Multi-Skilled Engineer - Ipswich
Posted 1 day 5 hours ago by Gressingham Foods
We're looking for a motivated and hands on individual with a strong electrical background to join our team as a Multi Skilled Engineer, reporting to the Engineering Manager. You'll be responsible for maintenance, troubleshooting and improving automated equipment and systems within a busy poultry hatchery environment - playing a vital role in ensuring the smooth operation of our production processes.
Key Tasks- Undertake planned preventative maintenance activities and reactive maintenance to ensure optimum efficiency of the plant and profitability. Carrying out tasks to the highest standard.
- Ensure all engineering tasks are undertaken in line with Health & Safety, Quality and Food Safety Standards.
- Provide full emergency breakdown cover for all plant and services.
- Complete all worksheets and report any problems and follow ups required, including Planned Maintenance worksheets, handover sheets.
- Maintain a high standard of work and promote good housekeeping throughout the hatchery and workshop.
- Administer, monitor, analyse and update machine history data using the engineering maintenance management system.
- Provide first line cover in all hatchery machinery problems.
- Be proactive with ideas for improving the plant and engineering departments.
- Provide ideas on cost cutting measures.
- Work closely with the Engineering Manager to help maintain efficiency and throughput within the hatchery and reduce downtime.
- A genuine interest and experience in engineering, mechanics, and automation and how things work with a strong electrical background.
- 18th Edition Electrical Qualification.
- A practical, hands on approach to problem solving.
- Good communication and teamwork skills.
- Reliability, attention to detail, motivation, and a willingness to learn.
- A full UK driving licence.
- Reduced cost staff shop.
- Company profit related bonus scheme.
- Opportunities to further train and develop (career progression).
- Private counseling support services.
- Auto enrolment pension available.
- Staff and family events.
- Monthly employee draw.
- Long service awards.
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Ipswich
Hours per week: 45 Hours per week
Working Times: Working hours will be approximately 05:45am - 14:45pm, with a 30 minute paid lunch break. On call every alternative week / weekend.
Additional hours may be required at the weekends for additional out of hours maintenance.
Pay Rate: Competitive salary and standby payment every other week when on call. Use of a van for on call weekends.
Please contact the HR department by email - to request an application form.