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Multi-Skilled Engineer

  • Location

    Stowmarket

  • Sector:

    Engineering, Food and Agriculture

  • Job type:

    Permanent

  • Salary:

    £42000 - £44000 per annum

  • Contact:

    Phillip Watson

  • Contact email:

    phillip@compasspoint.co.uk

  • Contact phone:

    01284 765700

  • Job ref:

    J34735

  • Published:

    over 2 years ago

  • Expiry date:

    2021-08-27

  • Start date:

    2021-07-27

Compass Point is proud to be partnering with a true Suffolk success story of the food sector. With a proud, independent history that spans over 100 years, this Food manufacturer has never stood still and continues to innovate its products and factories.

Following a highly successful year of sales the board has decided to invest further in new plant and expand the maintenance team. Much of the new equipment is energy related as the business strives towards carbon neutrality.

Reporting directly to the Engineering Supervisor and working a mix of 12 hour day and night shifts, the Maintenance Engineer will ideally be electrically biased with experience of working within a similar FMCG factory. You will be joining a business passionate about developing staff to progress their careers and learn new skills.

Core duties include:

• Complete fault finding, planned and preventative maintenance on plant and equipment to maximise equipment reliability and performance
• Maintain ongoing communications with the operations team ensuring they are fully aware of all relevant engineering activities and schedules
• Respond to internal customer needs to maximise production uptime according to given priorities
• Comply with food safety standards and controls to ensure all work is carried out correctly and safely

What we're looking for:

• Be a time served accredited apprentice or hold an engineering qualification
• Have experience of machinery maintenance ideally within FMCG
• Possess good electrical & mechanical skills
• Have had some exposure to PLC's with the ability to carry out fault finding
• Able to work on 2 on, 2 off, 3 on, 2 off, 2 on, 3 off - (14 days rota) DAY & NIGHT shift pattern (this does involve working every other weekend)

The business is committed to hiring and will review applications at speed. Apply today for the full job description!