Vacancy
Multi‑Skilled Shift Engineer
Employment Details
Employment type: Permanent.
Location: Bradford, United Kingdom.
Business area: Operations.
Workplace type: On‑site.
About Princes Group
The Princes Group has over 7,000 employees with offices and production sites in the UK, Netherlands, Italy, Poland, France and Mauritius. Princes manufactures 350 different food and drink products responsibly sourced and enjoyed by consumers every day. None of this would be possible without striving to be an employer of choice, where our colleagues are proud to represent the business.
Job Purpose
Reporting to a Shift Operations Manager for daily priorities and an Asset Care Manager for overall management, the post holder will maintain equipment and repair faults as directed, forming part of a multi‑skilled shift maintenance team.
Key Responsibilities
* Work continental shift to support a 24/7 drinks production operation.
* Provide frontline operational technical support to ensure optimal manufacturing reliability.
* Support site and group projects on initiatives.
* Respond promptly to breakdowns to minimise downtime and associated costs.
* Carry out fault finding on a diverse range of automated equipment.
* Implement and support planned preventative maintenance schemes.
* Complete maintenance schedules and engage in operational improvements.
* Actively support continuous improvement projects and activities by challenging existing practices and making recommendations for improvements.
* Communicate with relevant departments on breakdown and maintenance progress.
* Complete all relevant reports and accurately maintain engineering CMMS records.
* Monitor equipment efficiency and identify problem areas to proactively implement improvements.
* Maintain the engineering spares store records when parts and materials are used.
* Manage Capri Sun engineering store stocks with the site engineering stores team.
* Maintain all work areas to the required 5S standards.
* Record and communicate any adjustments to production equipment.
* Be fully competent in a wide range of machine and equipment operating and cleaning procedures.
* Review daily achievement of targets and report variances.
* Resolve all operational problems on the lines, including fault diagnosis and first‑line repairs such as lubrication, breakdown repair, changeover and running adjustments.
* Carry out effective handovers by communicating key information to other colleagues.
* Carry out new or additional tasks, projects, trials, and other reasonable duties in conjunction with colleagues in the area of work.
* Work with production operations to optimise line performance.
Role Requirements
* Relevant engineering experience in FMCG.
* Ability to work alone and as part of a team.
* Excellent communication skills with colleagues at all levels.
* Experience in using CMMS, e.g. SAP.
Benefits
* 22 shifts of annual leave.
* 14.5% pension – 5% employee opt‑in / 9.5% employer.
* Flexible holiday option – buy 5 additional days.
* Enhanced family‑friendly policies.
* Critical illness cover.
* Learning and development opportunities.
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