Engineering Technician

Acu-IT.net; Stretford; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading dairy company in Stretford is seeking an Engineering Technician to ensure efficient maintenance of dairy equipment. Ideal candidates will have a recognized apprenticeship, mechanical and electrical skills, and experience in manufacturing. The role includes a competitive salary, generous leave allowance, and career development opportunities.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Generous annual leave allowance

Access to Muller Rewards Platform

Career development opportunities

Life assurance

Pension scheme

5% annual bonus

Qualifications

• Recognized apprenticeship in relevant field.
• Experience within maintenance roles ideally in manufacturing.
• Strong mechanical and electrical skills.

Responsibilities

• Ensure effective handover of information across shifts.
• Diagnose faults and repair mechanical and electrical equipment.
• Coach operators on asset care tasks.
• Identify and implement improvements to efficiency and reliability.
• Support departmental 5S programmes.

Skills

Maintenance experience

Mechanical bias

Electrical qualifications

Multiskilled engineer experience

ONC/HNC

IOSHH / NEBOSH

Education

Recognised apprenticeship

Job description

Overview

Mller UK & Ireland is wholly owned by Unternehmensgruppe Theo Mller, which employs over 31,000 people throughout Europe. In the UK, Mller develops, manufactures and markets a wide range of branded and private label dairy products made with milk from 1,300 farmers in Britain. Mller is ranked within the top 20 in the Grocer's Top 100 List of Britain's Biggest Brands and is picked from shelves millions of times each year. Mller UK & Ireland includes:

• Mller Milk & Ingredients, which aims to be Britain’s private label dairy leader and produces branded and private label fresh milk, cream, butter and ingredients products. It has a network of dairies and depots servicing customers throughout the country.
• Mller Yogurt & Desserts, the UK's leading yogurt manufacturer, responsible for brands such as Mller Corner, Mllerlight, Mller Bliss, Mller Rice, FRijj and Mller Kefir Smoothie, and produces chilled desserts under licence from Mondelez International. It also supplies the UK private label yogurt market from a dedicated, state-of-the-art yogurt facility.

Role

Engineering Technician (Dairy) – Manchester

We are seeking an Engineering Technician to join us at our Manchester Dairy. You will provide safe front line reactive maintenance, actively identify root cause and bring the equipment back into service as quickly as possible, and actively seek and identify cost effective improvements to site assets and equipment, improving efficiency and reliability.

Responsibilities

• To ensure effective handover of information across shifts
• Use PMS to support prioritisation and problem solving (RCFA)
• Diagnose faults and test, repair and maintain mechanical and electrical equipment
• Observe, recognise and report on machinery or component defects or symptoms of impending failure and provide CMMS data
• Contact OEMs and other suppliers for technical support as required and expedite parts when not available on site
• Lead shift-based problem solving where corrective actions aren't clear
• Work as ONE TEAM with First Line Response Technician
• Coach operators with asset care tasks
• Identify and implement improvements
• Identify life cycle issues and raise these with possible recommendations
• Use and support simple 5WHY / RCA techniques through to a long-term fix
• Support departmental 5S programmes for workshops and stores

What We're Looking For

• Recognised apprenticeship
• Experience within maintenance
• Manufacturing industry experience
• Mechanical/electrical biased
• ONC/HNC
• IOSHH / NEBOSH – Desirable
• Electrical qualification
• Multiskilled engineer experience

Please note this is a 4 on 4 off shift role (days/nights rotating – 2 days, 2 nights)

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive salary
• Generous annual leave allowance (276 hours)
• Access to Muller Rewards Platform
• Long term career with a company that invests in you
• Career development and defined pathways
• On-site car park
• Supportive team environment
• Life assurance
• Pension scheme
• 5% annual bonus (company target dependent)

Contact Details

F.A.O. UK Recruitment, Mller UK & Ireland, Shrewsbury Road, Market Drayton, Shropshire, TF9 3SQ