Multi-Skilled Engineer (Mechanically Biased)

Computerworld Personnel Ltd; Portishead Point; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food manufacturer seeks an experienced Multi-Skilled Engineer (Mechanically Biased) to join their team in Harlow. The role involves both hands-on maintenance and project work, requiring strong mechanical and electrical skills in a fast-paced environment. The successful candidate will contribute to improving production line efficiencies and will collaborate closely with the engineering manager.

Benefits

Overtime Available + Bonus

Matched Private Pension Scheme

25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays

Medicash Healthcare Plan

Qualifications

• Must be a multi-skilled engineer with mechanical bias.
• Ideally worked in food manufacturing.
• Experience in projects based roles preferred.

Responsibilities

• Carry out electrical & mechanical fault finding & repairs on production lines.
• Create new SOP's and PPM plans for production machinery.
• Monitor production line efficiencies and suggest improvements.

Skills

Mechanical fault finding

Electrical fault finding

Hydraulics

Gearboxes

Bearings

Shafts

Drives

Communication

Education

NVQ Level 3

ONC Engineering

HNC Engineering

Tools

SAP

PLC

Job description

Multi-Skilled Engineer (Mechanically Biased)
Harlow, Essex

£53,000 - £55,000

Monday-Friday 6am-2:15pm / 2pm-10:15pm

Benefits:-

• Overtime Available + Bonus
• Matched Private Pension Scheme
• 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays
• Medicash Healthcare Plan

Our client is a leading food manufacturer, supplying to all the major supermarkets online food delivery companies, wholesale and restaurant chains. They are looking for an experienced multi-skilled engineer (mechanically biased) to join their team.

Role & Responsibilities:

• Carry out both electrical & mechanical fault finding & repairs on high-speed food production lines, packaging machinery, automation / control systems & associated equipment
• Work closely with the engineering manager to create new SOP's, PPM plans & schedules for new production lines & packaging machinery that have recently been installed
• Challenging role, which would suit a self-starter who can monitor production line efficiencies, suggest improvements and monitor real time data
• Mixture of hands-on maintenance & repairs and improvement activities
• Installation & commissioning of new machinery & production lines
• Continuous improvement project work - Factory Acceptance Testing

Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

• Must be a multi-skilled engineer - mechanically biased
• Will suit an engineer that is happy to be hands-on, but also carry out machine condition monitoring, asset care management & project work
• Ideally have worked in a projects based role - suggest improvements, create new SOP's, PPM's
• Must have worked in food manufacturing
• Strong mechanical fault finding & repairs skills - hydraulics, gearboxes, bearings, shafts, drives
• NVQ Level 3 / ONC / HNC Engineering
• Knowledge of creating new PPM plans and schedules
• PLC - electrical fault finding beneficial
• Use of SAP beneficial
• Ideally have completed a time-served-apprenticeship
• Strong communicator - working closely with the engineering manager, production teams, quality
• Must be able to think on own initiative and work unsupervised
• Flexible character with approach to new machinery, working hours

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