Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer - Food Manufacturing

Avara Foods Limited; Allensmore; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

31 days annual leave

Company pension (3% matched)

Life assurance

Health and wellbeing support

Free on-site parking

Job summary

Avara Foods Limited at Allensmore, Hereford, seeks a trained Multi Skilled Engineer to join the Engineering team, maintaining plant performance and ensuring safety and hygiene standards across the site.

You will work on preventative and reactive maintenance, support mechanical and electrical projects, calibrate process weighers and meters, and ensure regulatory compliance within a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Time-served apprenticeship in a relevant engineering discipline.
• Multi-skilled engineering background within a manufacturing environment
• Strong fault-finding and problem-solving skills
• A proactive approach to health and safety
• Excellent attention to detail
• Ability to work effectively under pressure
• Flexible, reliable and able to work as part of a small team

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned preventative maintenance and reactive breakdown repairs on plant and equipment
• Diagnose faults, identify root causes and implement effective corrective actions
• Minimise downtime through a fast and effective response to equipment failures
• Communicate breakdowns and maintenance issues to management and operational teams
• Accurately record maintenance activities and parts usage via the CMMS system
• Maintain engineering and hygiene standards across the site
• Ensure all maintenance activities comply with company policies and legislative requirements
• Support audits and maintain engineering compliance standards
• Complete process weigher and liquid meter calibrations in accordance with regulatory requirements
• Work safely within hazardous environments, including confined spaces, hot work activities and working at height
• Support mechanical projects, including conveyors, elevators, machine installations and refurbishments
• Support electrical projects, including panel installation, PLC upgrades, PAT testing and thermographic surveys
• Operate and maintain effluent treatment systems to ensure environmental compliance
• Maintain and support fire protection and suppression systems
• Demonstrate an understanding of DSEAR regulations, dust control measures and explosion mitigation systems

Skills

Fault finding

Problem solving

Health and safety

Team player

Education

Level 3 Engineering qualification

Time-served apprenticeship

Tools

PLC fault-finding

Pneumatic & hydraulic systems

BOAS certification

Job description

Avara Foods Limited at Allensmore, Hereford, seeks a trained Multi Skilled Engineer to join the Engineering team, maintaining plant performance and ensuring safety and hygiene standards across the site.

You will work on preventative and reactive maintenance, support mechanical and electrical projects, calibrate process weighers and meters, and ensure regulatory compliance within a fast-paced manufacturing environment.