Requisition ID: 55081
Position Type: FT Permanent
Workplace Arrangement: #LI-Onsite
About the role
We are looking for a Maintenance Engineer with a Mechanical bias (or multi-skilled) to join the engineering team at our Taste & Nutrition Manufacturing facility in Runcorn. The successful candidate will perform Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance of assets to maximize plant availability and maintain production.
This is a permanent, full-time position operating on early and late shifts from Monday to Friday. Alternation between 5.30am - 1.30pm & 1.15pm - 9.15pm, with 1 hour less on Friday 5.30am - 12.30pm & 12.15pm - 7.15pm.
What you’ll be doing?
In this role you will provide full technical engineering support to the Production function under the leadership of the Engineering Manager.
You will assume responsibility for the Mechanical integrity of equipment by carrying out the following:
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 minimise the risk to acceptable levels where reasonably practicable.
3. Lock off any dangerous machinery immediately or repair and notify.
4. Resolving breakdowns, carry out 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.
What you can bring to the role
1. Time served fully skilled engineer with appropriate qualifications i.e. a minimum of City & Guilds.
2. Proven maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment (food industry preferred).
3. Mechanical biased, with proficiency in hydraulic and pneumatic systems, and skilled in maintaining single-phase and three-phase motors, as well as various pumps.
4. Expertise in fault finding within electrical systems, including weighing systems.
5. Experience with Root Cause Analysis and continuous improvement.
6. Familiarity with SAP is a plus.
7. Flexible and positive ‘can-do’ attitude.
What we can offer
In return we can offer a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package as well as the opportunity for self-growth and career development within one of the world’s leading manufacturers of food and nutrition technology.
Our recruitment, selection and assessment process are based on the skills and competencies of the specific roles and based entirely on merit. We are committed to and value Diversity and Inclusion in all recruitment processes within Kerry and do not discriminate based on gender, race, class, economic status, ethnic background, sexual orientation, age, political beliefs, veteran status, marital status, or any other protected characteristic.
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