Machine Technician

International Procurement and Logistics Limited; Sittingbourne; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ASDA discount

Bonus scheme

Annual leave

Pension

Life insurance

Wellbeing support

Asda mobile discount

Pet insurance

Travel money rate

Parking

Job summary

IPL, Forza & Kober in Sittingbourne, United Kingdom, is seeking a Machine Technician to drive performance of production line equipment and provide high quality maintenance support. The role focuses on minimising labour cost, increasing yield, and ensuring packaging meets ASDA specifications.

Key responsibilities include carrying out autonomous maintenance, completing safety checks, and ensuring smooth changeovers with minimal downtime.

Qualifications

• Institutional experience in FMCG/production environments.
• Strong mechanical aptitude and practical skills.
• GCSE Maths and English at least at grade C or equivalent.
• Good IT skills with Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Excellent communication across levels within a company.
• Ability to work quickly and methodically in a team.
• Proactive, results-driven with initiative.
• Flexibility to meet business needs and shifts.
• High attention to detail; process-driven.
• IOSH health and safety qualification desirable.
• Experience with similar machinery/equipment.
• Ability to challenge non-compliance to standards.

Responsibilities

• Operate and maintain production line equipment to minimise labour costs and maximise yield.
• Ensure packaging safety and conformity to ASDA specifications.
• Follow SOPs in a clean, safe environment at all times.
• Complete daily machine safety checks and autonomous maintenance tasks.
• Communicate machine run status to Engineering Team and Line Leaders.
• Monitor yield and optimise value for IPL.
• Perform changeovers with minimal downtime and safe, accurate execution.
• Coordinate with Line Leaders to ensure timely machine setup for next job.
• Report run-rate or safety issues to Line Leader/Engineer promptly.
• Complete mandatory safety and food safety checks.
• Record check weights and calibration data per standards; report discrepancies.

Skills

FMCG experience

Mechanical aptitude

Communication skills

Team player

Initiative

Attention to detail

MS Office

Excel

PowerPoint

Education

GCSE Maths and English

Job description

About The Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Machine Technician to join our team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is looking to take the next step in their career and join a global business with a £2 billion + turnover.

The overall responsibility of a Machine Technician is to drive performance of production line equipment to minimise the direct labour cost, increase productivity and to increase the yield of the product being packed – ensuring all product is packed safely and within technical specification. You will also provide high quality engineering maintenance support, ensuring that the packaging is correct, the quality of the packaging and final product is within the ASDA specification.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Work to trained Standard Operating Procedures in a clean, safe environment at all times.
• Monitor work areas to ensure the workplace is safe and all machinery is maintained to a high standard of cleanliness
• Ensure all daily machine safety checks are completed in line with the trained Standard Operating Procedures
• Take Lead responsibility for autonomous maintenance of equipment on line, ensuring activities on and off line are completed
• Provide full communication to Engineering Team, Line Leaders and direct reports on any machine run safety issues
• To constantly monitor yield to optimise value for IPL
• Ensure product changeovers are performed with minimal downtime but in a safe and accurate manner, seek to identify improvements at every opportunity
• Liaise with Line Leaders in a clear and concise manner. Ensure that machines are set up in time for the next job ensuring prompt changeovers whilst avoiding high downtime
• Report to the Line Leader and Engineer any machine run rate issues that are having a detrimental effect on safety or productivity as soon as the issues are discovered;
• Ensure that all mandatory safety and food safety checks are done
• Perform check weights and scale calibration at intervals detailed in training, recoding each weight in line with internal and externally verified standards
• Immediately report underweights and causations to Line Leader and seek to resolve. Informing the Engineering team if issues persist

What are we looking for?

• FMCG experience within working in a Production/Operational environment
• Excellent practical skills with a strong mechanical aptitude
• Educated to GCSE level A,B or C (or equivalent) in Maths and English
• Strong Analytical and IT skills (Inc. Word. Excel and PowerPoint)
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to comfortably liaise with all levels within the Company
• The ability to work quickly and methodically within a team environment
• Ability to use own initiative and be results driven
• Ability to work flexibly to meet and deliver business needs
• High attention to detail
• Relevant Health & Safety qualification (IOSH) would be desirable
• Experience of working with similar machinery/equipment
• Ability to challenge both internal and external non-compliance to industry leading standards

What's in it for you?

We are a rapidly growing and exciting business, dedicated to the development of our colleagues and committed to creating a great environment for people to come and work. In order to grow we need to find people already living our values, culture and commitment.

In return we will offer you development, a competitive salary and benefits package, inclusive of:

• 10% Asda In store Discount
• Colleague Bonus Scheme
• Paid Annual Leave Allowance – varies dependant on shift pattern
• Enhanced pension scheme
• Life Assurance - All our colleagues benefit from life assurance of 4 x their annual base salary.
• Help@hand - Free, direct access to health and wellbeing support service, including unlimited video consultations with a UK-based GP 24/7, physiotherapy and mental health support.
• Grocery Aid - We’ve partnered with Grocery Aid to our colleagues and their families with a wide range of emotional, practical and financial support services.
• Asda mobile Discount - 30% off a wide range of Asda Mobile bundles and add-ons for our colleagues and one of their family members.
• Asda Pet Insurance discount – Up to 10% Discount
• Exclusive Exchange Rates via Asda Money - our colleagues can get a better exchange rate for their travel money when buying currency through Asda Travel Money (TravelEx)
• Life Assurance - All our colleagues benefit from life assurance of 4 x their annual base salary.
• Ride-to-work scheme - We work with Evans to provide our colleagues with great savings across their range of bikes, clothing and equipment.
• Free car parking
• Plus lots more! - Depending on job band, other fantastic benefits are also available including private healthcare, car allowances and long term incentive schemes.

About Us

Our purpose here at IPL, Forza & Kober is simple, we are one team who creates exceptional value for our customers and our mission is to support Asda on their journey to becoming #2 in the marketplace.

Through our people we live and breathe our values and we play to our strengths, but we also support each other’s development. We are a community of passionate individuals who possess a wide variety of skills and expertise, who work collectively to form a high performing team and a company to be proud of.

We are committed to a fully inclusive business that is representative of our customers, locations and the communities we serve. We recognise the value in diversity and welcome applications from all candidates regardless of sex, age, race, religion, gender or sexual identity and socio-economic background. We are committed to making IPL, Forza & Kober a place where everyone can enjoy a successful career and have systems in place to support all our colleagues. We are seeking applications from candidates who share our values, culture and celebrate diversity in all its forms.

Our culture is our people and our people are our culture!