Food Maintenance Engineer

I am working with an exciting Sport Nutritition Manufacturer that are looking to bring a Food Maintenance Engineer to the team.

Food Maintenance Engineer Role Overview

• To put personal safety and food safety at the heart of everything we do.
• To work closely with the Senior Food Maintenance Engineer to maintain workplace equipment ensuring a smooth and productive operation (60-40 mechanical to electrical preferred).
• To ensure safe and efficient operation of machinery in the factory.
• To provide fault finding and rectification in the event of a machine or equipment breakdown.
• To work within the agreed parameters, mainly carrying out mechanical work but some basic electrical work may be required, training to be provided on this as necessary.

Competencies and Skills

• Able to read electrical & mechanical drawings.
• Ability to logically fault find basic electrical/electronic, mechanical or pneumatic circuits.
• Competent with three phase 400V mains.
• Carry out PPMs to a high standard.
• Basic fabrication skills a plus.

Previous experience with food filling and packing lines, for example:

• Conveyors.
• Metal detector/check weighing machines.
• Blenders/Mixers.
• Form/fill liquid fillers.
• Auger type powder conveyors and fillers.

Fabrication experience:

• Basic welding (TIG).
• Basic lathe and mill operation advantageous, but not essential.
• Plastics welding and fabrication.

Candidate Profile

• Minimum of 2-3 years relevant experience, preferably from a food manufacturing or pharmaceutical business.

Food Maintenance Engineer Key Accountabilities, Priorities and Opportunities

Health and Safety

• To take responsibility for own safety and that of the team.
• To follow the Safe Systems of Work to ensure the safe operation of plant and equipment.
• To minimise obstructions and adhere to a 'clean as you go’ policy.
• To report all accidents and near misses no matter how trivial.
• To stop a job if you feel it is unsafe to continue and speak to your Line Manager.

Food Maintenance Engineer Main Duties

• To complete thescheduled maintenance work, as well as responding to ad-hoc machinery breakdowns.
• To ensure product quality and food safe standards are met, and issues reported.

• To maintain a good team spirit and working relationship with work colleagues.
• To drive line performance on recognised business KPI’s.
• To operate machinery to agreed parameters.
• To work to business standard operating procedures.
• To encourage a team-based approach to identifying issues and problem solving on the line.
• To maintain a very high level of hygiene and housekeeping standards.
• To follow all quality systems and procedures to ensure our products meet food safety standards.
• To report to the production supervisor daily on breakdowns tended to.
• To help promote a continuous improvement culture by monitoring machinery and providing suggestions and solutions to help improve efficiency and reduce downtime.
• To cover on shift repair activities across site as required, working within a range of set parameters, within set guidelines.

Challenges

• The operation of lines to manufacture customer requirements in line with the production plan.
• Ensuring the efficiency levels of equipment are met.
• To react to the demands of a fast-paced working environment with frequent "production plan" changes.

• To help identify any continuous improvement opportunities relating to manufacturing operations.
• To use skills and knowledge to provide breakdown assistance while on shift

Core Competencies

• Safety aware - is committed to the business health and safety objectives and will help contribute to meeting those objectives.
• Quality conscious - is committed to achieving and maintaining high standards within all areas of job responsibility.
• Results orientated - identifies problems and finds appropriate solutions or techniques to resolve them.
• Planning and organising - excellent time management, planning and organisational skills.
• Team player - works effectively with others, co-operates with work colleagues and is sensitive to people’s needs.
• Communicator - communicates in a clear and concise manner and is able to influence and gain the agreement of others.
• Appetite for learning - absorbs new information. Learns, remembers and applies new techniques or procedures.
• Technical application - applies relevant knowledge, skills and procedures to all technical aspects of the job.
• Change - adaptable to the need for change and continuous improvement