Maintenance Engineer

Allied Mills | part of Associated British Foods plc; Belfast City District; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Allied Mills, part of Associated British Foods, is seeking a Maintenance Engineer at our Belfast flour mill. The successful candidate will perform planned, predictive and reactive maintenance across production equipment to ensure safety, quality and maximum plant utilisation.

Hours are Mon–Fri 8am–5pm (37.5 hrs/week) with a call out 1 in every 3 weeks. You will work with production and engineering teams to drive continuous improvement, uphold health and safety, and ensure regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Experience performing preventive and reactive maintenance on production equipment.
• Experience with mechanical drive couplings, chains, belts and bearings.
• Experience with 3-phase motors, control systems and PLC interaction.
• Strong health and safety awareness and food safety awareness desirable.
• Computer literate and able to work on own initiative.

Responsibilities

• Carry out preventative and reactive maintenance across production equipment.
• Ensure machinery operates safely, efficiently and in compliance with regulations.
• Support root cause analysis and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with production and engineering teams to minimise downtime and improve efficiencies.
• Uphold health, safety and environmental compliance.
• Contribute to lean maintenance practices, including TPM and CI tools.

Skills

Preventive maintenance

Root cause analysis

PLC systems experience

Health & safety awareness

Education

Engineering apprenticeship

Tools

PLC systems

Pneumatic control

Job description

Allied Mills is part of Associated British Foods and operates seven modern flour milling units across three production sites in Belfast, Manchester and Tilbury. We are also one of a very limited number of businesses able to produce semolina from Durum wheat in one of our specialist mills. Allied Mills is the UK’s third largest miller and mills wheat for everything from bread to bagels, baguettes and biscuits, pasties to pastries, doughnuts, cookies, burger buns and pizzas, naan bread and chapattis, noodles and pasta. The majority of our flour goes into household bread brands such as Kingsmill soft white bread, Kingsmill 50/50, Allinson’s and many more.

Our people are our standards, and that’s why we’re ABF’s Miller of Choice. Through an inclusive culture and investment in our people and technology, we aim to deliver the highest standards in product quality and food safety, customer service and product development. Our aim is to ensure safety and business sustainability for our people, our customers, our neighbours and the environment. If you want to be part of a team who loves what they do and is proud of the role they play in the country’s food supply chain, we’d love to hear from you.

Allied Mills are owned by Associated British Foods. ABF is a diversified international food, ingredients and retail group with sales of £20.1bn and 188,000 employees in 56 countries. It has significant businesses in Europe, Africa, the Americas, Asia and Australia. Our sister companies in ABF UK Grocery produce products under many market-leading household brands, including Jordans, Ryvita, Pataks, Blue Dragon & Silver Spoon.

Overview Of Role

Company: Allied Mills

Location: James Neill, 1 College Place North, Belfast, BT1 6BG (site based)

Hours: Mon – Fri 8am – 5pm (37.5 hrs/week). Call out 1 in every 3 weeks.

We have a great opportunity for a Maintenance Engineer to join an experienced team, providing a first-class service at our flour mill. In this role, the successful candidate will be required to carry out planned, predictive and reactive maintenance tasks in line with safety and quality standards, to ensure the long term maximum utilisation of the production plant and its compliance with statutory legal requirements. To also contribute to the continual improvement of the plant.

Key Accountabilities

• Carry out preventative and reactive maintenance across a range of production equipment
• Ensure all machinery operates efficiently, safely, and in line with regulatory requirements
• Support root cause analysis and continuous improvement initiatives
• Work closely with production and engineering teams to minimise downtime and improve efficiencies
• Uphold best practices in health, safety, and environmental compliance
• Contribute to lean maintenance practices, including TPM and CI tools

The Right Person

• Experience of replacing common mechanical drive couplings, chains, belts, rolling element bearings.
• Experience of industrial 3 phase motor and control systems and their interaction with modern PLC systems.
• Experience of a plant with pneumatic control and operation and common industrial bearing systems.
• Experience of compressed air systems, pneumatic components.
• A great customer focus with a flexible and adaptable approach.
• Self-motivated and able to work on your own initiative, be punctual and reliable.
• Health and Safety awareness (essential)
• Food Safety awareness (desirable)
• Experience as a maintenance engineer in an operational environment preferably FMCG, Food or drink.
• Computer literate.
• A recognised engineering apprenticeship, with a formal qualification.