Engineering Technician

Britvic; Leeds; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an experienced Engineering Technician to join their dynamic team. In this role, you will be pivotal in ensuring the reliability of production equipment and driving improvements in operational efficiency. You'll engage in planned maintenance, resolve breakdowns, and lead initiatives to optimize utilities usage. This position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to a forward-thinking company that values innovation and continuous improvement. If you have a strong technical background and a passion for engineering excellence, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Experience in maintenance delivery and problem-solving.
• Ability to manage contractors and issue permits.

Responsibilities

• Ensure maximum availability and reliability of production equipment.
• Carry out planned and preventative maintenance activities.
• Champion quality, safety, and environmental standards.

Skills

Practical Engineering/Technical experience

Strong interpersonal and communication skills

Multi-skilled background (electrical bias)

Continuous improvement programs

Education

City & Guilds or ONC in engineering discipline

HNC in engineering discipline

Job description

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At Britvic, we make, market and sell great-tasting soft drinks, offering refreshments to billions of consumers worldwide. We're constantly refreshing and reimagining our business, ensuring it's innovative and evolving while staying true to our vision – to be the most dynamic soft drinks company, creating a better tomorrow. We've been home to iconic brands for over 100 years, and our relevance is anchored in an authentic heritage. Delivering our vision is down to the passion of our people, and we create conditions for everyone to thrive and grow. From our international supply chain and network of partners, we export to over 100 countries, offering opportunities for our people and businesses to grow.

Job Overview

We are seeking an experienced Engineering Technician to join our dynamic team at Britvic. In this role, you will ensure maximum availability and reliability of production equipment by attending to machine breakdowns and effecting repairs promptly. You will also carry out planned and preventative maintenance activities, maintain site utilities and services, and lead zero loss teams to reduce utilities usage and drive improvements to reliability.

Key Responsibilities

• Champion quality, safety, health, environmental standards, and legal compliance within the engineering teams.
• Support and develop improvements to production equipment to drive site reliability targets.
• Facilitate problem-solving activities with both technical and non-technical personnel.
• Resolve root cause analyses (RCAs) to ensure system compliance and meet close-out targets.
• Manage contractors and issue permits in line with site permit procedures.
• Complete planned preventative maintenance activities in line with the site plan.
• Organize and manage work related to facilities and site infrastructure.
• Develop plans and practices that reduce site utilities consumption and champion environmental performance.
• Support and manage site utilities and services equipment to optimize operation and maximize reliability.
• Work with the engineering planner to optimize the planned preventative maintenance program across production equipment.
• Collaborate with operations teams to identify changeover improvements and provide technical support for AM activities.
• Deliver 5S improvement plans for the engineering department and drive overall standards.

Requirements

• Practical Engineering/Technical experience with a proven track record of maintenance delivery.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• A strong multi-skilled background (with an electrical bias) able to understand the root cause of machine breakdowns and develop solutions.
• Ability to develop principles of operation and changeover, and work with shift teams to train and develop operators.
• Ability to manage contractors, review risk assessments and method statements, and issue permits.
• Understanding of site utilities and services.
• Experience working within continuous improvement programs.

Key Behaviors

• Shows a clear desire to achieve success.
• Has a clear, consistent focus on improving ways of working.
• Engages with others to gain their support.
• Uses their role to positively contribute to the larger team at Britvic.
• Welcomes and takes action on feedback received from others.
• Shows courage and confronts all challenges (people and tasks).

Education/Qualification

• Ideally, a City & Guilds or ONC in an engineering discipline (HNC preferable).