Engineering Stores/ Tool Setter

Dunbia; Bedford; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Dunbia is seeking an Engineering Stores/Tool Setter to join its engineering and maintenance team at a meat processing plant. The role involves managing engineering stores, stocking and recording parts, and supporting both planned and reactive maintenance.

You will assist with the set-up and dismantling of mincing and grinding machines, and install/adjust tools and dies. Experience in a food manufacturing or regulated environment is desirable; full training will be provided.

Qualifications

• Experience in engineering, maintenance, manufacturing or technical stores environments.
• Ability to use computerised stock or maintenance systems accurately.
• Strong attention to detail with disciplined record keeping.
• Ability to communicate effectively with engineers, managers, suppliers and contractors.
• Ability to plan and prioritise work and respond to urgent operational requirements.
• Good verbal and written English.
• Knowledge of engineering components, fabrication materials, tools and consumables.
• Experience supporting planned preventive maintenance and contractor activities.
• Food manufacturing or similarly regulated environment experience is desirable but training provided.

Responsibilities

• Manage engineering stores and ensure engineering parts, tools and consumables are available, controlled and recorded.
• Support maintenance through stock management, ordering, issue control and administration.
• Provide hands-on support with set-up and dismantling of mincing and grinding machines for cleaning, including installation and adjustment of tools and dies.

Skills

Engineering stores experience

Stock systems proficiency

Attention to detail

Communication with engineers

Planning and prioritising

English proficiency

Knowledge of components/tools

Preventive maintenance experience

Regulated environment familiarity

Tools

Inventory management software

Job description

Overview

Job Description: Overview:

Working hours: 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday either 08.00 to 17.00 or 09.00 to 18.00.

We are actively seeking applications for the role of Engineering Stores/ Tool Setter to join an industry leader that provides opportunities for training and progression to the right candidates. You will be working in a production environment within a meat processing plant in one of Europe's leading food companies; suppliers of choice to a range of leading local, national and international supermarket, foodservice and manufacturing businesses exporting to over 50 countries worldwide.

Responsibilities

Working as part of our Engineering and Maintenance Team you will manage the engineering stores and ensure that engineering parts, tools and consumables are available, controlled and accurately recorded. The role supports the maintenance function through effective stock management, ordering, issue control and administration, helping engineers complete planned and reactive maintenance efficiently. The role also provides hands-on support with the safe set-up and dismantling of industrial mincing and grinding machines for cleaning, including the installation, adjustment and replacement of mincing and grinding tools and dies.

Qualifications

What are we looking for in a candidate:

• Experience of working in an engineering, maintenance, manufacturing or technical stores environment.
• Ability to use computerised stock or maintenance systems accurately.
• Strong attention to detail and a disciplined approach to record keeping.
• Ability to communicate effectively with engineers, managers, suppliers and contractors.
• Ability to plan and prioritise work, respond to urgent operational requirements and work on own initiative.
• Good verbal and written English.
• Knowledge of engineering components, fabrication materials, tools and consumables.
• Experience supporting planned preventive maintenance and contractor activities.
• Previous experience in a food manufacturing or similarly regulated environment is desirable, but not essential as full training will be provided.

No company sponsorship is available to overseas applicants for this position.