We are currently recruiting for a Maintenance Technician to the join the Engineering Team at our food crumbing and coating production facility in Gainsborough. The successful candidates will perform PPM and reactive maintenance on assets to maximize plant availability and maintain production.
This is a permanent, full-time position operating on a 4-on, 4-off shift basis.
About Kerry
Kerry is the world’s leading taste and nutrition partner for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Working behind the scenes, every day we partner with customers to solve the world’s most complex food challenges with our range of differentiated ingredients, technologies and people. We are passionate about what we do and are constantly innovating to create a healthier, more enjoyable and sustainable food future without compromise. We are driven to be our customers’ most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition and will reach over two billion consumers with sustainable nutrition solutions by 2030.
Key responsibilities
As a Electrical Maintenance Technician you will be responsible for:
1. Complying with the health and safety policy and regulations.
2. Carrying out risk assessments with the relevant people and put controls in place to minimize the risk to acceptable levels were reasonably practicable.
3. Lock off any dangerous machinery immediately/ or repair and notify.
4. Resolving breakdowns, carryout PM’s and work on project / improvement works with a view to minimizing production downtime.
5. Actively seek to undertake PMs on offline machinery where time allows.
6. Fully complete PM sheets with all observations, jobs completed and recommendations and file with the Maintenance Planner, whilst always looking at ways of improving to PMs.
7. Actively gain as much information as possible from production personnel regarding the fault on the machine to speed up the fault-finding process.
8. Ensure engineering log and computer systems are fully filled in with all relevant information including PM numbers, all used parts, plant numbers, urgency of required parts, at the end of each shift.
9. Ensure all communications with external persons are conducted in a professional manner which reflects the company profile.
Qualifications and skills
To be successful in this role we are looking for the right behaviors and competencies as well as a proven track in a similar position. The ideal candidate will ideally have the following:
10. HNC, City & Guilds or time served apprentice with appropriate engineering qualifications.
11. Experience within a similar role ideally gained within a food manufacturing environment, if not food, experience within any manufacturing environment is highly desirable.
12. Electrically biased, or multi-skilled
13. Hydraulic and Pneumatic systems experience highly desirable.
14. Flexible approach with a positive 'can-do' attitude.
15. Experience of SAP highly desirable.