Engineer - Controls Engineering

1 month ago


Manchester, United Kingdom The Oval Partnership Full time

Our client, a leading food manufacturer, are currently seeking a talented Multi Skilled Engineer to join their growing team.
Afternoon shift, 2 in 4 Saturday's
As a key member of the Engineering Team, your primary accountability is to provide safe and highly reliable equipment to manufacturing colleagues, achieved through a healthy balance of hands-on maintenance competence, equipment knowledge, analysis of equipment performance and strong communication skill. Ensure assets are ready to produce products that are of an excellent quality, despatched on time in full to the satisfaction of our customers
Ensure a robust and clearly communicated safe system of work is applied for all activities that you undertake – properly risk assessed
Coach, train and give understanding to production colleagues to achieve continual improvements in equipment knowledge/performance
Act with integrity at all times to build a culture of professional engineering and proactive equipment-focussed continuous improvement skills
Technical Hands-On Engineering Experience, preferably through recognised time-served apprenticeship within food manufacturing
Technical qualifications and competence in mechanical/electrical at a minimum NVQ Level 3
BTEC Engineering certificate/equivalent qualification
Broad Knowledge of Hydraulics, Pneumatics, Mechanical, Electrical & PLC/Inverter Assets
Experience of risk assessing maintenance activity and controlling safe working practices
~ Ability to engage positively with production to ensure equipment release for maintenance

~ Experience and knowledge of Lean and Asset Care Excellence techniques – particularly root cause

Specific experience of Total Productive Maintenance or ‘Operator-Led’ Asset Care
~ Knowledge of Statutory Compliance obligations – particularly high-risk utilities topics 
~ Experience of working with OEM suppliers to drive improve machine performance /reduce

Enhancing and sustaining high asset performance, enabling reliable delivery of manufacturing plans
Ensuring that a daily engineering activity plan is delivered on time in full and DRM is supported
Ensuring full compliance with all operational standards / specifications / policy and procedures.
Ensuring that appropriate Risk Assessment & Method Statement is in place for all works
Overseeing and monitoring the performance of external contractors who work on the site
Ensuring that the daily engineering activity plan is delivered to the satisfaction of production
Ensuring that plant history is captured to high standards, enabling equipment performance review
Ensuring that high standards to 5S levels are maintained across the factory, including workshops
Ensuring that the site is always ready for internal and external food safety audits (e.g. Ensuring that the site is always ready for internal and external legal compliance audits (e.g. Ensuring value for money from the way in which engineering funds are spent



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