Location : Ballymena
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Employment : Full-Time Permanent
Closing Date : 01 October 2024 05:00 pm
Dale Farm Cooperative is a UK dairy farmer co-operative owned by over 1200 dairy farmers who supply us with fresh milk. Dale Farm has operations throughout the UK and Ireland producing and distributing a wide range of dairy products which it sells across the UK and Ireland as well as exporting to over 45 countries worldwide.
At Dale Farm virtually every career discipline is represented in our workforce, from production, engineering and distribution, to sales & marketing and food technology/quality assurance, to Finance, HR and IT through to general management. Our standards are high and when we recruit we are looking for those with energy and drive, who are keen for responsibility and motivated to succeed with a record of achievement and with the potential to develop as the company grows.
Culture
Our culture is based on setting best in class standards, working towards and delivering on committed objectives, striving for constant improvement and involving everyone in the company. We strive to develop our people and harness everyone's contribution to deliver a winning team.
Equal Opportunities
The company is an Equal Opportunities employer and is committed to a safe, inclusive and relationship based workspace.
Benefits
In return, we offer a high degree of responsibility, plenty of challenge, good opportunities for learning and personal development and rewarding benefit packages, all within a fast moving and results oriented environment.
Engineering Technician multi-skilled electrically biased (Pennybridge)
Hours of Work: 41.5hr per week on 8-week rota cycle, working 6 weeks of days and 2 weeks of nights split out over the cycle (normally 4 x 12hr days in a row with exception of one week at 5 days that includes a 9hr Saturday). Nights are 5 x 9hrs in a row.
As an Multi-Skilled Engineering Technician you will be an integral part of the site engineering multi-skilled team dedicated to providing best in class engineering support to the manufacturing operation. Your role is to optimise production performance, quality and minimise plant downtime through effective preventative maintenance, fault diagnosis and repairs. Continuous improvement LEAN projects, routine preventative maintenance, overhauling mechanical plant and machinery, maintaining M&E utilities and building fabric, modifications and providing support for the installation and commissioning of new plant and equipment.
Reporting to the Site Engineering Manager and Engineering Supervisor, your main duties will include:
* Problem solving, fault diagnosis and repair on a range of manufacturing equipment.
* Carrying out PPM tasks to help minimalize equipment failure rates.
* Making improvements to optimise the performance of all machinery, plant, buildings and services to minimise machine down time and optimise OEE.
* Work alongside production colleagues to optimise process set up and control system configurations to achieve maximum yield and process control performance.
* Develop and work on effective preventative maintenance, fault diagnosis and repairs, responding timely and proactively to plant and equipment faults.
* Through structured continuous improvement devise initiatives to increase efficiencies and reduce costs and implement engineering projects as appropriate.
* Support the installation and commissioning of new plant and equipment.
* Adhere to the company’s health, safety, environmental and personal standards policies.
* Maintaining accurate records on IT Systems.
The Person:
Essential:
* An electrically bias multi skilled engineering apprenticeship / training programme with a recognised UK qualification.
* A minimum of 3 years’ engineering experience in a manufacturing environment.
* Highly motivated and have the ability to perform in a challenging, expanding and pressurised environment.
* Excellent communication skills in English (both written and oral).
* Excellent problem-solving skills.
* IT Literate.
Desirable:
* Experience of working in the food Industry.
* PLC experience.
Learn more about the company and to apply online at dalefarm.co.uk/careers.
Completed application forms must be received online before
5:00pm on Tuesday 1st October 2024.
Only applications from EU Nationals or those with a valid permit to work in the UK will be accepted.
We are an equal opportunities employer.
AMBITION | CURIOSITY | TEAMWORK | POSITIVITY | RESOLVE | ACCOUNTABILITY
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