Multiskilled Maintenance Engineer - Level 3

Avara Foods; England; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Avara Foods, a leading UK food business, seeks a Multiskilled Maintenance Engineer for their Brackley site. The role involves optimizing machinery, ensuring maintenance schedules, and working in a dynamic FMCG environment. Candidates should have an engineering apprenticeship and experience in food manufacturing, with a passion for continuous improvement.

Benefits

31 days holiday allowance

Shift Allowance £6,032 per annum

Secure contract with long term career development opportunities

5% pension contribution

Subsidised staff canteen

Discounted local gym membership

Qualifications

• Experience in food manufacturing preferred.
• Ability to fault find on process machinery.
• Desirable experience in welding, machining, and industrial refrigeration.

Responsibilities

• Optimize machinery output and minimize plant downtime.
• Lead role during breakdowns and ensure maintenance schedules are followed.
• Communicate breakdowns to minimize plant disruption.

Skills

Mechanical fitting skills

Interpersonal communication skills

Self-motivated attitude

Problem solving techniques

Education

Advanced Engineering Apprenticeship

BTEC & NVQ L3, HNC, HND

Job description

About the Role:

Who are we, and what do we do?

You may not have heard of us, but there's a good chance you've enjoyed our products. Avara Foods is one of the UK's leading food businesses, supplying chicken and turkey to the country's major supermarkets and well-known restaurants.

We own and manage our entire supply chain, from farms to factory and all the way to the customer door - meaning we have careers that cover a whole range of functions. We have major processing sites across England and Wales, and an agricultural network of over 350 farms, spanning from North Yorkshire to the South Coast and Wales.

About the Role:

Are you passionate about Engineering? Looking for a new challenge? Do you have experience or qualifications in Engineering?

As an inclusive, forward-thinking business, we take pride in our approach to investing in our people across Avara Foods and are looking for a highly competent and motivated Multiskilled Maintenance Engineer to join our Engineering Team, based at our Brackley site.

The role is Factory based, so you'll be working in a fast-paced, dynamic FMCG factory environment which is noisy and refrigerated in some areas, manufacturing short shelf-life products where hygiene standards are critical. As a Multiskilled Maintenance Engineer you'll be working

Friday - 10.00 - 19.00

Saturday - 07.00 - 19.00

Sunday - 07.00 - 19.00

Monday - 07.00 - 16.00

What will you be doing as a Multiskilled Maintenance Engineer at Avara?

As a Maintenance Engineer, you will: Optimise machinery output and product quality, and minimise plant downtime through effective preventative maintenance, efficient breakdown response in specific area of the factory whilst maintaining a safe and healthy environment and promoting good engineering practice.

What will your key responsibilities as a Multiskilled Maintenance Engineer include?

• Take lead role within your team during breakdowns with your skills and experience.
• Ensure the engineering maintenance is carried out in line with the maintenance schedule and effective and efficient corrective action is taken.
• Quick and effective response to breakdowns in more than one area on site, where possible identifying root cause and suggesting possible improvements to prevent further breakdowns occurring.
• Communicate unscheduled breakdowns to the Engineering Shift Manager / Principal Engineer and work with the operations department to minimise plant disruption.
• Follow good engineering standards and good hygiene practice for the department & site.
• Ensure all activities are carried out within company and legislative health and safety guidelines, highlighting possible areas of improvement to the Engineering Shift Manager / Principal Engineer.
• Timely reporting of any Health and Safety, Animal Welfare and Environmental Issues
• Follow the communicated escalation route for unscheduled plant downtime and minimise downtime by following a good engineering practice.
• Demonstrate basic problem solving techniques to identify root cause of issues.
• Raise Stock and Non-Stock request forms.
• Use of the CMMS system for spare parts, to log and complete jobs.

What you'll need to be successful:

• Advanced Engineering Apprenticeship in either mechanical or electrical disciplines (BTEC & NVQ L3, HNC,HND)
• Engineering experience ideally in food manufacturing
• Familiarity with process machinery or equivalent equipment and have the ability to fault find
• Mechanical fitting skills
• Ability to mentor
• Self-motivated attitude with the ability to multi-task and thrive in a timeline-driven environment
• Interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to work individually or as part of a team in fast paced environment
• Passion for engineering and continuous improvement.
• An individual who is keen to make a difference with their pro-activeness and a can-do attitude.
• Desirable Welding/Machining/fabrication experience
• Desirable food manufacture experience
• Desirable Industrial refrigeration experience
• Desirable IEE 17th or 18th edition
• Desirable Advanced Electrical qualification
• Desirable good knowledge of PLCs, Variable speed drives and control systems

The benefits of working for Avara Foods:

As a Multiskilled Maintenance 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 long-term career with us. You can also look forward to benefits that amongst other things, include the following:

• £42,518.88 per annum
• Shift Allowance £6,032 per annum
• 31 days holiday allowance
• Secure contract with long term career development opportunities
• Straight forward pension contribution of 5%
• Subsidised staff canteen serving hot food
• Staff shop / staff sales at hugely discounted prices
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounted local gym membership
• Salaried Advance Finance
• Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme