Electrical Maintenance Engineer - NIGHTS - Food Industry

Reed; Hull and East Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food manufacturing company in the United Kingdom is seeking a professional to ensure optimal performance of plant equipment and uphold safety standards. The ideal candidate will have a relevant electrical qualification and experience in maintenance. Responsibilities include conducting maintenance checks, liaising with management, and ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations.

Qualifications

• Must possess a relevant electrical qualification.
• Experience in performing maintenance on engineering equipment.
• Understanding of food safety and hygiene standards.

Responsibilities

• Maintain plant and equipment to minimize downtime.
• Liaise with management on engineering activities.
• Conduct planned maintenance and document checks.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety procedures.

Skills

Maintenance of plant and equipment

Knowledge of health and safety procedures

Fault diagnosis

Understanding of metal detection principles

Education

Relevant electrical qualification

Job description

REED Engineering & Manufacturing are working with a leading food manufacturer who are growing at a rapid rate.

• Maintain plant and equipment to optimum standards safely with minimum downtime
• Liaise with all levels of management across all functions relating to engineering activities on the plan or breakdowns
• Ensure high standards of housekeeping are maintained
• Ensure that all health and safety and food hygiene procedures are adhered to at all times
• To undertake any training courses as the need of the business dictates
• Ensure the efficient usage of spare parts, consumables and equipment
• Any administrative duties as required in the fulfillment of the engineering plan
• To decrease time lost due to breakdowns
• Satisfactory completion of the engineering plan, designated areas and equipment
• Routinely test the metal detection equipment and failsafe features
• Carry out planned maintenance on the equipment which includes in depth visual checks to critical machinery components to identify damage and metal on metal contact or wear
• Document PPM checks and record any necessary corrective action
• Ensure that the workshops and engineering equipment are maintained and in a clean condition that this fit for purpose
• Ensure that tool boxes are clean and free from unnecessary extraneous matter which could be hazardous to production
• Understand the principles of metal detection and have a thorough knowledge of the equipment and testing routines
• Ensure that you have the relevant Legal compliance training completed (in liaison with the Health & Safety, Technical and the Training departments)
• Understand the importance of ensuring that all statutory (industry guidelines), legal, food safety and integrity and hygiene standards and customer requirements are met and adhered to
• Understand how to trace faults (route cause analysis)
• Understand the importance of maintenance and performance validation

A relevant electrical qualification is essential