The Recipe (About the Role)
We are looking for a Multi Skilled Shift Engineer to join our Weetabix team. You will play a crucial role in ensuring equipment reliability, taking charge of reactive repairs, preventive maintenance activities, and fostering continuous improvement in our around-the-clock operations. As part of a highly trained team, you'll have the opportunity to help multiple facilities and make a real impact!
Responsibilities
* Provide engineering guidance to production, resolving breakdowns and assisting with the resolution of priority engineering issues as required
* Help and deliver planned maintenance to sustain the reliability and availability of our assets
* Work without direct guidance, alone and as part of a team with minimal guidance and be able to make quick and effective judgements on actions needed to resolve problems and be capable of correctly prioritising the assistance required
* Work to company practices, procedures and rules to ensure health & safety, food safety and legal compliance are upheld at all times
* Assist external contractors providing additional help for reactive activities, to ensure company practices, procedures and rules are understood and adhered to
* Have familiarity with and the knowledge of how to work on a wide variety of engineering assets
* Effectively diagnose and repair plant equipment to component level (excluding high voltage and gas)
* Report and escalate all equipment issues which cannot be effectively resolved to appropriate functions, including attendance at MOS meetings as required
* Identify opportunities to improve the reliability of assets and engineering working processes
* Assist Improvement projects, identifying engineering root causes and complete CI project work actions
* Complete effective handover to the oncoming team (peer to peer and line manager)
* Provide training and guidance to engineers, operators and apprentices. Be a mentor for the development of engineers and apprentices and ensure they can work safely
The Ingredients (What we need from you)
Key Skills
* Demonstrable mechanical and electrical knowledge through training and experience
* Engineering Qualification or apprenticeship (HNC or above preferred)
* Good solution-finding experience
* Strong IT experience to include the use of Computer Maintenance Management Systems
Desirable Skills
* Engineering experience in a food manufacturing environment. PLC experience preferred
Your Bowl of Perks (Benefits)
Competitive Salary, Shift Allowance & Annual Flexible benefits
We offer a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your wellbeing, career, and life outside work.
* Double-matched pension scheme (up to 12% from us)
* 25 days annual leave increasing with service
* Annual Salary review
* Healthcare plan
* Discounted Weetabix products
To support our employees, we also offer:
* Continued investment in your personal development
* Flexible time off options, including the ability to purchase up to 5 additional annual leave days
* Access to 24/7 counselling service (via Grocery Aid partnership)
* Flexibility through Flexible Work Opportunities
* Enhanced Maternity / Paternity / Adoption Leave
* Additional Time Off for Fertility Treatment and Neonatal Care
* Working Parents Support Group
* Fully stocked kitchens filled with our delicious products
To learn more about life at Weetabix, visit our careers page. (Weetabix career page link text intentionally kept concise in this refined description)
Please note: We benchmark roles based on your skills and experience, so we do not advertise fixed salary ranges.
Unfortunately, we are unable to provide sponsorship for this position; therefore, we are seeking candidates who do not require sponsorship.
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