Engineer nights

Cranswick Country Foods; Eye; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension

Feed your Wellbeing hub discounts

Cycle to work

Gym membership discount

Death in service insurance

Free parking

Job summary

Cranswick Country Foods Fresh Poultry in Eye, Suffolk is seeking a Night Shift Engineer to keep our production lines running smoothly. You will perform preventative maintenance, respond to breakdowns and support continuous improvement across mechanical and electrical systems.

Join a safety-conscious team on a 4 on 4 off pattern (17:30–05:30) and contribute to our quality culture through accurate paperwork, risk assessments, and proactive maintenance while developing practical skills in a

Qualifications

• Engineering knowledge in FMCG environments.
• Experience with maintenance planning and breakdowns.
• Understanding of hazard identifications and safe working procedures.

Responsibilities

• Carry out maintenance tasks as directed by engineering management.
• Keep equipment running to maximise uptime, with proper documentation.
• Assist in developing work instructions and procedures.
• Maintain GMP and complete auditable paperwork accurately.
• Support preventative maintenance and quality issues through proactive actions.
• Communicate effectively with cross-functional teams and ensure smooth shift handovers.
• Review risk assessments and method statements as part of daily work.

Skills

Engineering

Maintenance

Root cause analysis

H&S awareness

Education

NVQ Level 3 Eng

Job description

We are looking for a Night Shift Engineer to join our established Engineering team at Cranswick Country Foods Fresh Poultry in Eye, Suffolk. You will be responsible for ensuring all machinery is operating correctly to maintain smooth running of production. Shift Pattern - 4on4off 17:30 - 05:30 Duties

• Safely carry out all tasks set to you by the engineering management
• Share your knowledge and learn from the rest of the team, Ensure PPMs, maintenance, breakdowns and all work is carried out in a timely safe manner ensuring production is at a maximum uptime, and recorded
• Assist the shift manager in developing specifications, work instructions and procedures for staff , Assist the shift manager with the control of workshop spares
• Maintain Good Manufacturing Practice in all work carried out ensuring all planned and unplanned maintenance work orders assigned to you are completed, complete all auditable paperwork required and ensure it is completed accurately
• Demonstrate a proactive approach to maintenance and assist in the development of preventative maintenance mechanisms
• Effective communications between cross functional teams and successful shift handovers, support a quality culture and have a proactive approach to quality issue
• Create and review method statements and risk assessments, development and implementation of quality effective maintenance routines
  Experience in engineering, ideally in an FMCG environment.
• A mixture of mechanical and electrical engineering skills and experience.
• Group and site induction, Reviewing of relevant risk assessments and safe working procedures
• Understanding and application of hazard identification and near miss reporting
• Accident investigation training, Root cause analysis training
• Level 3 H&S awareness
• Understanding and application of Line safety inspections
• Minimum qualification in NVQ Level 3 Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical or multiskilled)
  Salary - Competative
• Auto enrolment into our company pension scheme
• Access to our 'Feed your Wellbeing' hub, offering a range of retail, restaurant and entertainment discounts and wellbeing support
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounted local gym membership
• Death in service insurance
• Free Parking and Canteen facilities