Maintenance Engineer

Nestlé; Sudbury; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global food company is looking for a Multiskilled Maintenance Engineer to join its Sudbury factory. You will play a crucial role in operational efficiency by maintaining equipment and optimizing maintenance processes. Ideal candidates should have NVQ 3 in Engineering and experience in FMCG environments. The role offers competitive benefits including salary, bonus, and development opportunities.

Benefits

Bonus scheme

Flexible working scheme

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Pension scheme

Focus on personal development

Qualifications

• Experience in a manufacturing maintenance environment.
• Proactive initiative and strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintain machines through reactive and preventative maintenance.
• Participate in line improvements and drive safety culture.
• Support root cause analysis and compliance with quality policy.

Skills

Problem-solving methodology

Preventative maintenance

Service orientation

Continuous improvement

Education

Apprenticeship level NVQ 3 in Engineering

Electrical bias

Tools

Lean manufacturing tools

Job description

Overview

Job Title – Maintenance Engineer - (Days) | Location – Sudbury Factory | Shift Pattern – Monday to Thursday 8:00–16:30, Friday 8:00–16:00

Salary: Circa £47,372.00, plus a variety of company-wide benefits such as Target bonus scheme up to 5% of basic salary and a Competitive Pension.

Championing diversity and inclusion is important to us; when we embrace different perspectives and give everyone the chance to be the best they can be, we can think in new, creative ways that grow and enhance our business.

Position Summary

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Multiskilled Maintenance Engineer (Mechanical & Electrical) to join our team based at our Nestlé Purina site in Sudbury. You will work within a strategic and fast-moving factory team, interacting with equipment from robots to production equipment. You will report directly to the Maintenance Manager and work as part of a team. This site offers the opportunity to join a global network while benefiting from the support and closeness of a smaller, knit team.

Our Sudbury factory of 200 strong workforce produces some of the UK’s most popular brands including Go-Cat, Bakers, Purina ONE, BETA and Pro Plan, providing consumers with a product to meet their every need. Sudbury is an historic market town in the Stour valley, surrounded by countryside, with good access to London via Colchester.

At Purina PetCare, we’re passionately committed to helping pets enjoy happier, healthier and longer lives because we’re pet owners too.

Manufacturing in Nestlé focuses on delivering a perfect quality product at the right time and place while driving losses from our business to maximise efficiency and productivity. This is critical as we continue our journey towards being a LEAN Enterprise. This is the biggest change in the way we work that Nestlé has ever seen. It’s worldwide and exciting. You could play a key part in it.

A day in the life of a Maintenance Engineer

As a Maintenance Engineer, you will support and participate in the implementation and execution of the factory asset maintenance programme aimed at eliminating unplanned stops, optimising maintenance cost, and increasing asset intensity. This role is responsible for a defined set of production and packaging assets in terms of the engineering strategy to drive your area to world-class performance levels in safety, quality, cost and service.

Other responsibilities will include:

• Maintain the basic condition of the machines by means of reactive, preventative and predictive maintenance activities.
• Support breakdowns and participate in line improvements across the factory, becoming the Subject Matter Expert for your selected area.
• Drive a safe culture and eliminate safety risks.
• Ensure all work is completed to a high engineering standard following GMP and safe systems of work at all times.
• Ensure compliance with the Nestlé quality policy, particularly engineering change management and line release.
• Record breakdowns, perform root cause analysis and take ownership of follow-up actions.
• Support Root Cause Analysis practices and projects.
• Support the Capability Build of both the Shift Technicians and the Apprentice Technicians, as well as supporting and developing the AM team following our TPM roadmap on site.

What will make you successful?

To be successful in this key role, we expect you to ideally have worked in a manufacturing maintenance environment and have a strong service orientation amongst internal stakeholders, with proactive initiative and a passion for continuous improvement.

Other experiences and attributes would include:

• You will be educated to apprenticeship level NVQ 3 in Engineering or equivalent; an Electrical bias would be advantageous (essential).
• Ideally a proven track record in an FMCG Food Environment (preferable).
• Proven track record in Planned and Preventative Maintenance (essential).
• Proven track record in problem-solving methodology (essential).
• Understanding of Lean manufacturing tools including TPM (preferable).

What You Need To Know

What can we offer in return? Great benefits you’d expect from a business the size of Nestlé – a competitive salary and benefits package, bonus scheme, flexible working scheme, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays plus flex leave, pension scheme and a focus on personal development and growth.

We will be considering candidates as they apply and may close job advertisements early if we receive sufficient applicants, so please don’t delay in submitting your application.

At Nestlé, our values are rooted in respect. We champion inclusion and diversity, and encourage applications from people of all gender identities, ethnicities, people with disabilities, and members of the LGBT+ community. If you need any accommodations during the application process, please let us know. We are committed to equal opportunity for all and may collect relevant data for monitoring purposes during candidate registration. Be yourself, everyone else is taken!