Engineer - Lake District Creamery, Aspatria, Cumbria

Full time, Permanent, Engineer
Lake District Creamery, Aspatria, Cumbria

First Milk is a wholly British farmer owned dairy co operative dedicated to creating value for members through profitability, security and well being. We produce award winning cheddar, regional cheeses and dairy ingredients, and market fresh raw milk to other UK dairy processors. Our focus on efficiency, quality and long term partnerships delivers competitive returns to our farmer members and keeps our customers at the heart of everything we do.

• Bonus (3% of salary)
• 4 on 4 off shift pattern
• Pension
• Join an organisation where every team member is encouraged to make a difference
• Play an important part in our day to day operations

As an Engineer, you will deliver maintenance services to support the efficient running of our creamery equipment. You will carry out essential planned and unplanned maintenance on all mechanical, electrical and automation equipment and instrumentation.

Reporting to the Engineering Manager, your role will involve:

• Supporting the delivery of all active projects through to completion
• Ensuring your work meets all statutory requirements
• Identifying the best value solutions
• Managing systems and ensuring they are running effectively
• Providing effective and safe isolations for steam, hydraulic and electrically powered plant
• Effectively fault finding and undertaking repairs on all mechanical, steam, hydraulic, pneumatic and electrical systems

This role will follow a 12 hour, 4 on 4 off shift pattern, including night shift working.

To thrive in this position you will possess:

• Formal qualifications in mechanical, electrical, electronic or instrumentation, and a recognised apprenticeship
• Experience in a similar role, preferably in a dairy or food manufacturing hygienic sector
• Excellent fault finding skills and attention to detail
• Planned preventative maintenance experience and ability to input data into the site's IFS system
• Knowledge of health and safety procedures, SOPs and risk assessments
• Mechanical or electrical knowledge to maintain maximum production with minimum downtime

So, if you're seeking your next challenge, please apply via email to: email address here .