Multi skilled engineer

Princes-Group; Long Sutton; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

22 Days Annual Leave

Pension 14.5%

Flexible Holiday Option - Buy 5 Days

Enhanced Family Friendly Policies

Critical Illness Cover

Learning & Development Opportunities

Job summary

Princes Group is recruiting a Multi-skilled Maintenance Engineer to join our 12-hour day shift. You will maintain site assets to achieve optimum operational efficiency, carry out PPMs, breakdowns, and CI projects, and work with Engineering and Operations teams to meet safety and quality standards.

You will apply knowledge of mechanical, electrical or process disciplines, use SAP CMMS for work orders, and support continuous improvement across the site.

Qualifications

• Recognised and relevant engineering apprenticeship completed.
• Experience in FMCG manufacturing environment preferred.
• PC literate and able to use CMMS (SAP).
• Ability to read and understand engineering drawings and manuals.
• Experience with fault finding and root cause analysis to permanent fix.

Responsibilities

• Maintain site assets to achieve optimum operational efficiency and compliance with H&S and GMP.
• Execute work schedule, PPMs, breakdowns, capital and CI projects.
• Work with Engineering and Manufacturing teams to deliver the manufacturing vision and strategy.
• Promote continuous improvement with 5S and GMP practices.

Skills

Mechanical maintenance

Electrical maintenance

Process maintenance

CMMS SAP

FMCG experience

Problem solving

Reading engineering drawings

Education

Engineering apprenticeship

Tools

SAP CMMS

Job description

About Princes The Princes Group has over 7,000 employees with offices and production sites in the UK, Netherlands, Italy, Poland, France and Mauritius. Princes manufactures 350 different food and drink products responsibly sourced and enjoyed by consumers every day. None of this would be possible without striving to be an employer of choice, where our colleagues are proud to represent our business.

Role Description

12hr Day Shift (Blocks of 2s & 3s)

To maintain the site assets to achieve optimum operational efficiency, statutory and customer compliance whilst complying with all H&S requirements: -

Effective & efficient maintenance of the site's assets from a mechanical, electrical or process perspective.

Execute work schedule, PPM's, breakdowns, capital and CI work streams.

Help the site to achieve optimal operational efficiency at lowest cost through the delivery of targets against the strategic objectives of the Group Supply function:

• Safety
• Cost
• Delivery
• Quality

Work with the site Engineering, Team, Senior Leadership Team, Group Engineering and Projects Team to support the delivery of an agreed manufacturing vision and strategy.

Principal Responsibilities

Safety, Quality, Hygiene

• Ensure that when carrying out all duties that due regard to own safety and that of others is always considered.
• Strict adherence to all H&S work policies e.g. Lock out and Tag (Isolation of all energy sources when undertaking any work) and Use of the "Permit to Work/Enter" system.
• Carry out duties ensuring the site achieves and maintains required GMP standards
• Ensure all work conforms to statutory & safety requirements
• Ensure that risk assessments are completed and actioned.
• Support a culture that enhances behavioural awareness to reduce accidents and near misses
• Reducing customer complaints and wastage through effective maintenance and continuous improvement.

Operations Management

• With Area Coordinator establish clear objectives and priorities to enable manufacturing to meet operational targets.
• Responsible for recording work carried out with regards to PPM's, breakdowns, repairs and modifications. Taking ownership for issues to ensure follow-up is carried out and the original issues are closed off.
• Assist with training and support other departments in general running of the factory.
• Identify own training needs and with manager agree a time plan for achieving this.

Continuous Improvement

• Promote and comply and to 5S and GMP and other continuous improvement tools to identify areas for improvement to enhance quality, safety, efficiency and waste reduction
• Continually review performance, identifying and implementing opportunities to improve performance.

Communication

• Ensuring that both verbal and written communication is succinct and accurate i.e. handovers/end/start of shift reporting.
• Communicate with Engineering and Manufacturing teams daily ensuring work status reporting is concise.
• Communicate as required with Engineering Stores to ensure that spares are available for planned and breakdown maintenance.

Role Requirements

• Have completed recognised and relevant engineering apprenticeship, preferably a multi skilled apprenticeship.
• Experience of FMCG manufacturing environment.
• PC literate.
• Experience of using CMMS preferably SAP.
• Worked within a regulated environment and used Permit to Work systems and dynamic risk assessments.
• Has a good working knowledge of and uses problem solving techniques such as fault finding and root cause analysis to close out actions to a permanent fix.
• Ability to read & understand technical manuals and engineering drawings.
• Advanced diagnostic skills, mechanical, electrical, PLC and process.

Benefits

• 22 Days Annual Leave
• 14.5% Pension - 5% employee opt in / 9.5% employer
• Flexible Holiday Option - Buy 5 Additional Days
• Enhanced Family Friendly Policies
• Critical Illness Cover
• Learning & Development Opportunities

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