Engineer

Description:

We are the leading provider of fresh prepared food in the UK, and our presence in the US and China positions the Group well in these high-growth markets. We leverage our consumer insight and scale to provide innovative food that offers quality, choice, convenience, and freshness. Around 18,500 colleagues operate from 44 sites across our three markets supplying a portfolio of over 2,900 products across meals, pizza & bread, salads and desserts to leading grocery retailers in the UK and US, and international food brands in China.

Bakkavor Bourne specialises in making prepared fruit, stir fry mixes, leafy and dressed salads. It employs over 1,100 people and forms part of the Bakkavor Meals sector in the UK.

We're the biggest name you've never heard of. You've probably eaten our food - you just didn't realise it. We make innovative fresh products, with around 18,500 colleagues working across the UK, US and China. We’re the market leader in the UK fresh prepared food industry supplying meals, salads, desserts, pizza and bread to leading grocery retailers (including Tesco, M&S, Sainsbury's and Waitrose). We’re ambitious. We’re full of ideas. And we’re ready for more people who share our values and passion for quality to join us.

Location: Bakkavor Bourne, PE10 0AT

Shift: 4 on 4 off, rotating.

Hours: 07:00 – 19:00 / 19:00 – 07:00

Salary: Competitive

Benefits include: Life Assurance (1 x salary), Staff Shop with hot food available, Stakeholder Pension Scheme, MyBargains Discount Platform, Personal Accident Insurance, Free Independent Mortgage Advice, Employee Assistance Programme, a Range of voluntary benefits (holiday purchase scheme, additional life assurance, dental & hospital cash plans), free car parking and more. 

The Role

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Maintenance Engineer to join our expanding team and site.

As Maintenance Engineer, you will conduct planned and predictive maintenance to prevent issues occurring. Your role will lead or support the operational teams with machinery change overs and set ups. Working with other teams, you will contribute to technical performance reviews and continuous improvement activities. Our Maintenance Engineers work as part of a team or standalone, depending on the task. The role reports to the Engineering Shift Manager.

Job Responsibilities

Conduct planned maintenance of processing and packaging assets.
Conduct predictive maintenance of food processing and packaging assets (condition-based monitoring).
Respond to breakdowns.
Conduct reactive maintenance or corrective actions to resolve deviation.
Identify faults (electrical, mechanical, instrumentation, automation, and pneumatics) and action as required.
Lead or support operational teams with machinery change overs and set ups.
Manufacture and repair component parts for processing and packaging assets.
Contribute to continuous improvement projects to optimise assets or processes.  

Qualifications/Skills/Knowledge

Engineering apprenticeship (C&G / EAL NVQ Level 3 / 4 or OAL FDEM Diploma)
Current Edition of IET Wiring Regulations (C&G Level 3, achieve within 12 months).
Application of Safety, Health and Environmental legislation and procedures
Planning works and writing reports.
Verify assets meet performance criteria after work.
Reading and adhering to site SOPs.
CMMS experience (achieve within 12 months).
Electrical bias ideal.  

Experience in the following would be advantageous – Mechanical principles, F&D assets, welding, machining, turning, hydraulic, pneumatic & thermodynamics systems and / or, electrical principals, motors, motor control circuits, motion control, encoders, PLCs, sensors.

What you can expect from us.

When joining us you can expect a highly competitive rewards package including group pension and other flexible benefits - alongside excellent career progression prospects across the Bakkavor group. We provide key relevant training to our Engineering teams to offer personal development.

Apply now to find out more!

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