Shift Engineer

3 weeks ago


UK, UK, United Kingdom Geary's Bakeries | Jason's Sourdough Full time

Multi Skilled Shift Engineer


Shift Pattern: 6AM - 6PM THEN 6PM – 6AM, 4 On / 4 Off

Location: Glenfield, Leicester (LE3)

Salary: Negotiable, dependant on skills and experience


The Role

We are currently looking for a Multi-Skilled Shift Engineers to join our team on a permanent, full-time basis. The role is shift based on a 24/7 basis, so there may be the requirement for occasional attendance out of hours. As you will be working across both of our sites, travel will be required.

Reporting to the Engineering Shift Manager, you will be responsible for ensuring plant and services perform safely, effectively and efficiently in order to support our manufacturing and supply chain operations. You will also ensure our maintenance and engineering systems fully comply with all legal, regulatory, customer and company requirements.

Other responsibilities will include:

• Electrical and mechanical maintenance (both planned and reactive) of all assets at both sites

• Ensuring all machinery, equipment and tools are maintained for safe use to achieve performance targets and taken care of through effective asset care and maintenance programmes

• Work closely with the production team to ensure that machinery downtime is kept to a minimum and that all preventative maintenance is conducted in advance to avoid disruption

• Providing support in investigating and establishing causes for all breakdowns and damages

• Action any necessary repairs and ensure all measures taken are recorded so recurrent faults can be recognised

• Ensuring the safe and efficient use of all materials used (including consumables, lubricants, chemicals etc)

• Ensuring use of correct methods, tools and procedures to achieve performance targets (including compliance with PTW’s, SOP’s, H&S, GMP standards etc)

• Maintenance of effective engineering systems (including KPI systems - CMMS, PM’s, shift-handover processes, DMR, safety reviews, audits, etc)

• Ensuring the safety and wellbeing of all people on both sites

• Controlling and co-ordinating of third-party engineering activity


About Us

At Geary’s, we’re on a crusade to make proper bread more accessible to more people. We’re passionate about re-imagining the way Great Britain thinks about their everyday loaf. This passion is at the heart of everything we do, and have done, since 1906.

We are ‘born and bread’ in Leicestershire and proud of our long-standing heritage. Today, we operate from two sites on a 24/7 operation. We’re made up of over 600 people: a friendly, diverse and outgoing team, passionate about making a difference to the bakery industry.

We provide full training and support, and the chance to learn new skills. Our brilliant benefits include free delicious bread, a Cycle to Work scheme, BUPA, Death in Service.

Plus, if you refer a friend to join our team, you could earn up to £500

#wearegearys


About You

At Geary’s, we look for people who show up every day to do their best. We’re a passionate, friendly team and look for the same qualities in our new recruits. We firmly believe your attitude and approach is just as important (if not, more so) than the skills and experience on your CV.


Skills and Experience

  • Experience of multi-skilled engineering within food manufacturing. You must be pro-active, assertive and have a strong work ethic.
  • Functional engineering skills around mechanical, electrical and building maintenance systems (including control systems, gas electrical and air services)
  • A working knowledge of Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement principles and approaches, and experience in successful implementation of Lean disciplines in a scale food organisation
  • Good manufacturing processes and principles, engineering design and operational principles, H&S regulations, CDM regulations, environmental regulations
  • Ability to manage multiple people interactions, strategic and tactical issues and deal with situations that can be challenging and time-constrained
  • Prior experience working as a night shift engineer
  • Automated site experience
  • Understanding of food safety values
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Logical, methodical work approach
  • Bakery experience is desirable but not a necessity.


Please submit a CV in application. No agencies.


If you have not heard from us within seven days, unfortunately you have not been successful on this occasion, but we wish you every success in your search for a new position.


All applicants must have the right to work in the UK, at point of interview, and for the tenure of employment contract. As part of the recruitment process, you will be asked to provide documented evidence of your eligibility to work in the UK.


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