F&O Functional Consultant

Newly Weds Foods; Oxford; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global food ingredients company in the UK seeks a skilled Engineering Technician to support maintenance and improvements of our manufacturing facilities. The role requires expertise in mechanical and electrical systems, and PLC programming experience. Candidates should have at least 3 years' experience in FMCG manufacturing environments. This is a site-based role with potential travel across the UK for support on various projects. A reliable and methodical approach is essential.

Qualifications

• Apprenticeship or time-served qualified engineering technician.
• Minimum of 3 years troubleshooting experience in FMCG manufacturing.
• Fluency in English at a technical level is required.

Responsibilities

• Conduct effective maintenance on plant and equipment.
• Diagnose and rectify faults or breakdowns efficiently.
• Adhere to preventative maintenance programs.

Skills

Mechanical systems troubleshooting

Electrical systems troubleshooting

PLC programming (Siemens, Mitsubishi, Allen Bradley)

Communication skills

Teamwork abilities

Education

Degree HNC / HND / NVQ or relevant certification

Tools

Windows 365 software (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint)

Job description

The Role

While being highly skilled, motivated, and focused on continuous improvement you will be responsible for delivering effective maintenance to the plant, equipment and facilities by ensuring breakdowns are resolved efficiently and effectively.

Key Responsibilities

• Preventative maintenance programmes are adhered to and ensuring manufacturing objectives are met.
• Expert knowledge of mechanical and electrical systems; must be able to demonstrate experience.
• Maintain plant and equipment to ensure it performs to necessary efficiency standards and complies with company policies, procedures, and standards.
• Identify, diagnose, and rectify faults/breakdowns in a timely safe manner.
• Identify potential faults and hazards, communicating and offering solutions, consulting with Maintenance and Production Management to plan corrective actions within Planned Maintenance windows.
• Use and improve the CMMS to ensure it is kept up to date with all relevant information.
• Assist the Engineering Manager with plant improvements, offering improvement suggestions and ensuring minimal downtime through effective planned maintenance.
• Prioritise and manage workload ensuring minimum impact on production efficiency.
• Manage and improve standards of Health and Safety, hygiene, quality and food safety and implementation and adherence to hygiene, health & safety, and food safety regulations.
• Ensure that all tasks are conducted safely, adhering to NWF Health & Safety Regulations working in accordance with the Health & Safety at work act 1974 and reporting any hazards.
• Adherence to Corporate Sanitation Standards ensuring that the department is operating to the highest standards of hygiene.
• Facilitate and execute continuous improvement activities.
• Support the achievement of customer service levels and production plans.
• Issue permits, coordinate and assist contractors where required.
• Adapt an "Always Audit Ready" approach.
• Ensure all relevant paperwork is completed correctly and in a timely manner.
• Ensure engineering stock is kept up to date and at the required stock levels.
• Factory start up, machine testing and supporting all manufacturing facilities as required.
• Ensure all maintenance records are recorded on the CMMS system.
• Undertake training and assist in training other or new members of staff as required.
• Work in accordance with the Company's Dignity at Work policy.
• Undertake other duties within the general scope of the job.
• Expert knowledge of electrical mechanical systems.
• Perform engineering assignments (production, maintenance, process, capital projects), involving application of instrumentation and process control technology and principles and often requiring coordination with other engineering and functional competencies to provide economical and expedient task implementation.
• Lead the instrumentation and process controls functional responsibilities.
• Schedule own daily activities to satisfy production requirements and accommodate requests from other organisations (Maintenance, Operations, Projects).
• Be prepared to help any eventualities that may arise on site within the engineering day‑to‑day remit.

Specification

• Apprenticeship / Time served qualified engineering technician.
• PLC experience: high competency in Siemens, Mitsubishi, and Allen Bradley systems; must demonstrate high level of fault finding and programming skills of the stated units.
• Degree HNC / HND / NVQ, BTEC/C&G or equivalent in Engineering above level 3 in both electrical & mechanical engineering.
• Minimum of 3 years of troubleshooting and repair experience within an FMCG manufacturing or industrial processing environment.
• Experience & Knowledge of delivering CI activities.
• Use of PC based Windows 365 software such as Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.
• Excellent communication skills; must be fluent in English at a technical level.
• Proficient written, numerical, and verbal skills.
• Professional manner with a "can do" attitude and flexible in approach.
• Literate and numerate.
• Reliable and methodical.
• Calm under pressure.
• Ability to work as part of a team as well as individually.
• Ability to understand and adhere to company procedures and health and safety regulations.

Additional Information

This is a site‑based role, working between the core hours of 08:00‑18:00, Monday to Friday, however due to the nature of the role and the business, a degree of flexibility is required. Although based at the Banbury site, you will be expected to travel to other sites across the UK network and support with PLC systems or small projects when required.

About Us

Newly Weds® Foods is a leading, privately owned global food ingredients business and has been innovating since 1932. The European division is a market leader in the manufacture of coatings, seasonings and functional ingredient systems. Today, Newly Weds® Foods is a world leader in food ingredient technology. A network of R&D, manufacturing and service facilities around the globe allows us to serve our customers' needs in more than 68 countries. But despite our size and scope, we've continued to be an independent, family-owned business answerable only to the demands of our customers. That's why we continue to invest in infrastructure, human resources and capacity to keep pace with our customers' needs and expectations.