Lead Engineer

1 week ago

Dudley, Dudley, United Kingdom Meatex Trading Ltd. Full time £7,238

You may not have heard of us, but there's a good chance you've enjoyed our products. Avara Foods is one of the UK's leading food businesses, supplying chicken and turkey to the country's major supermarkets and well-known restaurants.

We own and manage our entire supply chain, from farms to factory and all the way to the customer door – meaning we have careers that cover a whole range of functions. We have major processing sites across England and Wales, and an agricultural network of over 350 farms, spanning from North Yorkshire to the South Coast and Wales.

A little about our Dudley site:

Our advanced manufacturing site in Dudley, West Midlands, is a ready to cook site where value is added to the products by adding spices and other seasonings. Production capacity increases during the summer months at Dudley, as the demand for seasonal products such as barbeque food rises.

Our Dudley site employs approximately 400 talented individuals, who help to supply some of the UK's largest supermarkets and popular restaurants

About the Role:

Are you passionate about Engineering ? Looking for a new challenge? Do you have experience or qualifications in Engineering ?

As an inclusive, forward-thinking business, we take pride in our approach to investing in our people across Avara Foods and are looking for a highly competent and motivated Lead Engineer to join our Engineering Team, based at our Dudley site.

The role is factory based, so you'll be working in a fast-paced, dynamic FMCG factory environment which is noisy and refrigerated in some areas, manufacturing short shelf life products where hygiene standards are critical . As Lead Engineer you'll be working Monday to Friday 15:30 to 00:00

What will you be doing as a Lead Engineer at Avara?

As a Lead Engineer you will optimise machinery output and product quality, and minimise plant downtime through effective preventative maintenance, efficient breakdown response in specific area of the factory whilstmaintaining a safe and healthy environment and promoting good engineering practice.

What will your key responsibilities as Lead Engineer include?

  • Lead teams within an area or zone.
  • Ensure the Engineering maintenance carried out in line with the schedule and effective and efficient corrective action is taken.
  • Quick and effective response to breakdowns, where possible identifying root cause and suggestingpossible improvements to prevent further breakdowns occurring.
  • Communicate unscheduled breakdowns to the EngineeringSection Manager / Engineering Manager and work with the operations department to minimise plant disruption.
  • Follow good engineering standards and good hygiene practice for the department.
  • Ensure all activities are carried out within company and legislative health and safety guidelines, highlightingpossible areas of improvement to the Engineering Shift Manager / Principal Engineer.
  • Mentorother Maintenance Engineers as well as Apprentices.
  • Timely reporting of any Health and Safety, Animal Welfare and Environmental Issues
  • Follow the communicated escalation route for unscheduled plant downtime and minimise downtime by following a good engineering practice.
  • Demonstrate basicproblem solvingtechniques to identify root cause of issues.
  • Raise Stock and Non-Stock request forms.
  • Production of Engineering Shift Report
  • Management of contractors at site What you'll need to be successful:
  • Advanced Apprenticeship in Engineering
  • 6+ years of engineering experience
  • Electrical orWelding /fabrication experience
  • Familiarity with process machinery or equivalent equipment andhave the ability tofault find
  • Mechanical fitting skills
  • Ability to mentor other Maintenance Engineers and Apprentices
  • Self-motivated attitude with the ability to multi-task and thrive in a timeline-driven environment
  • Interpersonal communication skills
  • Ability to work individually or as part of a team Desirable
  • HNC/Higher Level Apprenticeship or above
  • Food manufacture experience
  • IEE 17thor 18thEdition
  • Instrumentation and process control experience
  • PLC experience
  • Air and pneumatics trained

The benefits of working for Avara Foods:

As a Lead Engineer you will enjoy a secure, supportive and progressive working environment, where your contribution and achievements will be recognised and rewarded.

We offer comprehensive training as well as continuous development as you build your long-term career with us. You can also look forward to benefits that amongst other things include the following:

  • Additional £2,000 lead allowance and £7,238.40 shift allowance per annum
  • 4% pension
  • Life assurance
  • Various lifestyle benefits, such as cashback perks, exclusive shopping discounts from well known retailers, and discounted cinema tickets
  • Wellbeing resources, including free online health advice & support, and wellbeing assessments.

What happens after you apply for this role?

After you've applied, you'll be contacted in due course by a Resourcing Officer at our Dudley site, to discuss your application and CV further. There'll also be a chance for you to ask us any questions you may have about the role.

If you're ready to work in a dynamic environment alongside talented people who take pride in delivering great results, apply today

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