Multi-Skilled Engineer

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

Job summary

Lamb Weston EMEA in Wisbech, United Kingdom, is seeking a Shift Engineer (including Electrical Engineer) on a 12-hour rotating shift schedule (days and nights). The role focuses on preventive and corrective maintenance across electrical and mechanical systems to support plant reliability and reduce downtime.

Reporting to the Reactive Maintenance Manager, you will work with a 4-shift system plus day staff, often outside office hours, and you will operate independently using initiative.

Qualifications

• 3+ years maintenance engineering in automated manufacturing.
• 2-3 years manufacturing experience.
• SAP/SCADA experience.

Responsibilities

• Follow all safety procedures including LOTO.
• Perform corrective and preventive maintenance to minimize MTTR.
• Complete CMMS documentation with work details and parts used.
• Carry out small projects as required by LM.
• Identify recurring faults and propose fixes.
• Prepare accurate issue summaries for shift manager and colleagues during repairs.
• Accompany contractors and manage permits during shifts.
• Conduct PPM inspections and report findings to maintenance leads.
• Assist in RCA for line stoppages (5W1H).

Skills

Engineering experience

Safety awareness

Problem solving

Education

City & Guilds or HNC

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