Multi-Skilled Engineer

Lamb Weston EMEA; Wisbech; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Lamb Weston EMEA in Wisbech is seeking a Shift Engineer (including Electrical Engineer) on a 12‑hour rotating days and nights schedule. Salary £50,000 per year. This role sits in Maintenance and reports to the Reactive Maintenance Manager.

You will work within a four‑shift system plus day staff, performing preventive and corrective maintenance on electrical and mechanical systems. Key duties include safe operation following LOTO, GMP compliance, completing CMMS records, carrying out PPM

Qualifications

• A recognised engineering qualification (City & Guilds or HNC) is required or equivalent.
• Lamb Weston chemical training, H&S, GMP and food safety desirable.

Responsibilities

• Follow safety procedures including LOTO.
• Carry out corrective maintenance to reduce MTTR.
• Complete CMMS documentation and parts booking.
• Carry out PPM inspections and discuss findings with RMM.
• Assist contractors and raise RCA for line stoppages when needed.
• Ensure all tooling is maintained and escalation is followed out of hours.

Skills

Maintenance engineering

Safety compliance

Problem solving

Education

City & Guilds / HNC equivalent

Tools

SAP

SCADA

Job description

Job Title: Shift Engineer (including Electrical Engineer)
12hr shifts rotating days and nights
£50,000 per annum
Department: Maintenance
Reports to: Reactive Maintenance Manager (RMM)

Overall Role Purpose

The objective of the department is to perform preventive and corrective maintenance in both electrical and mechanical disciplines, ensuring tasks are carried out swiftly, adhere to safety policies, conform with required specifications to overall achieve the factory’s reliability KPI to reduce unplanned downtime. The shift engineer reports to the reactive maintenance manager and co-operates with colleagues on 4 shift system plus day shift colleagues. The shift engineer frequently works outside of office hours and will be expected to work independently using own initiative. Outside normal day working hours the shift managers cover nominal LM duties.

Key Accountabilities And Responsibilities

• Follow all safety procedures including LOTO (log off/tag out)
• Ensure workshop and working areas adhere to GMP policies.
• Carry out corrective maintenance repairs in a timely fashion to reduce mean time to repair (MTTR).
• Complete relevant CMMS documentation with details of work carried out, outstanding work required, and correct booking of parts used.
• Carry out small projects as requested by LM.
• Assist in identifying common reoccurring faults and raise suggestions on how to resolve.
• Present an accurate assessment of the issue to the shift manager, and any on shift colleagues who require that information. Whilst carrying out the required repairs
• Accompanying contractors that are temporarily added to the shift and issue any relevant permits required.
• To carry out PPM inspections, assessing the state of equipment on the basis of check lists and own insight, noting findings and discussing measures to be taken with the RMM, Preventative maintenance manager and area engineers.
• Conduct initial stages of RCA for failures that cause a line stoppage (5W1H).
• Carry out component overhaul inside the engineering workshop as directed by engineering management team.
• Ensure all tooling is present, in the correct condition and if deviation occurs complete the relevant paperwork.
• Out of hours ensure the escalation process is followed.
• Be the responsible persons to any emergency situations that arise whilst on shift.
• Any other reasonable task as requested by your management team.

Role Factors

Stakeholders

• Site Engineering Manager
• Reactive Maintenance Manager
• Preventative Maintenance Manager
• Shift Manager

Qualifications

Job Skills , Qualifications & Experience

• A recognised engineering qualification, City & Guilds or HNC equivalent
• Lamb Weston chemical training, H+S, GMP and food safety desirable

Experience

• 3+ years maintenance engineering experience within an automated manufacturing operation
• 2-3 years’ manufacturing experience
• SAP/SCADA experience

Company Values

Integrity

• We do the right thing every time, even when no one is looking

Inclusion

• We embrace differences and make it safe to be ourselves because we all count

Empowerment

• We think like leaders and act like owners

Teamwork

• see the bigger picture and become stronger by putting our heads together

Drive for results

• We challenge ourselves and each other to find better ways to do things,

raising the bar for what’s possible