Shift Engineer in Wolverhampton

In every role, McCainers are ambitious, curious, and passionate about creating exceptional work experiences - together. With a customer-first mindset, we make doing business with McCain easy.

Our Maintenance Engineers work as part of a multi-disciplined team carrying out first line maintenance tasks and improvements on equipment throughout the factory efficiently and effectively. You'll provide feedback on completed tasks into the engineering maintenance system to ensure equipment histories and costs are kept up to date and to enable follow up work to be identified and planned.

What you'll be doing:

• Consider all implications when carrying out designated tasks to minimise wasted time and materials.
• Have a "Fix it right, now" work ethic and use Root Cause Analysis to determine the underlying reasons behind problems and failures and act on the findings.
• Be observant at all times when in the plant and report any deficiencies that cannot be rectified.
• Provide and implement ideas to improve manufacturing, efficiency and equipment reliability.
• Work safely, with regard for your duty of care to yourself and to others who may be affected by your work. Adhere to company policies and procedures at all times.
• Work in liaison with other departments as required and provide support and assistance where possible.
• Enter accurate, detailed feedback on all completed tasks into the CMMS on a daily basis.
• Work closely with your Line Manager to ensure the smooth execution of both day-to-day maintenance tasks and shutdown work.
• Ensure the upkeep and reliability of all plant and equipment in your shifts designated area by feeding back requirements to your Line Manager.
• Identify through knowledge and analysis, areas that will contribute to improved product quality or plant efficiency.
• Play a pivotal role in communicating and co-ordinating the activities associated with change.

What you'll need to be successful:

• Strong electrical or mechanical skills, ideally both.
• Time served as an engineer - working in a busy maintenance department, preferably within a food manufacturing department.
• BTEC/ NVQ Level 3 in Engineering or equivalent - essential.
• Time served apprenticeship in an Engineering discipline - essential.
• Qualification in additional engineering disciplines (NVQ L3 / City & Guilds) - desirable.
• Broad knowledge of modern maintenance techniques - essential.
• Practical engineering experience - essential.

Benefits of the role:

• An excellent pension where we will pay double what you do, up to a maximum of 12% of your pay.
• 25 days annual leave - including bank holidays.
• Flexible holidays - where you can buy & sell up to 5 days holiday per year.
• Optional health cash plan.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• 'Chips In' Volunteering Day Off - to make a positive impact to the competitiveness, resilience, and long-term development of McCain communities across the globe.

And of course, being part of a Global business there are great opportunities to shine/thrive should you wish to relocate in the future. We have an ambitious 5-year growth plan that presents development & progression opportunities for those who seek it out. Our purpose is grounded in building meaningful relationships. We're big believers in the power of working together in person - it helps us stay connected, collaborate more effectively, and grow as a team.

About the team:

You'll be based at our Wombourne plant in Staffordshire. And together our small, but perfectly formed team of over 110 colleagues produce our famous (and well loved) potato Smiles as well as our pre-baked Jacket Spuds.

About McCain:

McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. As a global family-owned company, we strive to be the employer of choice in the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that inclusion drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

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