Production Support Engineer

Barfoots of Botley; Chichester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in fresh food production seeks a skilled Production Support Engineer for a fixed night shift role. You will be responsible for routine maintenance, inspections, and compliance with safety standards in a dynamic environment. This position offers various benefits including a pension scheme, life assurance, and development opportunities.

Benefits

Company pension scheme

Life Assurance

Employee Assistance Program

Discounted leisure membership

Cycle to work scheme

Free onsite parking

Development opportunities

Discounted vegetable box scheme

Qualifications

• Relevant engineering qualifications and/or industry experience in mechanical or multiskilled engineering.
• Able to perform routine maintenance tasks.
• English speaking and writing to at least level 2.

Responsibilities

• Perform planned & preventative maintenance on production machines.
• Maintain accurate records of maintenance through Agility CMMS.
• Identify and drive continuous improvements in preventative maintenance.

Skills

Effective communication

Computer literacy

Ability to prioritise workload

Mechanical skills

Multiskilled engineering

Education

Relevant engineering qualifications

Time served apprenticeship

Tools

Agility CMMS

Job description

The Role

Competitive Salary + Shift Disturbance Allowance

A fantastic opportunity for an experienced, Production Support Engineer to join our busy, production and site engineering department.

To enable us to continue meeting high industry demands and in order to maintain and exceed the highest levels of quality and customer service expected, we are keen to hear from suitably skilled and experienced engineering professionals who may be interested in joining our team. Working with night shift Production Support Engineer(s) to ensure complete routine maintenance across our factories. Duties will include performing planned & preventative maintenance according to schedule, including greasing/lubrication & checks on wear on mechanical components, condition and operation of guarding and other safety components. The Production Support Engineer will conduct inspections, routine servicing and pre-emptive repairs, including changing of blades and other consumables on production machines. Also assisting the team with other broader repairs and planned works.

This is a fixed Night shift role (Mon - Thurs, 6pm - 6am)

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate records of maintenance through Agility CMMS, book out all parts used and ensure any food safety compliance records are completed
• Identify and drive continuous improvements in preventative maintenance.
• Ensure compliance with all Food Safety, Health and Safety and good working practices

Requirements

Required Knowledge, Skills & Experience

• Relevant engineering qualifications and/or industry experience in either mechanical or multiskilled engineering
• Able to perform routine maintenance tasks
• Effective communication skills, English speaking and writing to at least level 2
• Computer literacy
• Ability to prioritise workload and use initiative

Desirable Skills/Experience:

• Previous experience of working within a FMCG / Fresh food manufacturing
• Time served apprenticeship in either mechanical, electrical or multiskilled discipline.
• Previous experience with CMMS
• Competence in fault finding, diagnostics and root cause analysis.
• Knowledge of pneumatics/ hydraulic systems

Benefits

• Investors In People Silver Award status.
• Company pension scheme
• Life Assurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Benefits Platform
• Development opportunities
• Discounted leisure membership
• Discounted vegetable box scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free onsite parking
• Approved training centre for Highfield qualifications
• Rapidly growing company
• Committed to Sustainability