Position Title: Shift Maintenance Engineer
Position Type: Regular - Full-Time
Requisition ID: 42237
About McCain.
At McCain, we're feeding the world: from French fries to Smiles, we contribute to the important role food plays in people's lives. That's why we're dedicated to ensuring our core values-Family, Authentic, Trusted, and Quality-shine through every day. As a privately owned family company with over 60 years of experience, a presence in more than 160 countries, and a global team of 22,000 people, our values and culture are at the heart of everything we do. We believe that we can work together, along with our business and community partners, to bring sustainable growth and positive change today, tomorrow, and for generations to come. Join us and see how you can MAKE IT at McCain!
Why join the McCain family. Your Life - we're here to help you fulfil your potential, flourish, and thrive in work and life.
Your Success - work alongside passionate individuals who are committed to supporting your career ambitions, drive, and success.
Your Impact - we want you to make a meaningful, lasting impact for you, for your colleagues, and for the business.
About the role.
Our Maintenance Engineers work as part of a multi-disciplined team carrying out first line maintenance tasks and improvements on equipment throughout the factory efficiently and effectively. You'll provide feedback on completed tasks into the engineering maintenance system to ensure equipment histories and costs are kept up to date and to enable follow up work to be identified and planned.
Reporting into the Shift Compliance Lead, you will also... Consider all implications when carrying out designated tasks to minimise wasted time and materials
Have a "Fix it right, now" work ethic and use Root Cause Analysis to determine the underlying reasons behind problems and failures and act on the findings
Be observant at all times when in the plant and report any deficiencies that cannot be rectified
Provide and implement ideas to improve manufacturing, efficiency and equipment reliability
Work safely, with regard for your duty of care to yourself and to others who may be affected by your work. Adhere to company policies and procedures at all times
Work in liaison with other departments as required and provide support and assistance where possible
Enter accurate, detailed feedback on all completed tasks into the CMMS on a daily basis
Work closely with your Line Manager to ensure the smooth execution of both day-to-day maintenance tasks and shutdown work
Ensure the upkeep and reliability of all plant and equipment in your shifts designated area by feeding back requirements to your Line Manager
To identify through knowledge and analysis, areas that will contribute to improved product quality or plant efficiency
Playing a pivotal role in communicating and co-ordinating the activities associated with change
Support the driving improvements initiative on site, and understand and implement the basic principles of lean manufacturing
Requirements.
We're looking for Shift Engineers with strong electrical or mechanical skills, but ideally both. It's a given that you will have experience of working in a busy maintenance department, preferably within a food manufacturing department.
You will also have... BTEC/ NVQ Level 3 in Engineering or equivalent (Essential)
Time served apprenticeship in an Engineering discipline (Essential)
Qualification in additional engineering disciplines (NVQ L3 / City & Guilds) (Desirable)
Broad knowledge of modern maintenance techniques (Essential)
Practical engineering experience (Essential)
Leadership Principles.
Our principles, each with related practices, guide our actions across the organisation. Together, they address how McCain interacts with our customers and employees, and how we work as individuals and collectively to find success. While each role adheres to the Leadership Principles, individual roles may focus more on a specific principle or principles. We are customer obsessed. Customers are our starting point. By understanding their needs and leveraging data and consumer insights, we drive mutual success.
We think big and plan ahead. Through ambition, curiosity, and smart risks, we can accomplish goals, refine processes, and innovate to scale success.
We bring out the best in our people. We create safe spaces for our people so that trust and empowerment come naturally. Inclusion is about listening first, showing humility, and working together.
We act like owners. Together, we clear obstacles and do the work that makes us all successful and proud to be part of McCain.
Shift Pattern.
You'll work a mixture of day and night shifts, with every other weekend off.
Location.
You'll be based at our Scarborough plant in North Yorkshire. We opened this plant back in the swinging sixties, but it's definitely not stuck in the past. It's one of the largest French fry factories in the world and after a recent development, it's also one of the most high tech. Our team of over 300 colleagues work hard to make sure the quality of our products keep our customers returning for more, for now and years to come!
The benefits of working for McCain.
Although we do encourage you to taste the goods you'll be pleased to know we don't pay you in 'chips'. For working hard, you'll also get a great salary and some pretty good benefits including: An excellent pension where we will pay double what you do, up to a maximum of 12% of your pay
Flexible holidays - where you can buy & sell up to 5 days holiday per year
Optional health cash plan
Cycle to work scheme
'Chips In' Volunteering Day Off - to make a positive impact to the competitiveness, resilience, and long-term development of McCain communities across the globe
And of course, being part of a Global business there are great opportunities to shine/thrive should you wish to relocate in the future. We have an ambitious 5-year growth plan that presents development & progression opportunities for those who seek it out.
The McCain experience.
We are McCain: this statement is about our power collectively and our importance individually-your impact is a significant part of the business. Our winning culture focuses on authenticity and trust so we can always bring out the best in our people. Here, you have the opportunity to learn, grow, and thrive while being yourself.
Come and join The Makers to see why we are better together.
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McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. As a global family-owned company, we strive to be the employer of choice in the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that inclusion drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.
McCain is an accessible employer. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials or accessible meeting rooms), please let us know and we will work with you to find appropriate solutions.
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Job Family: Engineering & Technical
Division: GB Manufacturing & Supply Chain
Department: Shift Compliance 2
Location(s): GB - United Kingdom : England : Scarborough
Company: McCain Foods (G.B.) Ltd
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