Engineer - Days

We are committed to improving diversity and equality throughout Weetabix especially within our Recruitment processes.

We are always looking to enhance our current teams with diverse skills, experience, backgrounds and personalities ; so if your skills and experience look a little different and you believe you can add value to the role and/or Weetabix, then we would love you to drop us your CV or apply! No candidate will ever meet 100% of the desired qualifications, skills and/ or experience, but we are ambitious to attract the right talent for how we want our business to grow.

You might not be right for the role, yet but we are always looking for talented people!

Closing date: 1st December

Interview process: Face to face interview at our site in Burton Latimer giving you an opportunity to meet our amazing the team and get a feel for the site

The day-based multiskilled engineer will play a key role in ensuring our equipment at the Burton Latimer and Corby sites is well-maintained and continually improved through proactive maintenance activities. From time to time, you might also have the opportunity to assist with reactive engineering support on the plant, adding variety to your role!

The recipe!

(Please note the responsibilities listed below are not exhaustive)

The purpose of this role is

• Carry out planned maintenance and manage shutdown activities at our locations in Burton Latimer and Corby. This includes a range of tasks such as servicing, repairs, overhauls, and condition-based monitoring, among others.
• Follow our company practices, procedures, and guidelines to ensure that health & safety, food safety, and legal compliance are maintained at all times.
• Supervise external contractors who provide extra support for planned maintenance activities (like OEM services). It's important to make sure they understand and adhere to our company practices, procedures, and rules.
• Report and escalate any equipment issues discovered during planned maintenance activities to the relevant teams.
• Look for opportunities to enhance the reliability of our assets and improve engineering processes.
• Get involved in improvement projects by identifying engineering root causes and executing continuous improvement action items.
• Utilise the CMMS (Computerised Maintenance Management System) effectively to log and review the work completed.
• Provide training and support for transitioning basic engineering tasks to operator responsibilities.

Requirements

Non-negotiables

• Hold a recognised Engineering Qualification or apprenticeship
• Display good time management and problem solving skills
• Ability to work alone or as part of a team
• Demonstrable mechanical and electrical competence through training and experience.
• Excellent IT skills to include use of Computer Maintenance Management Systems

Check out our website for more information: https://weetabixfoodcompany.co.uk/careers/

Benefits

Competitive salary & Annual Flexible benefits

• Double matched ER contributed pension scheme
• Annual Salary review
• Healthcare plan
• Access to 24/7 counselling service (in partnership with Grocery Aid)

Please Note: Our company policy is not to advertise salaries as we want to benchmark all candidates based on skills and experience that need to be evidenced upon application and screening.

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