Multiskilled Production Engineer £42,600.00-£51,380.00 pa

Kanes Foods Ltd.

Evesham

On-site

GBP 30,000 - 40,000

Full time

14 days+

Application generator

Turn this role into an interview — a resume and cover letter built around what this employer wants.

Get past ATS filters

Benefits offered by this job

23.5 Days holiday inclusive of BH

Company pension contributions 5%

Health Cash Plan – Westfield Health

Life assurance up to 4x annual salary

Job summary

Kanes Foods Ltd. in Evesham seeks a Multiskilled Production Engineer to ensure effective maintenance and repair activities. Responsibilities include diagnosing faults, conducting repairs, and enforcing food safety standards.

The ideal candidate should have experience in machinery maintenance within a food manufacturing environment, with a strong focus on preventative maintenance and safety compliance. Company benefits include 23.5 days holiday and a pension plan.

Qualifications

Must be highly methodical and organised in approach to preventative maintenance.
Experience of machinery maintenance and fault diagnoses.
Has a strong background in maintenance within food manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

Diagnose faults in a safe, controlled, and effective manner.
Conduct breakdown repairs efficiently.
Work closely with the operations team on equipment issues.
Ensure engineering work is compliant with safety legislation.
Contribute to effective shift handovers.
Promote a safe working environment.

Skills

Fault diagnosis

Preventative maintenance

Teamwork

Mechanical diagnosis

Electrical fault finding

Education

Qualifications applicable to your engineering discipline

Job description

To deliver a successful engineering maintenance shift, with respect to OEE, via effective fault diagnosis and repair and maintenance activities, all performed to the relevant practices and procedures which ensure the health and safety of the engineering team, the food safety of our products, and cost efficiency via engineering talent

Job Title

Multiskilled Production Engineer

Location

Cleeve Road, Evesham

Job Type

Permanent

Hours

4 days on / 4 days off 06:00am – 18:00pm (Days) OR 18:00pm – 06:00am (Nights)

Main purpose of the role

Job Responsibilities

Mechanical – 30%

Ability to diagnose faults in a safe, controlled and effective manner
Conduct breakdown repairs in a safe and efficient manner
Work closely with the operations team to ensure equipment issues are resolved
Must be competent to conduct root cause analysis
Must be able to record findings and breakdowns and issues and communicate these to enable an improved solution
To identify areas of poor equipment performance, and working with the Team Leader implement improvements in a controlled and measurable fashion
Must be competent to conduct Preventative Maintenance activities to a very high standard and be able to record and relay findings and identify methods of improvement.

Electrical – 70%

Must be able to electrically fault find to a safe, methodical and timely manner
Can conduct electrical machinery audits
To monitor and ensure that manufacturing equipment does not pose any electrical risks to personal
To identify areas of poor equipment performance, and working with the Team Leader implement improvements in a controlled and measurable fashion
Must be competent to conduct Preventative Maintenance activities to a very high standard and be able to record and relay findings and identify methods of improvement.
To ensure, in conjunction with Technical Management, that all engineering interventions provide for safe food production
To have an understanding of and implement HACCP principles
To ensure that employees adhere to personal hygiene requirements
To ensure all company policies and procedures are being adhered to in the department
Must work to food safe standards when conducting repairs/maintenance within the food manufacturing environment

Health & Safety

To ensure, in conjunction with H&S, that all engineering work is delivered in a safe, managed and lawful manner and is compliant with all relevant legislation
Must follow and ensure lock off/tag off procedures are adhered to
To promote a safe working environment by enforcing safe task procedures within self and others
To ensure H&S rules and regulations are followed at all times
To make on going inspections of the workplace and take immediate steps to correct unsafe and unsatisfactory conditions or procedures. Any such conditions or procedures need to be reported to the Team Leader
To fully comply with site standards for use of PPE and monitor and support others in maintaining a safe approach via effective PPE usage
To play an active part in risk assessments

Communication

To actively co-operate and communicate with all company departments in the best interests of the business
To liaise with Production, Hygiene and Technical teams to discuss and communicate issues and actions
To communicate with equipment manufacturers and suppliers in engineering matters as required for the successful operation of the plant and to disseminate information to Engineering, Production and Technical colleagues as necessary
To contribute to effective shift handovers by ensuring that all relevant and important information and details are relayed accordingly.

Admin

To undertake project work as directed by the Team Leader and ensure that the project is completed and the outcome is reported back to the Team Leader
To ensure that paperwork is correct and up to date
To read and respond to e-mails in a timely manner
To ensure that all company policies and procedures are always adhered to
To fully support the implementation of any elements of the ERP applicable to your section
Any other duties to meet the needs of the business

Job Requirements

Must be highly methodical and organised in approach to preventative maintenance
Can demonstrate an excellent approach to fault finding
Can work well within teams
Must have a passion for getting into the detail of machinery function and operation
Experience of machinery maintenance and fault diagnoses
Has a strong background in maintenance within food manufacturing environment

Qualifications