Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer

Cranswick PLC; Hessle; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training and career development

Pension package

Feed your Wellbeing hub discounts

Additional holiday with service

Company share scheme

Death in service insurance

Job summary

Cranswick Gourmet Kitchen is seeking a motivated Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer to join our food manufacturing site. The role operates on a 12-hour, 4 on/4 off night shift, focusing on maximising uptime and continuous improvement of equipment.

Responsibilities include maintenance, breakdown response, spare parts management, and collaboration with production and management. Training and development opportunities are offered within a friendly, safety-focused environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in chilled food FMCG manufacturing is preferred.
• Qualification to HNC/NVQ Level 3 in engineering or equivalent.
• Electrical bias or fully multi-skilled capability.

Responsibilities

• Maintain machinery and equipment to optimum standards safely with minimum downtime.
• Provide rapid response to breakdowns and complete known jobs efficiently.
• Ensure efficient usage of spare parts, consumables and equipment.
• Maintain open communication with the Production Department.
• Coordinate with management across engineering activities.
• Undertake administrative duties as required in the engineering plan.
• Reduce time lost due to breakdowns and ensure timely start-ups.
• Complete the Planned Preventive Maintenance schedule satisfactorily.
• Assess risks to health and safety for daily tasks.
• Support daily start-ups in production and assist apprentices.

Skills

Electrical skills / multi-skilled

Education

HNC/NVQ Level 3 in engineering

Job description

Cranswick Gourmet Kitchen is supplying high-quality cooked products to a number of market-leading customers. The goal of our food manufacturing site, Cranswick Gourmet Kitchen, is to produce quality cooked food for market-leading customers. As a team, we aim to create a culture where everything we do is to the highest possible standard, and we are looking for like-minded individuals to be a part of this.

Our guiding principles set out the values that unite and inspire our people to deliver our purpose - to feed the nation with authentically made, sustainably produced food. This is delivered by our hard-working, talented teams who continually drive the business forward.

We are looking for a motivated, Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer with extensive experience working within food manufacturing environments to join our team at 'the Gourmet Kitchen' to work 12 hours 4 on 4 off night shift.

The role will focus on maximising efficiencies by ensuring manufacturing downtime is minimised by continuously striving to improve the equipment to meet the operational needs of the business. As an experienced multi-skilled engineer, you will resolve engineering issues and will be involved in the commissioning and implementation of new equipment at the site.

The main duties of the role include:

• Maintain machinery and equipment to optimum standards safely with minimum downtime
• Provide a rapid response to breakdown situations and utilise time effectively to ensure known jobs are completed in a succinct timeframe
• Ensure the efficient usage of spare parts, consumables, and equipment
• Maintain open and constructive lines of communication with the Production Department
• Liaise and elevate with all levels of management across all functions relating to engineering activities.
• Any administrative duties as required in the fulfilment of the engineering plan
• To decrease time lost due to breakdowns
• Satisfactory completion of the Planned Preventive Maintenance schedule
• Risk assesses all jobs to reduce the risk to health and safety issues in your area
• Responsible for the ongoing support of daily 'start-ups' in the production area
• Support the learning and development of the apprentices

(A full job description of a Multi-Skilled Engineer is available upon request.)

Requirements, experience and person specification

• Have experience in chilled food FMCG (preferred), worked within a fast-paced manufacturing environment
• Be qualified to HNC/NVQ Level 3 in any engineering discipline
• Be electrically biased or fully multi-skilled

What we offer:

• Training and career development
• Friendly work environment
• Pension package
• Access to our 'Feed your Wellbeing' hub, offering a range of retail, restaurant and entertainment discounts and wellbeing support
• Opportunity to purchase an extra holiday
• Company share scheme
• Death in service insurance
• Additional holiday with service

We are always looking for individuals who share our company values, so if you feel like you would be a good fit, please get in touch with us.

This is a fantastic opportunity for stable, permanent employment for the right person, so if you think you have what it takes or would like to find out more, we would love to hear from you.

Internal applicants must make their line manager aware before applying