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At Barry Callebaut, we are on a journey to transform the cocoa and chocolate industry. As the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products, our actions truly shape the future of our industry. We are a business-to-business company, serving the entire food sector, from the cocoa bean to the finest chocolate product. We have a long-standing commitment to sustainability and our goal is to shape a sustainable cocoa and chocolate future. We are headquartered in Zurich, and have more than 12,000 passionate employees working in more than 40 countries worldwide. We are very proud of who we are and what we do. We are always looking for talented people to help us have a positive impact on our industry and beyond!
An opportunity has arisen for a Multi-skilled Shift Maintenance Technician. The successful candidate will focus on equipment availability for production processes through completion of the site identified Planned Maintenance activities and ensure a timely reactive response to support technical issues across the site to ensure maximum equipment availability. Contributing to site improvement activities through root cause analysis, all completed with the highest levels of H&S and food quality in mind.
Key responsibilities of the role include:
* Provide an effective emergency response service for breakdowns within the factory - providing immediate and long term solutions in a timely, safe and cost-effective manner.
* Understand and diagnose problems when undertaking fault finding and diagnostic work, then implement permanent corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
* Work with the equipment users to understand clearly the problems to ensure that sustainable remedial solutions can be implemented.
* Undertake Planned Preventative routine maintenance across all equipment on the site.
* Identify continuous improvement opportunities and follow these through to implementation where appropriate.
* Undertake meaningful handover reports/notes.
* Proactively involved in undertaking risk assessments.
* Issue permits to work (including immobilisation certificates) as required.
Qualifications and experience required:
* Hold an ONC (or equivalent) in a mechanical or electrical engineering discipline and have successfully completed an apprenticeship scheme in that discipline - primary core skill.
* Hold at least NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) in mechanical or electrical discipline as the secondary core skill.
* Holder of 17th Edition Certificate or equivalent – desirable.
* Previous experience of working in a maintenance department – preferably within a food manufacturing/processing environment.
* Knowledge of PLC’s - preferably Siemens.
* Understand permits to work and lock off procedures.
* Operational knowledge of and ability to adhere to health and safety legislation and best practice - in particular in COSHH, working at heights, working in confined spaces, risk assessments.
Key competencies of the candidate include:
* Team player and able to work with limited supervision.
* Effective problem-solving skills.
* Computer literate - maintenance software, Microsoft Office programmes - namely Excel.
* Effective communication skills (verbal and written).
We reserve the right to close this advert early if sufficient applications are received. To avoid disappointment, we encourage you to apply early.
At Barry Callebaut, we are committed to Diversity & Inclusion. United by our strong values, we thrive on the diversity of who we are, where we come from, what we’ve experienced and how we think. We are committed to nurturing an inclusive environment where people can truly be themselves, grow to their full potential and feel they belong.#oneBC - Diverse People, Sustainable Growth.
If you want to learn more about Barry Callebaut, please find further information here.
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