Passionate about Bacon

Maintenance Engineer

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Responsible for:

 

All repairs related to the maintenance of operational equipment and site fabrication   

 

Responsibilities:

 

The maintenance of all plant and equipment on site to ensure that the optimum efficiencies are maintained to operate according to the scheduled maintenance programme.

 

Duties:

 

• Conduct a range of engineering activities including (but not limited to) fault diagnostics, breakdown cover, equipment instillation and the general maintenance of all plant and equipment to ensure optimum efficiency

• Support the department with the commissioning of new machinery

• Dismantling and re-assembling machinery

• Complete and maintain accurate documentation following repair

• Maintenance of building fabrication

• Conduct scheduled planned preventative maintenance (PPM)

• Work with contractors to ensure specialist machinery is maintained

• Checking the overall equipment effectiveness of production lines (OEE)

• Ensure the clean as you go policy is maintained

• To act as the primary engineer for specified lines

• Assist with scheduled fire alarm testing if required

• To hold a current, full UK driving licence, and supply copies of this and vehicle insurance documents to management (company car drivers policy)

• Ensure all assigned tools are kept clean and in good repair

• Report any Health and Safety hazards within the area

• Fully co-operate with site management and the workforce

• To have a flexible approach to work in order to meet changing business requirements

• Compliance to all company policies, practices and standard operating procedures

 

Expected learnings to be attained:

 

• Knowledge, understanding and compliance to the company Hygiene and Health and Safety requirements

• Working knowledge and use of CMMS system (computerised maintenance management system)

• Knowledge and understanding of (OEE) overall equipment effectiveness

• CIEH Level 2 Food Safety for Manufacturing

 

Personal Skills Required:

 

• Have an engineering related qualification or relevant experience in an engineering role within food manufacturing

• Strong technical knowledge and an aptitude for both mechanical and electrical engineering

• Competent in working with PLC systems and fault finding on electrical circuits

• Sound fault finding ability and a working knowledge of pneumatics and electronics

• Ability to use initiative

• Flexibility

• Good written and oral communication skills