Multi-Skilled Engineer

Avara Foods; Brackley; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the UK food industry is seeking a Multi-Skilled Engineer to join their maintenance team. The role involves ensuring the smooth running of factory machinery through planned preventative maintenance and reactive repairs, with a focus on continuous improvement. You will benefit from comprehensive training, generous holiday, and a secure work environment as you contribute to high-quality food production.

Benefits

6.2 Weeks Holiday

5% employer pension contributions

Life assurance cover

Various lifestyle benefits, including wellbeing resources

Qualifications

• Experience in scheduled maintenance and repairs in a manufacturing setting.
• Knowledge of food or FMCG industry is beneficial.
• Ability to improve equipment reliability.

Responsibilities

• Perform reactive breakdown repairs and carry out planned maintenance.
• Record all documentation accurately and on time.
• Ensure audit-ready records are kept.

Skills

Multi-disciplined Engineering

Electrical Bias

Mechanical Knowledge

Education

Engineering Apprenticeship or Level 3 qualification

Job description

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About the Role:

Are you passionate about solving problems finding solutions for the future? Looking for a new challenge? Do you have experience with scheduled maintenance and repairs within a manufacturing setting?

As an inclusive, forward thinking business, we take pride in our approach to Engineering across Avara Foods and are looking for a highly competent and motivated Engineer to join our maintenance team, based at our Caistor site in Lincolnshire.

Purpose of the role:

As a Multi-Skilled Engineer, you will be key player in ensuring the consistent smooth running of factory machinery including planned maintenance and reactive repairs, along with continually looking for ways to improve future processes.

Your key responsibilities as a Multi-Skilled Engineer will include:
•Performing reactive breakdown repairs.
•Carrying our planned preventative maintenance
•Recording all documentation accurately and on time.
•Improving equipment reliability, stamping out recurring faults.
•Ensuring “audit ready” records are kept.

What we are looking for:
•Previous experience as a multi-disciplined Engineer.
•An electrical bias with sound mechanical knowledge.
•Engineering Apprenticeship or qualifications at Level 3 or equivalent.
•Previous experience within the food or FMCG industry would be beneficial.

Working Hours: Average 42 hours per week. 4 on 4 off day shift. 06:00 - 18:00.

A little about us: Avara Foods is one of the UK’s largest food businesses, supplying chicken and turkey to the nation’s most popular supermarkets and restaurants. We are a fully integrated business controlling the whole product supply chain, which include feed mills, farms, hatcheries and factories with associated transport and logistics functions that employ more than 7000 people. This is achieved by investing in people, utilising the latest technology and being uncompromising in our commitment to high quality and food standards.

What’s in it for you?
As a Multi-Skilled Engineer you will enjoy a secure, supportive and progressive working environment, where your contribution and achievements will be recognised and rewarded.
We offer comprehensive training as well as continuous development as you build your career with us. You can also look forward to benefits that amongst other things include the following:

•6.2 Weeks Holiday.
•£40,935 per annum •£4000 per annum shift premium.
•5% employer pension contributions.
•Life assurance cover.
•Various lifestyle benefits, including wellbeing resources.

If you’re ready to work in a dynamic environment alongside talented people who take pride in delivering great results, apply today!