Key Production Operative - Facilities Maintenance

Morrisons; Colne; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food manufacturing group in the UK is seeking a Manufacturing Key Operative for facilities maintenance. You will support engineers in planned maintenance tasks and undertake various trade tasks to ensure high standards of asset performance. The ideal candidate will have engineering experience, knowledge of safety practices, and a relevant trade qualification. Competitive benefits and a supportive work environment await you.

Benefits

Six weeks holiday including bank holidays

15% discount in supermarkets

Career progression opportunities

Subsidised staff canteen

Competitive pension and life assurance

Healthcare benefits

Discounts at high street shops

Qualifications

• Experience in a comparable engineering role.
• Knowledge of risk assessment and safe working practices.
• Competence in basic mechanical, plumbing, or fabric work.

Responsibilities

• Support multi-skilled engineers in maintenance tasks.
• Deliver high standards of workmanship.
• Ensure compliance with operational standards.
• Generate improvement ideas to increase asset performance.
• Collaborate with site colleagues to determine best practices.

Skills

Engineering related experience

Knowledge of safe working practices

Trade qualification in mechanical, plumbing, or fabric work

Good time management

Communication skills

Job description

As a Manufacturing Key Operative - Facilities Maintenance, you’ll provide support to the multi-skilled engineers with the preparation and execution of Planned Preventative Maintenance tasks, as well as undertake a variety of trained trade tasks including, but not limited to, joinery, painting, plumbing and mechanical work across the site. The role will include:

• Use trained trade skills to complete all tasks assigned by a member of the management team.
• You will deliver high standards of Workmanship and practical improvements to building fabric and the upkeep of the site facilities and amenities.
• Ensure full compliance with all operational standards/specifications/policy and procedures
• Develop positive working relationships with all site based colleagues, identify work tasks and establish the best method to deliver
• Proactively generate practical improvement ideas to increase asset performance to benefit the customer
• Proactively identify tasks and agree with customer on how to deliver
• Adhere to safe operating/working practices and raise near miss events through the site process
• Ensure a robust and clearly communicated safe system of work is applied for all activities
• undertaken with appropriate risk assessment completed
• Ensure Site facilities are fully functional and maintained in line with the assigned planned maintenance schedule
• Take a planned approach to maintenance tasks, proactively identifying maintenance required
• Support a proactive culture of equipment focused improvement within the Engineering Team
• Support the development of Risk Assessment and Method Statements for maintenance work
• Ensure facilities including plant room areas, building fabric, and external areas are audit ready
• Learning associated with site readiness for internal and external Food Safety/legal compliance
• audits (E.g. British Retail Consortium BRC, Health and Safety Executive HSE)
• identify improvements for which engineering funds are spent on maintenance
• Generate and support proactive continuous improvement ideas that increase asset performance
• Oversee and monitor performance of contractors on site
• Work flexibly to support all areas of the business where required to ensure service levels are met

By taking a planned approach to maintenance tasks, you’ll help to proactively identify maintenance required and will help to deliver high standards of asset performance. Working flexibly to support all areas of the business where required, you will also ensure a robust safe system of work is applied, with risk assessments completed as needed.

In return for your hard work we will offer you:

• Six weeks holiday (including bank holidays) and a guaranteed day off that's important to you - whether that be a birthday, religious holiday or a special occasion
• 15% discount in our supermarkets and convenience stores available from the day you join us
• Additional 10% discount card for a Friend or Family member
• Career progression and development opportunities
• Subsidised staff canteen
• Competitive pension and life assurance
• Healthcare/Well-being benefits including Aviva Digital GP
• Morrisons MyPerks with discounts at high street shops, cinemas and gyms, and lots more
• Optional Payroll charity donations
• A range of family friendly policies including 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave along with neonatal and fertility leave

Find out more about working in Manufacturing at Myton Food Group here.

About you

You’ll be the kind of person who:

• Has some engineering related experience from a comparable role
• Has working knowledge of safe working practices / risk assessment
• Has a trade qualification demonstrating competence in basic mechanical, plumbing or fabric work
• Has good time management and communication skills
• Can comply with relevant site policies such as Health and Safety and Food Safety standards

We want to provide everyone with the opportunity to succeed in their role and career with us. It’s one of our main ambitions here at Morrisons.

At Morrisons, we want to make sure our recruitment process is fair and accessible to all. If you require any support with completing your online application, please contact us at [e-mail]. Alternatively if you need adjustments at interview stage, if you're invited for interview you'll be given a local contact who can support you with this.

Please note: We will only recruit individuals who are over the school leaver’s age. To find out the school leavers age please visit the following link. Additionally, some of our roles have an age restriction due to the nature of the role.

What happens next?

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About us

You’ll find a great big welcome here at Myton Food Group - the part of our business that looks after manufacturing, whilst maintaining strong roots within Morrisons Supermarkets.

At Myton Food Group, we have a legacy to be proud of. We’re British farming’s biggest single direct customer. We buy from highly valued suppliers. And we’re passionate about the quality of our food. Today, we have 19 manufacturing sites across the UK, where we pack and process fresh meats and fish, savoury and sweet pies, fruit and veg, flower bouquets, bread and lots more.

We really do stand out in the world of food manufacturing. But what we’re especially proud of is the way we all get stuck in and work as a team, in partnership across our supply chain. Read more about what we do at our Myton Food Group website.