Multi-Skilled Engineer - Caistor

Avara Foods Ltd; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 46,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Shift premium

Holiday allowance

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Wellbeing resources

Job summary

Avara Foods is seeking a highly competent Multi-Skilled Engineer to join our maintenance team at the Caistor site in Lincolnshire. You will be responsible for ensuring smooth operation of factory machinery, covering planned preventative maintenance and reactive repairs.

The role requires an electrical bias with mechanical knowledge and an apprenticeship or Level 3 qualification. We offer a 4 on 4 off shift pattern, 06:00-18:00 days only, and a competitive package with pension and life cover.

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a multi-disciplined engineer.
• Engineering Apprenticeship or Level 3 qualification or equivalent.
• Experience in food or FMCG industry preferred.

Responsibilities

• Performing reactive breakdown repairs.
• Carrying out planned preventative maintenance.
• Recording all documentation accurately and on time.
• Improving equipment reliability, stamping out recurring faults.
• Ensuring “audit ready” records are kept.

Skills

Electrical bias

Mechanical knowledge

Problem solving

Maintenance experience

Education

Engineering Apprenticeship

Level 3 qualification

Job description

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, Electrically biased, Engineer to join our maintenance team, based at our Caistorsite inLincolnshire.

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

A 4 on 4 off shift pattern.

06:00 - 18:00, Days only.

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:

• £45643.73 per annum


• Additional £4000 per annum shift premium.


• 6.2 Weeks Holiday.


• 5% employer pension contributions.


• Life assurance cover.


• Various lifestyle benefits, including wellbeing resources.

We are committed to being an equal opportunities employer.

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