Main characteristics
- Location
- Tamworth, Staffordshire
- Company
- Alexandrite Recruitment Ltd
- Salary
- £35000 - £40000/annum
- Employment type
- Permanent
- Category
- Engineering
Job summary
Food Production EngineerTamworth
Full time, Permanent
Monday Friday
8am 5pm
Salary: £35,000 - £40,000
Our successful and long established Tamworth based food manufacturing client is seeking a Food Production Engineer/Maintenance Engineer to join them on a full time, permanent basis.
To provide engineering support to the site, including overseeing machine installations, preventative, and reactive maintenance.
Working in a team with the other site engineers/production staff and reporting to the Manufacturing Manager.
During seasonal times weekend working and extended hours is expected to meet the needs of the business as and when necessary.
Main Duties
* To maintain a planned preventative maintenance system to avoid breakdowns and ensure a smooth production operation.
* Review contractor service contracts to maintain cost effective service providers and the associated competency and insurance requirements.
* To provide engineering support to the production teams to ensure maximum line efficiency and minimise downtime.
* Conduct fault finding diagnosis/repairs on equipment and plant, both electronically and mechanically
* Communicate any breakdown information and timescales.
* Occasional installation of food processing equipment and plant modifications, ensuring all BRC documentation is accurate and completed within a timely manner.
* Maintain relevant systems of work and record keeping for PPM, servicing, breakdowns and contractors.
* Responsible for ensuring compliance with all relevant legislation during all work activities, including Health & Safety risk assessments.
* Involvement in the parts and engineering stock inventory.
* Manage the IT infrastructure and systems, including the servicing and maintenance of these systems.
* Provide timely monthly management reports to the management team.
* Report any changes to processes/SOPs requested as a result of engineering interventions.
* Complete engineering sign-off checklists.
* Understanding allergen and other contamination risks within the factory
* Overseeing the contractors for all refrigeration and chilling equipment.
* Ensuring all pressure equipment insurance checks are undertaken on time.
* Participate in any NPD processes, production trials and any associated new equipment installations.
Person Specification
* Multi skilled maintenance experience within a food manufacturing environment.
* Multi skilled experience on both mechanical and electrical faults.
* Good written and verbal communication skills.
* Ability to follow PPM system.
* Lean manufacturing and CI knowledge.
* Knowledge of Danfoss controllers and how to understand and react to the information displayed.
* Refrigeration plant experience.
* Experience with food processing automation equipment
* Assist any Departments in Root Cause Analysis.
* Able to understand and implement all BRC requirements.
* Ensure all contractors on site are properly supervised