Engineering – Reliability Engineer

Finsbury Food Group; East Kilbride; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Death in service benefit

Employee assistance programme

Retail discounts

Refer a friend scheme

Learning & development opportunities

Job summary

Finsbury Food Group’s Johnstone’s Food Service unit is seeking a Reliability Engineer to join a dynamic, fast-paced manufacturing environment. You will work within a cross-functional planned maintenance team, carrying out planned maintenance, repairs and improvements to ensure safety, reliability and efficiency of production processes.

You’ll develop knowledge of bakery equipment and processes, complete inspections (including electrical and building systems), and use Mainsaver CMMS to record

Qualifications

• Experienced in plant maintenance within manufacturing or FMCG environments.
• Able to complete accurate maintenance and inspection documentation.
• Committed to Health and Safety, with proactive problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned maintenance activities, repairs and improvements across production plant, equipment and buildings.
• Support reliable and efficient production by reducing downtime and waste.
• Use Mainsaver CMMS to track maintenance and asset management activities and manage parts inventory.

Skills

Plant maintenance

Maintenance planning

Electrical & mechanical

Inspection documentation

Health & Safety

Team player

Tools

Mainsaver CMMS

Job description

Location: Johnstone’s Food Service
Shift: Monday to Friday, 8:30am – 5pm

We have an opportunity for a Reliability Engineer to join our Engineering Team at Johnstone’s Food Service which forms part of the Finsbury Food Group.

Johnstone’s produces a wide range of single-serve traybake products – including a renowned caramel shortcake and chocolate brownies to a variety of Food Services, UK retailers and coffee shops such as Costa Coffee and Co-Op.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join one of the UK’s largest bakery businesses, along with great opportunities for growth and development. At Finsbury Food Group, we are passionate about investing in our teams, creating great development opportunities.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a dynamic, fast-paced manufacturing environment where quality, efficiency, and continuous improvement are at the heart of everything we do.

This is what you’ll actually do!

You’ll work as an active part of a skilled cross-functional planned maintenance team, carrying out planned maintenance activities, repairs and improvements across production plant, equipment and buildings. Your work will play an important role in maintaining the safety, reliability and efficiency of the production process.

You’ll continuously develop your knowledge of the engineering requirements of bakery processes, systems and machinery, using this knowledge to support reliable and efficient production. You’ll ensure planned maintenance work is completed to strict schedules while identifying opportunities to improve equipment reliability and reduce waste.

A key part of your role will be carrying out a range of inspection processes, including composite panel, emergency lighting, ACM, flour sifter, flour line magnet and auto lubricator inspections. You’ll ensure inspections are completed accurately and that the appropriate documentation is maintained.

You’ll also carry out identified general building maintenance repairs and improvements and proactively support the management of baking trays and tins across the site. You’ll help maintain effective pest proofing by ensuring doors, entrances and exits are maintained to the required standard.

You’ll use Mainsaver CMMS to accurately track maintenance and asset management activities, ensuring work is recorded correctly. You’ll also ensure materials and parts are booked out appropriately and that reorder levels are maintained to support effective maintenance activity.

Safety, Food Safety and Hygiene will always be a priority. You’ll follow good working practices and actively contribute to a culture of continuous improvement, constantly looking for opportunities to improve efficiency, equipment reliability and ways of working.

Ideally this is you!

• Experienced or knowledgeable in plant maintenance, ideally within a manufacturing or FMCG environment.
• Self-motivated and able to work effectively as part of a skilled engineering team.
• Literate and numerate, with the ability to complete accurate maintenance and inspection documentation.
• A good communicator, including confidence using digital communication tools such as Workplace.
• Knowledge of plant maintenance and inspection processes.
• Experience in building maintenance would be beneficial.
• IPAF training would be desirable.
• Committed to high standards of Health & Safety, Food Safety and Hygiene.
• Flexible and proactive, with a commitment to continuous improvement and operational reliability.

What’s in it for you?

• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Leave to allow quality time with your new arrival!
• Enhanced Pension Scheme for our employees
• Death in Service Benefit
• Free Employee Assistance Programme (open to colleagues and their families)
• Retail discounts accessible via our Benefits Hub platform!
• Refer a Friend Scheme (up to £300 per referral – T&C’s dependent)
• Employee Recognition Awards Extensive Learning & Development opportunities (including opportunities for sponsored professional memberships and our own in-house development course!)
• An opportunity to be part of a fantastic, growing organisation. Head over to our LinkedIn page to find out more!

Our vision is to be the leading specialty bakery group in the UK, and we want the best people in place to achieve this. Our continued success is built entirely on the talented people who work here, so employee development is important to us because everyone is a valued member of the team, and we want every individual to have the skills and capabilities to achieve both your own personal goals and our business goals. We want good people to join our company, to help our company continue to go from strength to strength. If this sounds like you, please get in contact to learn more!

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