Principal Engineer

We are currently recruiting for a Principal Engineer to work in our busy Engineering Department in Kepak in Merthyr Tydfil.

This is a full time, permanent position working 5.00am to 5.00pm - 4 days on/4 days off. You will also be responsible for 24hr 7 days per week phone support / out of hours calls (salary reflects this commitment). The salary is between £50,000 to £60,000 per annum depending on experience.

Job Description:

To be the CPM (Retail Packaging) Engineering specialist within a team of Multiskilled Engineers and Managers.

You will work, day’s, ensuring that you train and optimise the Shift Engineering teams with a long-term personal drive to progressing upwards into a management role.

The Role is to take the newly restructured team to a high performing level, with accountability, ownership and quality being the core values.

Additionally, you will be instrumental in driving the resolution to the Top 5 breakdowns, closing out reoccurring failures in maintenance and issues causing operations to fall behind on hourly pack rates.

You will be expected to work tenaciously within a team of Multiskilled Engineers in a fast paced and high performing environment.

Using your wealth of knowledge from retail packing environments, provide a quick response and resolution to issues that cause down time and risks to operations such as plan attainment and losses costs (Give-away, Pack-rate, Wastage)

Taking a proactive approach and utilising a CI methodology - you will drive forward the availability of all the CPM / Retail equipment and plan to maintain rather than repair – additionally, you must have a sound knowledge of automation, experience of preventative maintenance and ideally be from a Food/FMCG environment.

 You will be expected to fault find both mechanically and electrically with proven skills overlapping both areas – You will possess strong analytical skills with the ability to break down and solve complex problems in a logical and structured manner.

 With a real can-do attitude, you will bring your individual difference to Kepak Merthyr, while appreciating the diversity within the team, you will pay meticulous attention to detail and be able to prioritise your work and deal with high pressure situations and ambiguous issues.

 You will have a relentless pace in driving your personal development, whether that be further developing your technical expertise or wanting to progress into senior leadership or project management roles.

Requirements

Key Knowledge:

§  Piranha CMMS system §  Laska Grinders (2)

§  Laska Blenders (4) §  Vemag Vacuum Fillers, Portioners and Process C/weighers. (5)

§  Cia Metal detectors §  DIGI Check weighers

§  Bizerba MD/Check Weighers §  Seal Air Vacuum sealing VR8600 Rotaries (1)

§  MAP and SKIN pack packaging  §  Multivac R Series Thermoformers (3)

§  Multivac TX Tray Sealers (2) §  Sealpac A10 Tray Sealers (4)

§  Mondini Evo Tray Sealers (2) §  Mondini TRAVE Tray Sealer

§  Cabinplant MHW’s (Similar to Ishida) §  Safety Circuits

§  Inverters, Drives and controls

§  To Maintain continuous production and improve efficiencies safely through effectively implementing preventative maintenance schedules utilising the newly restructured team.

§  To Ensure continuous improvement methodologies are applied, that improves the operational function - Machine availability KPI target is >85% - planned work / PPM makes up the remaining 15%

§  Manage the day-to-day engineering related issues and ensure any assistance from OEM’s is escalated / progressed.

§  Ensure CPM Maintenance SLA’s (OEM Maintenance contracts) are managed, and service records are uploaded to the CMMS – Complete follow-on jobs and dispute warranty claims. KPI for SLA’s “right first and on time” is set @ 100% - service reports logged is also set @ 100%.

§  Pack rate improvement, ensuring there is a consistent increase week on week targeted at 5%

§  Take complete ownership of closing out RCA reports with a plus 10-year fix resolution.

§  To undertake emergency breakdown repairs in a timely and efficient way on all CPM production equipment.

§  To assist in the installation of new equipment to the site and stand firm on quality issues complete with owned resolutions.

Benefits

• Pension Plans
• Life Assurance
• Training & Development
• Refer a Friend
• Subsidised Canteen