Electrically Bias Multi Skilled Engineer, Gwent, South Wales, Up to £34,000

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Summary
A great opportunity has arisen for a Multi Skilled (Electrically Biased) Engineer to join a well-established, food manufacturer who are a leader in their field. The company have a growing product base which is supplied to various retailers throughout the UK. The role requires a candidate who is able to work a shift pattern and will be based at their site in Gwent, South Wales.

The Role
Reporting into the Engineering Manager, duties will include:

  • Carry out planned maintenance activities as scheduled by the maintenance plan contained within the CMMS
  • Attend and repair breakdowns as required, and report all actions carried out and any further actions required, via the CMMS
  • Report in a comprehensive manner via the CMMS, all work activities carried out on a daily/shift basis
  • Be proactive in preventing equipment failures and improving overall equipment performance by generating and implementing ideas and modifications
  • Provide a service that meets agreed service levels, including minimising downtime and communicating effectively with relevant personnel
  • Provide a service that meets food safety standards, whilst maintaining standards of housekeeping and personal hygiene
  • Maintain and help improve health and safety standards and ensure that staff work in a safe environment by eliminating, minimising and controlling risks to themselves and others
  • Cooperate with contractors and as far as possible ensure their adherence to site rules, health and safety and food safety standards
  • Undertake training as required to further enhance individual’s skills and knowledge so that the level of support to the front line operations remains effective and efficient
  • Train others so that they are able to carry out their expected work duties to the required standards
  • Identify performance issues and implement appropriate and pragmatic solutions through the use of problem solving skills, tools and techniques
  • Maximise the use of the labour and skills available by being flexible in terms of work allocation and scheduling within the team
  • In consultation with the appropriate personnel, be able to correctly prioritise the work load for the overall benefit of the site performance
  • Must be able to work to agreed deadlines where necessary
  • Must be willing to work under the guidance of departmental and site KPI’s to maximise business performance

The Candidate
The successful candidate will have:

  • Educated to HNC standard (or equivalent) or higher in Electrical Engineering is essential
  • Time-served with electrical bias to NVQ level 3 (or equivalent)
  • Post apprenticeship, preferably in a high speed, high volume manufacturing environment (food environment preferable)
  • A proven practitioner of preventative maintenance, predictive maintenance, problem solving and continuous improvement skills
  • Must have a proven ability in diagnostic fault finding under pressure of production
  • Must have proven experience in PLC Control systems, and PLC fault finding experience in AB PLC5, SLC500, Control Logix, Compact Logix, Factory Talk View, RS Networks (including Ethernet, DeviceNet communications)
  • Familiarity with the use of PC equipment is essential
  • Proven experience of working with the AB PowerFlex range of AC Inverters
  • Familiar with TPM principles including 5S. Use of CMMS (computerised maintenance management systems) ideally SAP, but not essential
  • Experience of Siemens S5/S7, PLC systems would be an advantage
  • Trained to the 17th Edition Electrical Regulations would be an advantage
  • An experience of fault finding on refrigeration plant would be an advantage
  • Familiarity with ABB Robotic Technology would be an advantage

JK Recruitment
Please be aware that we receive a high volume of interest for each of our roles and we cannot guarantee we will be in touch if you are not shortlisted for the position. At JK Recruitment we aim to provide the best possible opportunity to take your career forward, we will be in touch within the next seven days if your application is successful. Please continue to visit www.jkrecruit.co.uk to keep up to date with further vacancies. We regret that this client is not prepared to sponsor work permit or work permit transfer applications. Candidates must be able to prove their eligibility to work in the UK