Job Description

Multi-Skilled Shift Engineer

Leominster (Home of Tyrrells premium hand-cooked potato crisps)

Shift Pattern: Panama Shift Pattern - 12 hour shifts (days and nights)

As a Multi-Skilled Engineer, you\'ll be an integral member of the Engineering function at the Tyrrells Crisps factory, providing a comprehensive electrical, mechanical and maintenance engineering service in order to safely sustain and improve production operating efficiencies in line with the continued growth of the business.

Some of your key responsibilities will include:

• Repair and maintenance of production and ancillary equipment, property and facilities ensuring downtime is kept to a minimum and in line with the requirements of the production process and plan
• Complete PPM schedules, maintaining accurate maintenance records and completing data entry records within appropriate timescales
• Act as host for Contractors working on site ensuring that all necessary documentation is available and completed and that safe working practices are agreed prior to commencement of work
• Responding to requests from production for engineering assistance and monitoring visual management boards to ensure flagged items are dealt with
• Working with the production teams to improve their knowledge of the equipment and ability to quickly identify problems and resolve where appropriate, or refer
• Follow policies and procedures in conjunction with the food quality management system and retailer-specific technical standards
• Play an active part in health and safety, identifying hazards and risks and ensuring all health and safety procedures and safe working practices are followed at all times

The multi-award-winning culture at KP Snacks is friendly, welcoming and supportive. We encourage everyone to be the best they can be, working together to achieve great results.

We are also incredibly proud to have been named as one of the Top 25 Best Big Companies and one of the Top 10 Food & Drink Companies to work for in the UK (via )

What we\'d like to offer you:

• Up to \xc2\xa342,000 pa plus bonus
• Generous annual leave entitlement
• KP Matching Pension plus Life Assurance and Income Protection
• KP4ME - discount scheme, online benefits and information platform
• Exciting career opportunities within the company

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Essential Skills & Experience:

• City & Guilds Level 3 or higher in mechanical or electrical engineering
• Electrical and Mechanical Fault Diagnostics
• Demonstrable experience gained within a food manufacturing environment
• Previous experience working with Automated Equipment

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