As a Production Engineer, you will play a key role in maintaining and improving food production machinery, carrying out both reactive and planned maintenance within a high-performing engineering team. The role would suit an experienced Maintenance or Production Engineer looking to work towards continuous improvement by solving ongoing problems, speed losses, implementing PPM, and managing projects.
Sector - Food Manufacturing (FMCG)
The Role:
As a Production Engineer, you will play a key role in ensuring the smooth running and reliability of production equipment. Working as part of a skilled engineering team, you will be responsible for both reactive and planned preventative maintenance across the site.
Key responsibilities will include:
Responding to breakdowns and faults, diagnosing issues efficiently to minimise downtime
Carrying out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) on production and site equipment
Supporting ongoing factory improvement and system upgrade projects
Identifying opportunities to improve machinery reliability and operational efficiency
Working closely with production teams to ensure optimal machine performance
Maintaining accurate maintenance records and documentation
Also assist with factory wide facilities-based breakdowns and PPM
Essential Requirements of Shift Maintenance Engineer
Must have a Multi-Skilled Engineering background (Electrical and Mechanical).
Must have experience working within an FMCG factory working in food production.
Strong commitment to health and safety
Must hold a recognised Engineering Qualification. Minimum NVQ level 3 or an Engineering apprenticeship
Strong electrical and mechanical fault-finding skills.
Experience with some typical food production machinery. Baggers, Weighers, Checkweighers, slicers, shakers, conveyers, robots etc
Understanding of line control systems. Input/Outputs, sensors, relays, 24 volt fault finding, VFD's, motors, pneumatics, etc
Ability to work effectively within a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
Desirable Requirements
Project experience. Planning, specifications, budget, ordering etc
Root cause or 5Y training
Continuous improvement or lean manufacturing principles
Tig Welding and fabrication
Spares management
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