Reliability Engineer
Job Description
The Recipe
Our Engineers work in shift teams in close conjunction with production, safety and hygiene. The team undertake planned and preventative maintenance and are encouraged to use their engineering skills and experience to develop robust solutions and long-term fixes.
There's a huge variety of tasks that will range from general plant maintenance to improving plant reliability and diagnosing problems before they develop. The environment is a highly automated 24/7 food manufacturing plant.
As part of your role, you’ll be identifying and completing continuous improvement projects to increase plant efficiency, reduce downtime and save energy and associated costs.
We'll help to develop your technical skills by providing additional training and support.
The Role
You’ll ensure daily preventative maintenance activities are completed to a high standard, breakdowns are resolved quickly and efficiently to maximise plant reliability, performance, product quality and safety.
- Drive improvements in asset reliability and reduce losses
- Effective use of SAP PM
- Development of maintenance approach for bakery equipment
- Ensure plant and personnel (including external contractors) conform to Health and Safety legislation, policy and standards identifying any required actions so that the area of responsibility is healthy, safe and accident free.
- Compliance with quality and food safety legislation
Essential Ingredients
- Electrical and Mechanical engineering experience
- Fault Finding and Route Cause Analysis skills
- Structured and practical engineering training (e.g. apprenticeship/HNC/degree).
- Knowledge and experience of maintenance preferably in an FMCG environment.
- H&S knowledge e.g., PUWER, IOSH – able to ensure a safe working environment.
- Communication and relationship building skills
- Analysing and problem-solving skills, anticipates problems before they occur and takes steps to deal with them
Successful candidates must have, or be eligible to obtain, the right to work in the UK before commencing employment.
We welcome applications from candidates who are currently in the UK and who may require visa sponsorship. Sponsorship availability will be assessed in line with UK immigration rules and the requirements of the role.
If you require sponsorship, please discuss this with us during the recruitment process.
Extra Dough
Here's some of the benefits that you can enjoy!
- A slice of the annual profits (discretionary profit share)
- Family time is important to us so as well as your holiday entitlement we'll give you the opportunity to purchase additional days
- Award winning pension scheme with company contributions up to a maximum of 12%
- Life assurance
- Products you will love along with deals and discounts for you and the family through our Extra Dough website including savings on meals out, holidays, retail and much more!
- Continued investment in your personal development
- Fully stocked kitchens filled with our delicious products for you to enjoy with your daily brew!
- Support for your health and wellbeing, including access to free physiotherapy, 24/7 access to a confidential helpline for practical advice and a comprehensive occupational health service
- Access to 24-hour virtual GP through our Help at Hand App which also includes counselling and life coaching sessions.
- Free on-site parking
- Canteen
- Cycle to work scheme
- Payroll giving scheme