Maintenance Engineer

Reference:

3531

Discipline:

Multi-Skilled Engineers, Electrical Engineers, Maintenance Engineers , Mechanical Engineers

Salary:

£48,200 to £50,000 Per Annum

Benefits:

A competitive salary and benefits

Town/City:

Dorset

Contract Type:

Permanent

Maintenance Engineer (Electrical OR Mechanical bias)

Dorset

Salary £48,200 pa

A superb opportunity to join a food manufacturing business that has experienced growth through developing high quality food products that consumers love. The business is forward-thinking and has invested heavily in its people, and production facilities.

The business is keen to appoint a Maintenance Engineer with either an Electrical or Mechanical bias, to join the Engineering Team and work across the full scope of production machinery on site.

The Role

  • Work a Monday to Friday shift pattern based around 6-2, 2-10, 10-6;
  • Undertake planned preventative maintenance on a range of equipment including: mixers, conveyors, palletisers, baggers, silos, dividers, cartoners, motors, drives, high-speed packaging, PLC's, checkweighers, metal detection, vision inspection, inspection equipment;
  • Ensure that machinery, systems, infrastructure, and equipment run optimally with minimal downtime;
  • Respond to equipment breakdowns and conduct routine and condition-based maintenance;
  • Diagnose faults and research solutions to stop re-occurring breakdowns;
  • Establish different maintenance procedures and protocols;
  • Conduct and oversee maintenance process audits;
  • Be involved with Project Engineering at a site benefitting from considerable CAPEX investment;
  • Assist with the implementation of robust Engineering systems;
  • Work closely with all departments: Operations, Manufacturing, Quality/Technical, Supply Chain;
  • Work with the production team to improve production flow, throughput and productivity on a variety of products and manufacturing processes; 
  • During new product trials the Engineer appointed will provide expertise, guidance and practical support in the specification, trialling and introduction of new products into Manufacturing.

The Person

  • Experienced within a fast-moving Manufacturing environment such as Food or similar;
  • Have the ability to work well within a team and independently;
  • To be a proactive problem-solver with excellent attention to detail;
  • Self-motivated and willing to go the extra mile;
  • Educated to HNC / C&G / NVQ (Mechanical or Electrical);
  • Competent in a variety of engineering disciplines (Electrical, Mechanical, Plant);
  • Able to work at pace and possess the passion and determination to always look for improvement.

This role is commutable from: Dorset, South Somerset, South Wiltshire

Salary: £48,200 pa + Very Generous Pension + Benefits. Ref 3531