Night Shift Engineer

Cranswick plc; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent food manufacturing company located in Eye, Suffolk, is seeking a Night Shift Engineer for its Engineering team. The successful candidate will ensure that all machinery operates smoothly and assist in implementing quality maintenance practices. This role requires mechanical and electrical engineering skills within an FMCG environment. Competitive salary and a range of benefits are offered, including pension scheme and wellbeing support.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Company pension scheme

Wellbeing support and discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in engineering, ideally in an FMCG environment.
• A mixture of mechanical and electrical engineering skills and experience.
• Understanding and application of hazard identification and near miss reporting.

Responsibilities

• Safely carry out all tasks set by the engineering management.
• Ensure PPMs, maintenance, and breakdowns are timely.
• Assist in developing specifications and procedures.

Skills

Mechanical engineering

Electrical engineering

Preventative maintenance

Root cause analysis

Hazard identification

Job description

About Cranswick Country Foods Fresh Poultry

Cranswick Country Foods Fresh Poultry in Eye, Suffolk is serious about its quality chicken products. Now we’re hungry for talented people to join us. It’s win win; you achieve your potential, we achieve our ambitious growth plans.

Job requirements of Night Shift Engineer

We are looking for a Night Shift Engineer to join our established Engineering team at Cranswick Country Foods Fresh Poultry in Eye, Suffolk. You will be responsible for ensuring all machinery is operating correctly to maintain smooth running of production.

Shift Pattern

4on4off 17:30 – 05:30

Duties

• Safely carry out all tasks set to you by the engineering management
• Share your knowledge and learn from the rest of the team, Ensure PPMs, maintenance, breakdowns and all work is carried out in a timely safe manner ensuring production is at a maximum uptime, and recorded
• Assist the shift manager in developing specifications, work instructions and procedures for staff, Assist the shift manager with the control of workshop spares
• Maintain Good Manufacturing Practice in all work carried out ensuring all planned and unplanned maintenance work orders assigned to you are completed, complete all auditable paperwork required and ensure it is completed accurately
• Demonstrate a proactive approach to maintenance and assist in the development of preventative maintenance mechanisms
• Effective communications between cross functional teams and successful shift handovers, support a quality culture and have a proactive approach to quality issue
• Create and review method statements and risk assessments, development and implementation of quality effective maintenance routines

What you will need

• Experience in engineering, ideally in an FMCG environment.
• A mixture of mechanical and electrical engineering skills and experience.
• Group and site induction, Reviewing of relevant risk assessments and safe working procedures.
• Understanding and application of hazard identification and near miss reporting.
• Accident investigation training, Root cause analysis training.
• Level 3 H&S awareness.
• Understanding and application of Line safety inspections.

Pay and benefits

• Salary - Competitive
• Auto enrolment into our company pension scheme
• Access to our ‘Feed your Wellbeing’ hub, offering a range of retail, restaurant and entertainment discounts and wellbeing support