Maelor Foods Ltd is an established, state of the art, modern chicken processing facility based just outside of Wrexham. As a privately owned, Family run business we source our birds from reputable local farms who comply to British Red Tractor guidelines. This enables us to provide premium "A" grade quality whole chickens direct to retailers. Working closely with our sister company, Salisbury Poultry we have the ability to offer the end user full farm to fork traceability, ensuring total customer satisfaction.
The Shift Maintenance Engineer will safely deliver multi-skilled Engineering support to site whilst on shift with effective use of skills, resources, contractors, communication, information, policies and procedures to maintain and continuously improve productive assets, departmental controls and site performance. You will work on improvement projects aligned to the long-term strategy of the company and will be instrumental in creating a sustainable work environment for the team.
Responsibilities
* Clearly understand internal and external customer requirements to facilitate effective deployment of resources to meet these needs within the agreed timescales.
* Care for assets through the effective use and interaction with the site computerised maintenance management system, stores and administration functions to deliver planned and unplanned maintenance in a timely manner.
* Take a shift team role or play an active part as required to manage any situation where animal welfare, people safety, environmental impact, plant/assets, or business integrity may suffer detriment or be adversely affected.
* Actively participate in department and cross functional operational meetings to monitor, improve and report performance against set KPI targets to ensure all aspects of engineering are effective with clear actions and focussed ownership to control and correct to root cause in a timely manner.
* To support a high performing team through effective coaching, mentoring, and working with team members whilst on shift.
* Monitor and maintain all customer service levels, both internal and external.
* To ensure the required standard of animal welfare, food safety, food hygiene, environmental controls/permits, GMP, and safe working practices are met by the self, team members, and contractors.
* Provide support and guidance on projects and improvements within the factory.
* To use problem solving techniques to prevent, detect and eliminate faults, abnormalities and inefficiencies.
The above list is not exhaustive, due to business needs you may be required to carry out additional duties. To ensure maximum efficiencies within the operation, flexibility is essential.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience Required
* Experience in working in Manufacturing FMCG within a maintenance function.
* UK recognised electrical or mechanical qualification – NVQ level 3/equivalent or Above.
* Be able to fault find in both electrical and mechanical machines/systems.
* Ability to understand Electrical and mechanical Engineering Drawings.
* Good understanding of drives, motors, brakes, transmissions, closed loop feedback, transducers.
* Good verbal and written communication skills.
* Self‑motivated, hard‑working and organised.
* Ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines e.g. production start up.
* Experience in working in the food industry – especially Poultry slaughter/processing.
* Approved Health & Safety training certificate/qualification.
* Certified to BS7671 2018.
* SCADA, machine specific control systems.
* Programming VSD’s.
* Licence for MEWP.
Hours of Work
* 4 on 4 off, of which the schedule is 2 days (7:00am – 7:00pm) and 2 nights (7:00pm – 7:00am).
Benefits
* Competitive wage.
* Free hot drinks.
* Opportunity to expand skills through in‑house training – COSHH, Scissor Lift, etc.
* Equivalent to 28 days holiday (including bank holidays). After 2 years' service entitlements increase to 30 days and after 5 years to 31 days (inclusive of bank holidays).
* Subsidised vending machines.
* Fantastic sociable communal area.
* Access to new and exclusive platform, ‘MyRewards’. Giving hundreds of fantastic retail and cinema discounts online and instore for you to use!
Additional Benefits
* Job Security.
* Working in a state of the art modern facility with a family feel culture.
If you are interested in joining Maelor, or would like further details, please apply and a team member will be in touch with you.
Maelor Foods is an equal opportunities employer and is fully committed to a policy of treating all of its job applicants and employees equally. Maelor Foods takes all reasonable steps to ensure candidates are selected for interview and placement based on their experience, abilities and qualifications without regard to race, colour, ethnic origin, nationality, national origin, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, age, disability or any other legally protected characteristics.
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