Maintenance Engineer

Tate & Lyle; Normanton and Altofts; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food processing company is seeking a qualified maintenance technician for their Normanton site in England. The role involves providing maintenance support for production equipment, ensuring operational efficiency during technician absences. Candidates must have relevant mechanical qualifications, experience in a manufacturing environment, and strong knowledge of Health & Safety. A commitment to continuous improvement is desired. This position offers a dynamic work environment with essential responsibilities to maintain high production standards.

Qualifications

• Must have relevant mechanical qualifications demonstrating competence.
• Experience in a busy manufacturing environment is essential.
• Good knowledge of Health & Safety protocols required.

Responsibilities

• Provide maintenance support for the Normanton site during shifts.
• Correct problems relating to facilities and production equipment.
• Repair facilities and production equipment safely and on time.
• Report issues via the system when immediate fixes are not possible.

Skills

Problem-solving expertise

Mechanical competence

Health & Safety knowledge

Self-motivated

Education

Relevant mechanical qualifications

Job description

To provide maintenance support for the Normanton site, as required, to cover absence from work of shift maintenance technicians.

Responsibilities

• To provide problem‑solving expertise and tradesmen's skills to correct problems relating to facilities, building fabric and production equipment.
• To provide technical expertise within the technician's area of equipment ownership (buildings and fabric).
• To provide maintenance cover whilst production equipment is operating such that the machines attain continually high operating efficiencies when any shift technicians are absent from work, as required.
• To report any issues with facilities, building fabric and equipment via the reporting system where an immediate fix cannot be made.
• To repair facilities, fabric and production equipment in a safe and timely manner where necessary.

Qualifications

• Relevant mechanical qualifications to demonstrate mechanical competence.
• Experience of working in a busy manufacturing environment.
• Good working knowledge of Health & Safety.
• Reliable and self‑motivated with the ability to work both under instruction and on own initiative.
• Desire to learn and self‑drive to promote an ethos of continual improvement.
• Basic food hygiene training (desirable).

About the Company

ASR Group is the world's largest refiner and marketer of cane sugar, with an annual production capacity of more than 6 million tons of sugar. The company produces a full line of grocery, industrial, food service and specialty sweetener products. Across North America, ASR Group owns and operates six sugar refineries, located in Louisiana, New York, California, Maryland, Canada and Mexico. In the European Union, the company owns and operates sugar refineries in England, Portugal. ASR Group also owns and operates mills in Mexico and Belize. The company's brand portfolio includes the leading brands Domino®, C&H®, Redpath®, Tate & Lyle®, Lyle's® and Sidul®.