Maintenance Engineer

Barfoots of Botley; Chichester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food production company in Chichester is seeking a Production Support Engineer for a fixed night shift. The role involves routine maintenance and inspections, ensuring compliance with safety regulations, and requires relevant engineering qualifications and experience. The company offers a competitive salary, a pension scheme, and several employee benefits.

Benefits

Company pension scheme

Life Assurance

Employee Assistance Program

Discounted leisure membership

Free onsite parking

Qualifications

• Able to perform routine maintenance tasks.
• Effective communication skills, English at level 2.
• Computer literacy and ability to use initiative.

Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate records of maintenance.
• Drive continuous improvements in preventative maintenance.
• Ensure compliance with Food Safety and Health regulations.

Skills

Maintenance tasks

Effective communication

Computer literacy

Problem-solving

Education

Relevant engineering qualifications

Tools

CMMS

Job description

The Role

Competitive Salary + Shift Disturbance Allowance

This is a fixed Night shift role (Mon - Thurs, 6pm – 6am)

A fantastic opportunity for an experienced, Production Support Engineer to join our busy, production and site engineering department.

To enable us to continue meeting high industry demands and in order to maintain and exceed the highest levels of quality and customer service expected, we are keen to hear from suitably skilled and experienced engineering professionals who may be interested in joining our team. Working with night shift Production Support Engineer(s) to ensure complete routine maintenance across our factories. Duties will include performing planned & preventative maintenance according to schedule, including greasing/lubrication & checks on wear on mechanical components, condition and operation of guarding and other safety components. The Production Support Engineer will conduct inspections, routine servicing and pre-emptive repairs, including changing of blades and other consumables on production machines. Also assisting the team with other broader repairs and planned works.

This is a fixed Night shift role (Mon - Thurs, 6pm – 6am)

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate records of maintenance through Agility CMMS, book out all parts used and ensure any food safety compliance records are completed
• Identify and drive continuous improvements in preventative maintenance.
• Ensure compliance with all Food Safety, Health and Safety and good working practices

Required Knowledge, Skills & Experience

• Relevant engineering qualifications and/or industry experience in either mechanical or multiskilled engineering
• Able to perform routine maintenance tasks
• Effective communication skills, English speaking and writing to at least level 2
• Computer literacy
• Ability to prioritise workload and use initiative

Desirable Skills/Experience:

• Previous experience of working within a FMCG / Fresh food manufacturing
• Time served apprenticeship in either mechanical, electrical or multiskilled discipline.
• Previous experience with CMMS
• Competence in fault finding, diagnostics and root cause analysis.
• Knowledge of pneumatics/ hydraulic systems

• Investors In People Silver Award status.
• Company pension scheme
• Life Assurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Benefits Platform
• Development opportunities
• Discounted leisure membership
• Discounted vegetable box scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free onsite parking
• Approved training centre for Highfield qualifications
• Rapidly growing company
• Committed to Sustainability