:00
Week 1: Monday, Tuesday – work. Wednesday, Thursday – off. Friday, Saturday, Sunday – work.
Week 2: Monday, Tuesday – off. Wednesday, Thursday – work. Friday, Saturday, Sunday – off.
Salary:
£41 600 per annum
Monthly Pay
Workplace:
The factory is located in Evesham WR11 8JS. It is a modern facility specialised in the development and manufacture extensive range of washed and ready-to-eat salads, fresh stir-fry vegetable mixes, fresh noodles, prepared vegetables, stir-fry sauces, and salad dressings. The workplace offers excellent working conditions and is committed to providing the best quality of service. Employees at this facility have many years of experience and dedication to their work. We are looking for individuals who seek permanent employment and are willing to promote and advance their careers with an experienced employer.
The work environment may be chill due the nature of the factory.
About the Role:
As a Multi-Skilled Engineer at Kanes Foods, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the smooth operation of our food production facilities. You will be responsible for maintaining, troubleshooting, and repairing various types of equipment to minimize downtime and maximize productivity. Your expertise will encompass mechanical, electrical, and automation systems, allowing you to tackle a wide range of challenges in a dynamic manufacturing environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- To deliver a successful engineering maintenance shift, with respect to OEE, via effective fault diagnosis and repair and Maintenance activities, all performed to the relevant practices and procedures which ensure the health and safety of the engineering team, the food safety of our products, and cost efficiency via engineering talent
Mechanical:
- Ability to diagnose faults in a safe, controlled and effective manner
- Conduct breakdown repairs in a safe and efficient manner
- Work closely with the operations team to ensure equipment issues are resolved
- Must be competent to conduct root cause analysis
- Must be able to record findings and breakdowns and issues and communicate these to enable an improved solution
- To identify areas of poor equipment performance, and working with the Lead Technician implement improvements in a controlled an measurable fashion
- Must be competent to conduct Preventative Maintenance activities to a very high standard, and be able to record and relay findings and identify methods of improvement.
Electrical:
- Must be able to electrically fault find to a safe, methodical and timely manner
- Can conduct electrical machinery audits
- To monitor and ensure that manufacturing equipment does not pose any electrical risks to personal
- To identify areas of poor equipment performance, and working with the Lead Technician implement improvements in a controlled an measurable fashion
- Must be competent to conduct Preventative Maintenance activities to a very high standard, and be able to record and relay findings and identify methods of improvement.
Hygiene & Food Safety:
- To ensure, in conjunction with Technical Management, that all interventions provide for safe food production.
- To have an understanding of and implement HACCP principles.
- To ensure that employees adhere to personal hygiene requirements.
- To ensure all company policies and procedures are being adhered to in the department.
- Must work to food safe standards when conducting repairs/maintenance within the food manufacturing environment
Health & Safety
- To ensure, in conjunction with H&S, that all work is delivered in a safe, managed, and lawful manner and is compliant with all relevant legislation.
- Must follow and ensure lock off/tag off procedures are adhered to.
- To promote a safe working environment by enforcing safe task procedures within self and others
- To ensure H&S rules and regulations are followed at all times.
- To make on going inspections of the workplace and take immediate steps to correct unsafe and unsatisfactory conditions or procedures. Any such conditions or procedures need to be reported to the Lead Technician
- To fully comply with site standards for use of PPE and also monitor and support others in maintaining a safe approach via effective PPE usage.
- To play an active part in risk assessments
Communication
- To actively co-operate and communicate with all company departments in the best interests of the business.
- To liaise with Production, Hygiene and Technical teams to discuss and communicate issues and actions.
- To communicate with equipment manufacturers and suppliers in engineering matters as required for the successful completion of duties, disseminate information to Engineering, Production and Technical colleagues as necessary.
- To contribute to effective shift handovers by ensuring that all relevant and important information and details are relayed accordingly.
Admin
- To undertake project work as directed by the Lead Technician and ensure that the project is completed and the outcome is reported back to the lead technician.
- To ensure that paperwork is correct and up to date
- To read and respond to e-mails in a timely manner
Requirements:
- Ideal candidate must be highly methodical and organised in approach to preventative maintenance
- Ability to demonstrate excellent approach to fault finding
- Cooperation and Team Working
- Ability to recognize a fault and getting into the detail of machinery function and operation
- Experience of machinery maintenance and fault diagnoses
- Possession of appropriate qualifications applicable to your engineering discipline
- Strong background in maintenance within food manufacturing environment
Benefits:
- Advancement opportunities
- On-site canteen serving a decent menu.
- Free on-site parking with electric car chargers
- On-Site full-size tennis court.
- There is possibility to arrange a transport from Birmingham and Evesham.
Quick and Easy Recruitment Process with an immediate start
Apply now for an opportunity to join our team as an Industrial Engineer in Evesham WR11 8JS. Experience a supportive work environment, training, and permanent employment.
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