Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer

Position: Multi-Skilled Engineer
Location: Somerset (Commutable from Bristol, Weston-Super Mare, Wells, Shepton Mallet, Blagdon and surrounding areas)
Salary: £50,000 - £55,000
Shift: 4O4O - 2Days 2nights
Contract: Permanent opportunity
WHY THIS ONE IS WORTH A LOOK

• Brand new kit: around £1m invested in new, increasingly automated machinery
• Employee-owned: colleagues own a share of the business
• Open to all flavours of engineer: strong electrical or multi-skilled mechanical/electrical, whichever way you lean
• Room to grow: learning and development after probation, with a clear route to the next role
• A team that wants you there: welcoming, supportive engineering teams of around 6-8

THE ROLE
Join the Engineering team at an established, ambitious British Food manufacturer on a mission to build a truly world-class engineering function. You'll be a key part of the production process, keeping machinery running smoothly so production runs as effectively and efficiently as possible.
It's a large-scale site with five production zones, big volumes of products and a growing list of automated lines, including Tetra Pak, Tecma and Delta equipment.
WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING

• Planned preventative and reactive maintenance across machinery and plant on site
• Fault finding and keeping downtime to a minimum in a fast-paced, large-scale environment
• Supporting root cause analysis, continuous improvement and day-to-day operational efficiency
• Helping with project work as needed, including bringing in new plant and equipment

WHAT YOU'LL BRING

• Experience as a Maintenance Engineer
• An appropriate engineering qualification, ideally apprenticeship trained
• Good knowledge of Health & Safety in a food processing environment
• Ideally, food manufacturing or FMCG production experience
• Strong electrical skills or multi-skilled (mechanical/electrical) ability, depending on your experience
• The ability to work as part of a team and on your own initiative

Nice to have: SCADA experience, and PLC experience would be a bonus.
WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU

• £50,000 - £55,000 (DOE), with optional overtime
• Non-contributory pension and competitive holiday allowance
• Life cover (3x annual salary)
• Healthcare cash-back plan (including dental) and a 24-hour doctor line for you and your family
• Cycle to work scheme and subsidised company products
• Free parking and top-of-the-range PPE
• Access to Grocery Aid support
• A share in the business through employee ownership

INTERESTED? LET'S TALK
Get in touch to find out more or to be put forward for the role:
Phone: (phone number removed)
Email: (url removed)
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