Maintenance Technician (Multiskilled)

Barry Callebaut; Banbury; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food manufacturing company in Banbury is seeking a Maintenance Technician to ensure equipment availability. Responsibilities include executing Planned Maintenance and providing technical support for production processes. Ideal candidates will have mechanical or electrical qualifications and experience in a food environment. The position offers a 39-hour work week with specific shift patterns.

Qualifications

• Hold an ONC in mechanical or electrical engineering discipline and complete an apprenticeship.
• Experience in a maintenance department, preferably in food manufacturing.
• Operational knowledge of health and safety legislation.

Responsibilities

• Provide emergency response service for breakdowns within the factory.
• Undertake Planned Preventative maintenance across all equipment.
• Identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities.

Skills

Effective problem-solving skills

Communication skills (verbal and written)

Team player

Computer literacy (Excel)

Education

ONC in mechanical or electrical engineering

NVQ Level 3 in mechanical or electrical discipline

Tools

PLC knowledge (preferably Siemens)

Maintenance software

Job description

About the role:

The Maintenance Technician role is primarily responsible for ensuring equipment availability to support production processes. This includes executing site-identified Planned Maintenance activities and providing timely reactive responses to technical issues across the site to maximize equipment uptime. The position also contributes to continuous improvement initiatives through root cause analysis, while maintaining the highest standards of health and safety and food quality in all tasks.

Shift pattern:

Wednesday 12-6pm and Thursday to Saturday 7am - 6pm, 39 hours a week

Key responsibilities:

• Provide an effective emergency response service for breakdowns within the factory – providing immediate and long-term solutions in a timely, safe and cost-effective manner
• When undertaking fault finding and diagnostic work, understand and diagnose problems and then implement permanent corrective actions to prevent recurrence
• Working with the equipment users to understand clearly the problems to ensure that sustainable remedial solutions can be implemented
• Undertaking Planned Preventative routine maintenance across all equipment on the site
• Identify continuous improvement opportunities and follow these through to implementation where appropriate
• Undertake meaningful handover reports/notes
• Proactively involved in undertaking risk assessments
• Issue permits to work (including immobilisation certificates) as required.

About you:

• Hold an ONC (or equivalent) in a mechanical or electrical engineering discipline and have successfully completed an apprenticeship scheme in that discipline – primary core skill
• Hold at least NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) in mechanical or electrical discipline as the secondary core skill
• Holder of 17th Edition Certificate or equivalent – desirable
• Previous experience of working in a maintenance department – preferably within a food manufacturing/processing environment
• Knowledge of PLC’s – preferably Siemens
• Understand permits to work and lock off procedures
• Operational knowledge of and ability to adhere to health and safety legislation and best practice – particularly in COSHH, working at heights, working in confined spaces, risk assessments
• Team player and able to work with limited supervision
• Effective problem-solving and communication skills (verbal and written)
• Computer literate – maintenance software, Microsoft Office programmes – namely Excel.