Mechanical Maintenance Engineer in Lancaster

Location: On site / Lansil Way, Lancaster LA1 3QY, UK
Job type: Permanent / Full-time
Sector and subsector: Agriculture, Fishing, Forestry and Food Processing | General
Salary: Competitive salary

We are seeking a highly motivated Mechanical Maintenance Engineer to join our dynamic team at our Lancaster Mill. This exciting opportunity is ideal for someone enthused about the maintenance of a large animal feed mill.

ABOUT US

Every day we provide rural and agricultural communities with the support they need to succeed. Whether they are after a healthier herd or flock, increased yields, faster growth rates, a decent return on their land or even just a helping hand, we have the people, products and services to help our customers get from where they are now to where they want to be. This is why every role at Carr’s Billington is hugely important to our shared success and why we welcome talent from across all different backgrounds to work across our retail, feed, machinery, fuel and central support divisions.

Carr’s Billington Agriculture is a subsidiary company of The Billington Group, who are also the proud owner of Criddle & Co., English Provender Company and Billington Foods.

THE JOB

• Responsible for carrying out maintenance activities as part of the wider engineering team, including fault finding, PPMs and repairs.
• Engage with other stakeholders within the operations business to ensure the smooth running of the plant whilst meeting all H&S, feed‑safety and environmental requirements.
• Ensure engineers work safely and efficiently across all areas of the site, fully complying with company procedures and upholding the company’s standards for Safety, Quality and Hygiene.
• Ensure all operating procedures, statutory requirements and company policies are adhered to, including UFAS accreditation and other relevant assurance schemes.
• Work in accordance with the Permit to Work system, ensuring all maintenance activities are planned and executed with safety as the highest priority.
• Respond promptly to reactive maintenance requirements, expediting repairs safely and timely to minimise disruption to operations.
• Minimise plant downtime caused by mechanical failure through effective fault diagnosis, timely repair and preventative maintenance.
• Carry out maintenance activities in line with the company’s planned maintenance system and schedules, ensuring all plant and machinery are maintained to a standard that enables safe, efficient and reliable production.
• Maintain appropriate levels of engineering spares, ensuring foreseeable interruptions to production are avoided.
• Participate in the site on‑call maintenance rota, providing out‑of‑hours support when required.
• Participate in and support the planning and execution of planned maintenance shutdowns, ensuring work is completed safely, efficiently and to schedule.
• Ensure all work areas are maintained in a clean, tidy and safe condition at all times.
• Take a proactive approach to continuous professional development, maintaining and enhancing engineering skills and knowledge.
• Always adhere to Company and Group policies and procedures, including those relating to Safety, Health and Environmental compliance.
• Ensure relevant legislation and approved codes of practice are adhered to in respect of ongoing compliance, including UFAS, FIAS & NOPS assurance schemes.

SKILLS, EXPERIENCE AND QUALITIES REQUIRED

• Engineering experience within a bulk handling production environment.
• Responds positively to changing business priorities, and remains calm when under pressure.
• Working knowledge of standard H&S practices (hot works, WAH, LOTO etc).
• Strong communication skills.
• Strong problem‑solving techniques, through innovative, logical and structured thinking.
• Experience of maintenance software and other IT.
• Qualification to NVQ level 3 or City and Guilds standard in Engineering.

BENEFITS

• An attractive salary package.
• Annual salary reviews in September each year.
• A minimum of 25 days annual leave.
• Opportunity to work for a well‑established family‑owned business with ambitions for growth and innovation.
• Health Assured: Access to an Employee Assistance Programme which offers counselling and health and wellbeing advice.
• Sick pay: Generous company sick pay entitlement.
• Health Cash Plan: A health cash plan allowing colleagues to claim back money spent on everyday health care such as optical, dental, physiotherapy and much more.
• Staff Discount: Colleagues are eligible for a generous staff discount on selected products at our Country Stores.
• Cycle to work scheme: A salary sacrifice scheme saving you tax on the purchase of a new bicycle and associated equipment.
• Flexible life assurance and critical illness cover: Choose to increase the level of life assurance cover already provided to you by the company or add critical illness cover, all at preferential rates.
• My Savings Hub: Access to an exclusive member’s discount website with over 3,500 brands where you can save money and earn cashback on spends from grocery shopping to holidays.
• Salary finance benefits: Savings schemes, preferential rate loans and wage advances all through payroll as well as tools for financial education.
• Pension: Enrolment into the Company pension scheme after 3 months of employment.
• Training & Development: Role specific training and ongoing training and development opportunities identified through our annual appraisal process.