Glasgow Engineer

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Reporting to the Site Engineering Manager and forming part of a multi-skilled shift maintenance team, the post holder will be required to maintain equipment and repair faults as directed.

• Vacancy Name: Glasgow Engineer
• Employment Type: Permanent
• Country: United Kingdom
• Location: Glasgow
• Business Area: Operations
• Workplace Type: Onsite

Phase 1:
Rotating Day shift up to 12 weeks training.

Phase 2:
Working Rotating Double Days / M-Thu //12.00-1800 Friday-one week early/next week backs

• Syrup Room
• Canning production lines with the capacity for producing over 60000 units per hour.
• Maintaining equipment, Kisters, Depalletiser, Palletisers.
• Onsite Services which include Boilers, Compressors.
• Bottling/packing lines

• Undertake the role in accordance with health, safety, environmental, food hygiene and quality requirements ensuring compliance at all times
• Respond promptly to breakdowns to minimise downtime and the associated costs.
• Carry out fault finding on a diverse range of automated equipment.
• Carry out identified modifications and improvements.
• Implement and support planned preventative maintenance schemes.
• Complete maintenance schedules and engage in operational improvements.
• Actively support continuous improvement projects and activities by challenging existing practices and making recommendations for improvements.
• Communicate with the relevant departments on breakdown and maintenance progress.
• Complete all relevant reports and accurately maintain in engineering CMMS records.
• Monitor the efficiency of equipment and identify problem areas to proactively implement improvements.
• Ensure the engineering spares store records are updated when parts and materials are used.
• Maintain all work areas to the required 5S standards.
• Ensure that you record and communicate any adjustments to production equipment.
• Be fully competent in a wide range of machine and equipment operating and cleaning procedures.
• Review daily achievement of targets and report variances.
• Resolve all operational problems on the lines. Carry out fault diagnosis and first line repairs where task competent to do so inc. lubrication, breakdown repair, changeover and running adjustments.
• Carry out effective handovers by communicating key information to other colleagues.
• Carry out new or additional tasks, projects, trials, and other reasonable duties in conjunction with colleagues in your area of work.
• To maintain product Food Safety, Legality, Integrity, Authenticity and Quality standards by ensuring all associated policies and procedures are adhered to.

• Relevant Electrical Engineering Qualifications including a time served apprenticeship
• Relevant Engineering experience in FMCG
• Ability to work alone and part of a team
• Excellent communication skills with colleagues of all levels
• Experience in using CMMS e.g. SAP
• Experience in Root Cause Analysis tools/ problem solving methodology.
• Pro‑active problem solving approach

• 22 shifts Annual Leave plus Birthday off
• 14.5% Pension – 5% employee opt in / 9.5% employer
• Flexible Holiday Option - Buy 5 Additional Days
• Enhanced Family Friendly & Carers Policies
• Critical Illness Cover
• Learning & Development Opportunities

Entry level

Full-time

Engineering and Information Technology

Food and Beverage Services

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