Maintenance Engineer

Maintenance Engineer (Electrical OR Mechanical bias)
Dorset
Salary £48,200 pa
A superb opportunity to join a food manufacturing business that has experienced growth through developing high quality food products that consumers love. The business is forward-thinking and has invested heavily in its people, and production facilities.
The business is keen to appoint a Maintenance Engineer with either an Electrical or Mechanical bias, to join the Engineering Team and work across the full scope of production machinery on site.
The Role
* Work a Monday to Friday shift pattern based around 6-2, 2-10, 10-6;
* Undertake planned preventative maintenance on a range of equipment including: mixers, conveyors, palletisers, baggers, silos, dividers, cartoners, motors, drives, high-speed packaging, PLC's, checkweighers, metal detection, vision inspection, inspection equipment;
* Ensure that machinery, systems, infrastructure, and equipment run optimally with minimal downtime;
* Respond to equipment breakdowns and conduct routine and condition-based maintenance;
* Diagnose faults and research solutions to stop re-occurring breakdowns;
* Establish different maintenance procedures and protocols;
* Conduct and oversee maintenance process audits;
* Be involved with Project Engineering at a site benefitting from considerable CAPEX investment;
* Assist with the implementation of robust Engineering systems;
* Work closely with all departments: Operations, Manufacturing, Quality/Technical, Supply Chain;
* Work with the production team to improve production flow, throughput and productivity on a variety of products and manufacturing processes;
* During new product trials the Engineer appointed will provide expertise, guidance and practical support in the specification, trialling and introduction of new products into Manufacturing.
The Person
* Experienced within a fast-moving Manufacturing environment such as Food or similar;
* Have the ability to work well within a team and independently;
* To be a proactive problem-solver with excellent attention to detail;
* Self-motivated and willing to go the extra mile;
* Educated to HNC / C&G / NVQ (Mechanical or Electrical);
* Competent in a variety of engineering disciplines (Electrical, Mechanical, Plant);
* Able to work at pace and possess the passion and determination to always look for improvement.
This role is commutable from: Dorset, South Somerset, South Wiltshire
Salary: £48,200 pa + Very Generous Pension + Benefits. Ref 3531

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