Single Skilled / Multi Skilled Engineer

About the Role

As a Multi Skilled Engineer operating from a well-established animal feed mill, you will optimise machinery output and product quality, and minimise plant downtime through effective preventative maintenance and efficient response whilst maintaining a safe and healthy environment and promoting good engineering practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out Planned Preventative Maintenance and Breakdown/Reactive Maintenance of Plant and Equipment
• Ensure the Engineering maintenance carried out in line with the current schedule and effective and efficient corrective action is taken.
• Quick and effective response to breakdowns, where possible identifying root cause and suggesting possible improvements to prevent further breakdowns occurring.
• Communicate unscheduled breakdowns to Management and work with the operations department to minimise plant disruption.
• Record and identify spare parts that have been used through CMMS and to Engineering Manager.
• Follow good engineering standards and good hygiene practice for the department across the whole site.
• Ensure Maintenance and Engineering practices are audit compliant.
• Ensure all activities are carried out within company and legislative health and safety and environmental guidelines reporting any issues.
• Proficient in engineering operations whilst working in hazardous environments (Confined Space Entry, Hot working in confined spaces, Hot working, WAH)
• Participate in Mechanical projects and installations – Elevators, conveyors, machine installs, machine refurbishment.
• Participate in Electrical projects and installations – Panel manufacture and installation, PLC upgrades, PAT testing, thermographic surveying.
• Efficient operations of effluent plant systems ensuring environmental compliance.
• Understand the operations of fire suppression systems – Fire Trace, Sprinkler system, Hydrant system.
• Demonstrate understanding of environmental impacts – DSEAR, Dust controls and Explosion mitigation.

What We Are Looking For

• Time served Multi-skilled Apprenticeship in a relevant engineering discipline
• Proactive and dynamic approach to safety
• Good diagnostic and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work under pressure whilst having a high attention to detail
• Flexibility with a positive attitude and the ability to work well within a small team.
• Food manufacture experience desirable
• IEE 17th or 18th Edition desirable
• PLC experience desirable
• Pneumatic and Hydraulic experience desirable
• Boiler Operator Accreditation Scheme (BOAS) certification desirable

Benefits

• Single skilled - £36,756.72 and Multi Skilled £40,818.96 plus shift premium £7,550
• 5.6 Weeks Holiday - increasing with service
• Pension Contribution - up to 3% matched
• Life Assurance
• Various lifestyle benefits, including wellbeing resources
• Car Parking Available