Shift Engineer

Unilever; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 41,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled Shift Engineer to ensure optimal operation of their production facility. This role involves maintaining and improving plant equipment to produce high-quality products efficiently. You'll leverage your mechanical and electrical expertise, engage in safety compliance, and lead small improvement projects using the Kaizen process. This dynamic position offers the opportunity to coach and develop others while contributing to a culture of continuous improvement. If you're passionate about engineering and eager to make a meaningful impact, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Practical experience in electrical, mechanical, and control engineering.
• NVQ 3 or equivalent in an engineering discipline is required.

Responsibilities

• Ensure production facility operates at optimum speed and efficiency.
• Maintain, repair, and improve plant and equipment.

Skills

Electrical Skills

Mechanical Skills

Control Engineering

Fault Finding

Computer Literacy

Lean Manufacturing

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Engineering

Equivalent Engineering Discipline

Tools

CMMS Systems

MS Office Suite

Job description

job requisition id R-91053

Job Title: Shift Engineer

Location: Gloucester

Shift Pattern: Rotation – details on application
Reports to: Maintenance Manager

Offering up to £40,081.78 - 26.2% Shift allowance

JOB PURPOSE

To ensure the production facility is operating at optimum speed and efficiency producing excellent quality product by maintaining, repairing, improving plant and equipment.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Safety
  • Ensure Company safety policy, rules and procedures are understood and followed on all tasks and improvements.
  • To ensure H&S compliance relating to maintenance tasks.
  • Ensure statutory maintenance activities are planned and managed effectively.
  • Perform risk assessment as appropriate.
  • Take part in regular inspections/audits for good housekeeping/6S and machine safety and ensure agreed action are completed.
• Quality
  • Assist in the identification of critical control points on the equipment and that they are able to be inspected according to QM procedures. Ensure that these requirements are included in the maintenance schedules.
  • Ensure calibration programmes are effectively defined and managed.
• Technical
  • Mechanical Skills and Focused Technician; knowledge and application of technical skills and expertise to ensure the provision of effective engineering support within team, focused on delivering performance targets. Directly contributes to improved safety, quality, sustainability and cost.
  • Fully Operational on Mechanisms and Motion.
  • Electrical Skills and Diagnostic Technician; Remove and replace major electrical components (such as motors, switch/control gear) and troubleshoot electrical circuits safely. Able to isolate machinery and re-install electrical supplies for machinery components.
  • Establish power distribution systems and electrical control circuits.
  • Install electrical drive systems and Control Loops.
  • Instrumentation and Control Skills: Demonstrate an understanding of the Internal Architecture of Programme Logic Control (PLC) and Distributed Control Systems (DCS); their Applications and Knowledge of the Number Systems they use.
  • Amend control and software documentation.
  • Manage PLC and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition Networks (e.g., Programme modifications, Force Devices and fault finding).
  • Improve reliability of machines with engineering solutions.
  • Improve performance of machines by development of maintenance tasks.
  • Fault finding and being able to quickly get to root cause of the problem.
  • Eliminate repeated faults.
• Lead small improvement projects
  • Suggest and develop improvements using the Kaizen process.
  • Document solutions achieved.
  • Instigate RCA activities on chronic equipment issues.
• Communications
  • Communicate problems, solutions and options clearly and succinctly.
  • Inform all relevant people.
  • Draw information from internal and external sources.
• Document all repairs and changes to equipment in line with company procedures
  • Use of CMMS System.
  • Robust record keeping.
• Keen to coach, develop and motivate others
  • Identify regular maintenance tasks that can generally be done by others.
  • Coach, mentor and train Engineering Apprentices.
• Open to self-development
  • Actively monitor and develop own skills and competencies in line with company requirements.
  • Flexibility to train/upskill to meet changing needs/equipment specifications.
• Ensure cost effectiveness of any repair or maintenance activity.
• Maximise effectiveness of plant and equipment through prioritising own work.
• To be flexible in proactively supporting other areas of the factory when priorities demand.

KEY RELATIONSHIPS

There are a number of individuals and teams that Engineers will have contact with including;

• Maintenance Manager
• First Line Managers
• Other Engineers

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ALL ABOUT YOU

• Suitable practical experience in electrical/mechanical/control engineering/maintenance.
• NVQ 3 or equivalent in an engineering discipline.
• Good level of computer literacy (MS Office suite, CMMS systems, etc).
• Ability to analyse and interpret information and data from different sources and media.
• Ability to fault find on electrical, mechanical and pneumatic machinery.
• Experience of high speed packing machinery.
• Training in lean/6 Sigma manufacturing tools and techniques.