Engineering Technician

Job title:

Engineering Technician

Company

Pladis

Job description

Want to help us bring happiness to the world? Want to join an ambitious and fast growing global biscuits and confectionery business investing heavily in iconic global brands, infrastructure and people? Then this is the place for you.As proud bakers and chocolatiers and custodians of iconic global brands, we don’t compromise on the quality of ingredients in our products or on the people we hire. We are looking for entrepreneurial spirits who share our passion for bringing happiness to our consumers and who embody our Winning Traits.To succeed at pladis you need to be purpose-led, resilient and positive to succeed here because we expect pace and agility, we insist on collaboration and demand accountability. If that is your thing, then pladis offers global ambition, a clear Vision and roadmap for success, challenge, and unrivalled opportunities to learn and make an impactClick “Apply” to get started.Engineering Technician (Shift Based) – Manchester Chocolate Refinery

• Are you excited to join an Engineering Team in a dynamic & creative organisation?
• An opportunity to work for pladis in our chocolate refinery, producing 28K tonnes & £117M worth of chocolate each year!
• Do you have a can-do attitude with an analytical mind set & a passion for the FMCG industry?

The Refinery produces circa 28k tonnes and £117M worth of chocolate each year and supplies directly to 6 pladis sites. It is of key strategic importance to the business and any interruption to supply can cause exponential consequences. The role is key to business continuity of chocolate supply and to supporting the operational and technical team within the Refinery. The Shift Engineer will be a dynamic, motivated and ambitious individual with a background in delivering change, driving performance, improvement and developing new and improved maintenance strategies.Engineering Technicians provide engineering resource in carrying out planned maintenance, breakdown repairs, refurbishment, installation, improvements and modifications or upgrade to plant and services to maximise plant performance and maintain equipment to the required standard.You will improve plant availability, life cycle costs and efficiency and carry out all engineering work to a high Engineering, Quality, Safety and Hygiene standards. You will also support the engineering function in moving to World Class standard in maintenance standards in line with AMIS audits and benchmarkingYou will provide full Technical Engineering support to production function under the leadership of the Area Engineering Managers and by working as part of a multi-functional team. You will also understand and contribute to achieving the goals of the Factory by efficiently carrying out any assigned Engineering task.Key Responsibilities

• To provide full Technical engineering support to production under the leadership of the Refinery team manager and Engineering Manager.
• Specialist knowledge of chocolate manufacturing equipment and associated bespoke control systems.
• Maintain high standards of Hygiene and Housekeeping.
• Decide on best course of action for major breakdowns in conjunction with team managers and AEMs.
• Plan own time to achieve priority actions.
• Implementation of continuous improvement programs using Speedy Kaizen / MBR etc.
• Deliver a consistent and improving plant reliability through the effective management and monitoring of downtime, PPM conformance, engineering planning, use of SAP PM and elements of the engineering budget.
• Liaise with 3rd party contractors when required, ensure the Permit To Work (PTW) system is controlled in an effective and safe manner.

Experience, Skills & Qualifications

• You will be a time served engineer
• A minimum of 5 years experience in a fast paced manufacturing environment
• Thorough understanding of problem solving techniques
• Electrical & Mechanical comprehension skills
• SAP PM experience
• Self-motivated and self-managed individual

Desirable Attributes

• Knowledge of chocolate manufacturing processes & equipment
• Knowledge of batch processing system & Siemens PCS7 control equipment
• PLC experience preferred
• Advanced PC Skills
• IOSH Managing Safely
• Technical (Base Food Hygiene Cert)
• SAP Plant Maintenance

QualificationsFormal engineering qualification – NHC/City & Guilds Level 3, NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in an electrical/mechanical disciplinepladis is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to hiring a diverse workforce. All openings will be filled based on qualifications without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability, age, religion or any other classification protected by law.We operate a strict Preferred Supplier List. If you are a recruitment agency and wish to submit candidate to be considered for this vacancy, you must have agreed to, and signed, our terms of business.
We will not accept CVs from any other sources other than those currently on our PSL. We will not pay a fee for any candidate that has not been represented by a provider on our PSL.

Expected salary

Location

Manchester

Job date

Thu, 09 Jan 2025 02:11:26 GMT

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