Multi Skilled Engineer

About the Role:
Do you want to earn a minimum of £675 per week? We’re looking for a Multi Skilled Engineer to join our team at our site in our Feed Mill in Allensmore, Hereford

No experience necessary, full training is provided

What’s in it for you?
- £16.09 plus shift premium of £1.65 (paid weekly)
- Overtime available
- A £300 joining payment*
- Earn a minimum of £675per week
- Earn £200for every friend or family member you refer for a job with us*
- Training and development from day one
- Secure contract, guaranteed hours and opportunities for overtime
- Free on-site parking

*T’s & C’s apply

Working Hours

42 hours per week

Rotating shifts 18.00 - 06.00 and 06.00 - 18.00

About the role

As a Multi skilled Engineer operating from a well-established animal feed mill, you will optimise machinery output and product quality, and minimise plant downtime through effective preventative maintenance and efficient breakdown response whilst maintaininga safe and healthy environment and promoting good engineering practices.

Reporting to the Team Leader, you will play an instrumental part in achieving the required hygiene standards with the Hygiene team for Avara Foods. You will adhere to health and safety at all times and follow all tasks in line with food safety rules. A fast-paced,dynamic Feed manufacturing environment which is noisy and dusty in some areas, manufacturing animal feeds where hygiene standards are critical. The role is predominantly factory based.
- Assist in building an up-to-date PPM system and ensuring planned maintenance is carried out professionally and promptly.
- Ensure the Engineering maintenance carried out in line with the current schedule and effective and efficient corrective action is taken.
- Quick and effective response to breakdowns, where possible identifying root cause and suggesting possible improvements to prevent further breakdowns occurring.
- Communicate unscheduled breakdowns to the Shift Supervisor / Mill Manager and work with the operations department to minimise plant disruption.
- Reporting and tracking lost time, cause of breakdowns, record parts used/required
- Follow good engineering standards and good hygiene practice for the department.
- Ensure all activities are carried out within company and legislative health and safety and environmental guidelines reporting any issues
- Assist in PUWER, LOLER, Risk Assessments and fall out work associated.
- Ensure compliance through regular process weigher and Liquid meter calibrations (weights and measures Act)
- Proficient in engineering operations whilst working in hazardous environments (Confined Space Entry, Hot working in confined spaces, WAH)
- Proficient in site services work procedures.
- Participate in Mechanical projects and installations - Elevators, conveyors, machine installs, machine refurbishment.
- Participate in Electrical projects and installations - Panel manufacture and installation, PLC upgrades, PAT testing, thermographic surveying.
- Efficient operations of effluent plant systems ensuring environmental compliance.
- Understand the operations of fire suppression systems - Fire Trace, Sprinkler system, Hydrant system.
- Follow the communicated escalation route for unscheduled plant downtime and minimise downtime by following a good engineering practice.
- Demonstrate understanding of environmental impacts - DSEAR, Dust controls and Explosion mitigation.

This position is ideally suited to someone with a minimum Level 3 qualification in Engineering and preferably IEE 17th or 18th Edition.

What are we looking for?
- It is essential that you are qualified in a relevant engineering trade with 4 + years of engineering experience and an Advanced Apprenticeship in Engineering
- You will have a full understanding of mechanical processes and assemblies including Electrical or welding/fabrication experience
- Self-motivated attitude with the ability to multi-task and thrive in a timeline-driven environment
- Interpersonal communication skills
- Flexibility with a positive attitude and the ability to work well within a team
- Food manufacture experience desirable
- IEE 17th or 18th Edition desirable
- PLC experience desirable
- Air and pneumatics trained desirable
- Boiler Operator Accreditation Scheme (BOAS) certification desirable

**Due to Bird Welfare, it is essential that you do not own any Avian Pets or Poultry.**

**All of our Operational facilities are Covid secure.**

**We are committed to being an equal opportunities employer.