Night Maintenance Engineer Food & Drink Jobs

Job Title:           Night Maintenance Engineer
Reports to:       Engineering Manager
Reports:            None
To swiftly respond to production breakdowns and deliver planned preventative maintenance on a wide range of Poultry processing and packing machinery such as conveyors, module and tray transport systems, plucking equipment, evisceration machinery, tray sealers, flow wrappers and vacuum sealers. To also carryout fault finding on PLC systems, electrical installation and carry out small projects. _________________________________________________
Key Responsibilities and accountabilities:

Operate to a high degree of Health and Safety and good housekeeping standards
Operate within the HSE protocols e.g. Permit to Work, Risk Assessment, Method Statement, Safe System of Work, Standard Operating Procedures
Lock off procedures to be always followed to ensure safety of self and others on site.
Carry out small projects, and modifications as required within any projects.
Quickly assess the nature of breakdowns & act accordingly.
Provide constant support for production and packing departments.
To carry out PPM inspections & maintenance & to carry out corrective maintenance repairs on a timely basis.
Carry out general maintenance as required including lubrication tasks / maintenance schedules.

Job Related Experience, Knowledge and Skill Requirements:
Essential

NVQ level 3
City and Guilds, Electrical / Mechanical
A thorough understanding of both skills (Mechanical and Electrical)
Recognised Engineering Apprenticeship
An aptitude to fault diagnosis and logical thinking
A “Can Do” attitude
Must be able to read, understand and work with schematic drawings
Good General Workshop Skills
Welding skills (MIG/TIG/ARC)
Must be capable of Self Organisation & Self-Motivation

Desirable

ONC / HNC or equivalent level of education
17^th Edition I.E.E. regulations
Competency in PLC’s
Experience of working with Computerised Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS)

Functional Skills:

Detailed knowledge of business and own areas processes and procedures. Recognised as an expert in your own area
Delivers quality and accuracy in own work
Able to cope under pressure and flex with peaks in personal workload
Able to anticipate/identify problems and use available resources to provide effective solutions
Able to act on decisions with the required amount of urgency
Good awareness of a manufacturing environment
Ability to work to deadlines
Delivers quality and accuracy in own work
Able to anticipate/identify problems and use available resources to provide effective solutions

Personal/Interpersonal Skills:

Teamwork and communication
Chooses the most appropriate method and tools for communication.
Maintains positive and productive relationships with individual team members and other departments/colleagues
Prioritisation / Self Organisation
Ability to work under pressure
Strong attention to detail
Possesses strong initiative, with the ability to work effectively alone or as part of a team
Demonstrates a flexible approach to work
Ability to cope with changes in demands and circumstance
Able to make things happen quickly and to complete tasks in full.

Shift Hours
Monday to Friday 16:00 – 02:00 (47.5 Hour Week)