Job Description
Multi-skilled Engineer - Electrical Bias - Based at Gateshead
4 on 4 off, 6am till 6pm and 6pm till 6am (rotating shifts)
We're Hiring Electrically biased Multi skilled Engineers – Join Us in Gateshead!
Valeo Foods UK is on the lookout for talented Multi skilled Engineers to join our team at our Gateshead site – home of the much-loved tortilla crisps and rice cakes.
If you're passionate about engineering, thrive in a fast-paced manufacturing environment, and want to be part of a positive can do team that keeps some of the UK’s favourite snacks on the shelves, we’d love to hear from you!
What you'll be doing:
* Daily repair of machinery and carrying out proactive tasks when possible
* Planning and Monitoring machine performance
* Monitoring failure
* Supporting External Contractors
* Technical support for production when required
* To maintain the highest standards in housekeeping, adopting a clean as you go policy.
* To maintain the highest standards when completing paperwork and works sign off.
Key areas of the role:
* H&S and safe work practices
* Food safety, minimizing day to day risks with running of the plant and involving contractors
* Plan is king, ensure that the company can hit its required targets
* Firefighting machinery / site services upkeep and carrying out ongoing maintenance PPM in a timely manner
* Promote and contribute to the continuous improvement of the running of the company
* Minimize down time
* Train / guide production staff in the correct way to treat our machinery and help train our maintenance technicians from within our department.
* Work on projects as allocated by the Engineering Manager
* Any other duties as requested by the Engineering Manager
Qualifications
* Relevant Electrical Engineering qualification with basic mechanical skills
* Able to prove competency in all forms of isolation and electrical safety
* Proactive / use your own initiative
* Experience of FMCG operations
* PC Literate (thereby able to use computer-based maintenance systems)
* Able to strip machines in full and reassemble them, as well as completing machine size change procedures and their adjustments.
Additional Information
What we offer you in return
* 4 on 4 off, 6am till 6pm and 6pm till 6am (rotating shifts)
* Excellent Career Opportunities
* Matched pension scheme up to 10%
* Death in service
* Cycle to work scheme
* Retailer discount platform
* Staff discount
* And plenty more!