Maintenance Engineer

Job Description Maintenance Engineer Panama Shift Pattern , rotating days and nights, 12h shifts, 6am - 6pm, 6pm - 6amThis is a great opportunity to join our team, bringing to life our future condiments manufacturing facility, located in Peterborough, UK. Our vision is to build a sustainable, innovative McCormick factory-of-the-future to support our Flavour Solutions customers.

• Continuously assess company plant and equipment for efficiency, purpose and implement improvements so that output will be optimised, inform of non-compliances.
• Use line monitoring, fault finding and problem-solving systems/techniques to maximise utilisation of all company plant and equipment, by minimising downtime through scheduled, planned, or ad hoc maintenance, and continuous improvement.
• Help reduce the companys "Carbon Footprint" by efficient utilisation of resources, i.e.:
  Energy Usage, Waste Disposal, etc.
• Liaise and work closely with the production team enabling timely start-up of plant.
• Work safely, complying with the obligations under Health and Safety regulations.
• Study production schedules and estimates work hour requirements, for completion of job assignment.
• Confer with production, materials supervisors, and process technicians to coordinate activities.
• Prepare estimates, requisitions, and inspection routes for equipment.
• Manage small projects and assists with major projects when required.
• Regularly carry out audits for compliance to AIB / EFSIS / GMP Standards.
• Understand own responsibilities regarding food safety legislation, including HACCP, and carry out work accordingly.
• Work with Production and Quality teams to improve and develop operating practices to enhance product quality and customer service.
• Ensure full compliance with Company Quality, Food Safety, Health & Safety and Environmental requirements.
• Organise work activities to ensure the no contamination of product.
• Ensure the safety of our product is not compromised in any way.
• Coordinate the activities of outside Engineers, Contractors, and Vendors.
• Complete all work undertaken, in a timely manner, and achieve deadlines.
• Have a flexible attitude towards all Engineering duties including providing cover for other Engineering functions and peers.

• Minimum NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in relevant Engineering Discipline.
• Working experience in production environment (food or consumer products industry ), supported by a good track record of acquiring Engineering skills, continuous learning.
• A good understanding of inter-discipline skills and multi-skilling.
• A solid grounding in food handling safe practices.
• An awareness of HACCP, PUWER, LOLA and COSHH.
• Have a working knowledge of AC/DC drives and associated control equipment.
• Good written and verbal communication skills ability to deal with both suppliers and internal customers.
• PC literate (Experience of MS Word, Lotus Notes and Excel Spreadsheets).
• Problem solving and fault-finding skills.
• Able to interpret schematic diagrams.
• Able to work on own initiative and highlight continuous Improvement opportunities.
• Positive and enthusiastic attitude towards work and colleagues, able to work in a team.
• Possess the energy and drive to get things done in a timely manner.
• Good understanding of various types of PLC including Allen Bradley, Schneider, and Siemens.
• Have a desire to upskill and learn.

Agencies:
McCormick as needed will work with external recruitment vendors through our Agency Portal. Unless previously contacted, McCormick does not accept unsolicited resumes from external recruiting agencies.

McCormick & Company is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to , , sexual , race, , religion, , , protected veteran status, , or any other characteristic protected by law.

As users of the confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy/ies.