Healeys Cornish Cyder Farm is a family-run, year-round visitor attraction and home to the famous Rattler Cyder! Since the company was founded in 1980, Healeys has grown incredibly, with listings across big supermarket chains such as Sainsbury’s, Tesco, Asda, and Morrisons, in addition to our regional and national wholesale partners. With a multi-faceted production facility specializing in a range of products from ciders, wines, preserves, and spirits, our business is thriving and has a very exciting future ahead.
A fantastic opportunity is available to join our busy Engineering Team, to become part of an iconic Cornish business, and to make your mark as a Production Engineer.
As Production Engineer, you will be responsible for the smooth running of machinery at all times, both proactive and reactive maintenance on plant and other site machinery. You will be responsible for the upkeep of servicing records and inspections.
Salary - £35,000 per year
Hours - Average 40.25 hours per week. Normal working times will be on a rotational shift pattern of 4 days working, with 4 days’ rest, on an 8-week rotation. Monday – Sunday including Bank Holidays
Duties & Responsibilities
* To provide technical support in response to breakdowns on process and IT systems, plant and equipment, including excellent fault-finding techniques.
* To correctly diagnose any faults and implement sustainable recovery/improvement dealing with the root cause.
* To respond promptly and effectively to ensure quick resolution to any equipment issues to minimize any downtime, quality, and efficiency problems.
* To review, improve and apply effective planned maintenance.
* To monitor production efficiency, identify and execute process improvements.
* Deliver electrical, mechanical, PLC, and instrumentation maintenance across the site on all equipment.
* To increase available line capacity through OEE.
* To maintain equipment maintenance records, aligning with GMP/GDP.
* Participate constructively as a member of the department, keeping everyone informed and proactively share your knowledge and expertise within the team.
* Proactively taking responsibility to support the wider production team achieve their goals and targets.
* Any other activity/tasks as and when requested.
Work Experience
* Experience working in a food production environment, particularly beverage production.
* Working closely with both production and engineering teams.
* Experience with permit to works systems and contractor control.
Qualifications
* Electrical – AM2 Qualification or Similar.
* BOAS qualification or similar.
Skills
* Computer literacy with knowledge of SCADA and CMMS Systems.
* In-depth working knowledge with control systems.
* Good PLC and instrumentation knowledge.
* Mechanical problem-solving skills.
Personal Qualities
* Proactive and can-do attitude.
* Ability and willingness to turn their hand to anything.
Joining the #RattlerCru is not just about us - We offer you the opportunity to develop and grow with the business with well-experienced mentors at hand to support you along the way, as well as offering:
* Subsidised private healthcare with Bupa.
* 50% discount on products.
* 50% discount on food & drink in the restaurant.
* Free entry and 20% off food and drink for friends & family.
* Free festival tickets.
* Chill out after your shift with a £1 pint!
* Free on-site parking.
* Monthly breakfast club with the team.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Healeys is special, we are a family-run business with strong family values and a passion for making the best products and delivering an exceptional brand experience. We take pride in our customers who visit the farm and who taste our products. We nurture our in-house talent and seek to develop our employees to maximize their potential and have a fulfilling and varied working life at Healeys.
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