Multi Skilled Engineer

Daily Dose is the largest cold pressed juice manufacturer in the UK. We produce all our drinks in-house at our Corby factory, focusing on sustainability; working with local farmers, turning our organic waste into Biofuels, and only using bottles made from recycled materials.

This is a great opportunity for a Multi Skilled Engineer to come on board at our Corby site. The candidate will be responsible for maintaining plant and equipment at the facility. The job holder will be a skilled engineer with experience in production conveyors, beverage producing equipment and also some facility tasks.

We are looking for an enthusiastic self-motivated team player with a can-do attitude who will have the following responsibilities:

• Undertake a programme of Planned Preventative Maintenance and condition monitoring for key equipment & machinery across the manufacturing areas, to ensure that machinery & equipment is maintained correctly and operates safely and as efficiently as possible.
• Prioritise activities such as reactive maintenance, breaks etc. in order to provide a fast response to breakdowns within the manufacturing areas to ensure that equipment “availability” is kept to a maximum.
• Perform facility tasks i.e. doors, drains, fire alarm testing and other compliance tasks.
• Inform management of any damage suspected of being due to mistreated use of equipment or machinery.
• Ensure any tools or equipment used for maintenance purposes abide by Health & Safety regulations and report to the Engineering Manager if this is not the case.
• Support with additional maintenance tasks across the UK sites as and when requested.
• Ensure accidents, incidents and dangerous occurrences are dealt with in accordance with company standards.
• Monitor and Train Machine Operators to ensure continuous improvement.
• Update daily activity reports.
• Analyse system, lines and product performance.

The role is full time on a 4 on 4 off days only pattern. Times being 0600 – 1800.

What skills, experience and traits do I need?

• Maintenance Engineer experience gained within the fresh produce or beverage sector.
• Formal Electrical or Mechanical qualifications backed up with suitable training and experience ie NVQ level / 3 City and Guilds or food and drink industry engineering Apprenticeship.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including ability to effectively communicate with internal and external customers.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines, whilst maintaining a positive attitude and providing exemplary customer service.
• Ability to work independently and to carry out assignments to completion within parameters of instructions given, prescribed routines, and standard accepted practices.
• Microsoft Office experience - Word, Excel.
• Proven experience in driving through continuous improvement activities.
• Excellent planning and organisational skills.
• A keen eye for detail.
• Flexible approach to work.
• Experience in maintaining standard industry machinery including conveyor belt systems, bucket fillers and strapping machines.
• Working to British Retail Consortium (BRC) standards with regard to Hygiene and Cleanliness standards would be advantageous but not essential.