Reliability Engineer

Avara Foods Ltd.; Hereford; Sur place; GBP 36 000 - 48 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

31 days holiday

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Cashback discounts

Shopping discounts

Cinema discounts

Wellbeing resources

Staff canteen

Staff parking

Résumé du poste

Avara Foods is seeking a Reliability Engineer for our Hereford site, to own equipment in an area, drive reliability improvements and manage maintenance planning. You will monitor downtime, analyse trends to raise planned and reactive work, coordinate OEM service visits, and work with site teams and contractors to improve asset availability and performance.

Monday to Friday 08:00–16:30. The role requires engineering qualification and maintenance experience, plus strong problem solving, teamwork,

Qualifications

• Engineering qualification Level 3 or above.
• Experience in engineering maintenance environment.
• Self-motivated and able to multi-task in a timeline-driven environment.
• Good interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to work individually or as part of a team.
• Ability to problem solve.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Good IT ability.

Responsabilités

• Own all equipment in the assigned area and maintain reliability.
• Maintain a high level of equipment reliability through planned maintenance.
• Gather and analyse downtime data to drive improvements.
• Raise planned and reactive maintenance jobs for the area.
• Review all completed job sheets in the area.
• Produce downtime data for weekly meetings.
• Lead and support installation and capital projects.
• Communicate and collaborate with colleagues, suppliers and contractors.
• Understand KPIs and identify areas for improvement.
• Interact with on-shift engineers to resolve equipment problems.
• Support site reliability planning to improve asset availability.
• Coordinate OEM service visits and scheduling of follow-up work.

Connaissances

Engineering maintenance

Multi-tasking

Interpersonal skills

Problem solving

Analytical skills

IT skills

Formation

Engineering qualification Level 3

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Outils

CMMS Mainsaver

CAD

Spidex

Description du poste

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 Reliability 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 Reliability Engineer to join our Engineering Team, based at our Hereford site.

Working hours

Monday to Friday 08:00-16:30

Purpose of the role

Working as a member of the Engineering Team, you will have Engineering responsibility for an area within the operational environment as the asset manager. Monitoring equipment downtime, analysing trends to drive continuous improvement and reliability initiatives and projects.

What will your key responsibilities as a Reliability Engineer include?

• Responsible for all equipment in an area
• Maintain a high level of reliability of factory equipment through an effective planned maintenance regime
• Responsible for the gathering and analysis of equipment efficiency and downtime to drive continuous improvement initiatives
• Raise planned maintenance or reactive maintenance jobs for respective area
• Review of all completed job sheets in respective area
• Production of downtime data for weekly meetings
• Lead and support installation and capital projects
• Communicate and collaborate with other colleagues, suppliers and contractors
• Understand engineering and operational KPIs and be able to identify areas for improvement
• Interact with on-shift engineers and other site engineering teams to resolve challenging equipment problems
• Support the Site Reliability Engineer and engineering peers to develop robust weekly and monthly maintenance plans that improve asset availability and equipment performance
• Co-ordinate original equipment manufacturer engineer service visits with production and planning teams and scheduling further work that arises from those inspections

Essential

• Engineering qualification Level 3 or above
• Experience gained in an Engineering maintenance environment
• Self-motivated attitude with the ability to multi-task and thrive in a timeline driven environment
• Good interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to work individually or as part of a team
• Ability to problem solve
• Strong analytical skills
• Good IT ability

Desirable

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, HND / HNC or L3 Engineering qualification may be considered depending on experience
• Knowledge of CMMS system (Mainsaver / Spidex)
• CAD experience
• Experience of managing projects
• Experience of onsite contractor management

The Benefits Of Working For Avara Foods

As a Reliability Engineer you will enjoy a secure, supportive and progressive working environment, where your contribution and achievements will be recognised and rewarded.

Benefits

• From £36,000 DOE
• 31 days holiday allowance
• Pension scheme
• Life assurance/insurance
• Various lifestyle benefits, such as cashback perks, exclusive shopping discounts from well known retailers, and discounted cinema tickets!
• Wellbeing resources, including free online health advice & support, and wellbeing assessments.
• Subsidised staff canteen
• Free staff parking

We are committed to being an equal opportunities employer.

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