Maintenance Engineer (Electrically Biased)

Maintenance Engineer (Electrically Biased)

Location: Market Drayton

Type: Permanent – Full Time

Hours: 07:00am – 19:00pm / 19:00pm – 07:00am (continental)

Salary: competitive 

Palethorpes Bakery, an award-winning and market-share leading ‘Chilled Savoury Pastry’ food manufacturer, are currently looking for an Electrically Biased multi-skilled engineer to complement our Engineering team.

Our Vision as a business is to inspire our customers through excellence in quality food, innovation and integrity.  As a member of our Engineering Team you will be directly contributing to this vision through your core tasks and responsibilities.  These will include, but are not limited to:

• Proactive, planned-preventative maintenance to ensure our existing equipment is able to meet capacity demand and efficiency targets.
• Reactive maintenance to ensure minimal machine downtime.
• Identifying and delivering against opportunities to implement changes and continuous improvement projects to maximise plant efficiencies.
• Assisting with the introduction of new equipment to a market-leading production facility as part of our continued drive for innovation.
• Continuous professional development through industry specific training.

The successful candidate for this role will need to demonstrate the following skills, qualifications and attributes:

Essential

• Experienced multi-skilled maintenance engineer;
  • Ability to install and programme an invertor on a three phase induction motor
  • Ability to read and fault find on an electrical system
• Fault finding on PLC’s, including the ability to change ladder logic.
  • PLC’s predominantly used on site include Allen Bradley and Mitsubishi
• Good knowledge of hydraulics and pneumatics
• Good knowledge of Servo Motors
• Strong diagnostic skills and proactive in their approach
• Educated to at least a City & Guilds level 3 or NVQ level 3 in a relevant qualification
• Great communicator
• Team player with the ability to work alone when required

Desirable

• Experience in a food manufacturing environment

In return for the above the successful candidate will receive a total reward package that includes:

• A competitive salary
• Combined Company Pension (8%)
• 33 days holiday entitlement pro-rata based on 3.5 day average working week
• Formal and informal learning and development opportunities
• Overtime
• Heavily discounted staff shop
• A progressive working environment that puts its people at the heart of what it does

Please note: This role involves working 12 hour rotating days/nights continental shift pattern, with shifts commencing at 7:00am on the dayshift and 7:00pm on the nightshift.

****To apply please email your CV / resume to: recruitment.palethorpes@compleatfood.com****