Maintenance Engineer in Ballymena

About Kerry

Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.

About the role

We are now in the final stages of construction on two new production lines at our Coleraine manufacturing facility, which sits on the banks of the River Bann. In the past five months we have recruited and onboarded 6 Engineering Team Members, and now only have 3 remaining positions for Multi-skilled Maintenance Engineers to join the Engineering team. You’ll be on a rotating 12-hour shift pattern across days, nights and weekends to support planned and reactive maintenance. As part of the expansion programme, we are installing high speed automated manufacturing equipment so ideally we’d like you to have experience in electronic automation & control systems. It’s an exciting time, so if you are looking for a new challenge and opportunities to grow your career, don’t miss on these last opportunities to join this growing and developing Engineering team.

Key responsibilities

• Complying with Health and Safety Policies to ensure safety first.
• Responsible for Electrical and Mechanical maintenance, including preventative maintenance and breakdowns.
• Delivering all maintenance within mandatory and statutory Health & Safety obligations.
• Working with Production shift managers and production teams to ensure plant efficiency targets are met.
• Ensuring all food safety standards are adhered to during any maintenance activity.
• Maintaining material stock levels, including booking out of spare parts.
• Responsible for contractors while working on site.
• Ensuring a high standard of housekeeping in all engineering areas.
• Involvement in new installations and projects as required.
• Developing and updating work instruction sheets and risk assessments.

Qualifications and skills

We are ideally looking for:

• Time-served multi-skilled engineer with electrical, electronic and mechanical experience.
• Minimum NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in an engineering discipline (e.g., BTEC National Certificate/Diploma).
• Ability to rapidly identify root causes of efficiency problems and develop alternative solutions.
• Computer literate.
• Logical and well-organised.
• Effective communicator at all levels, both internally and externally.
• Ability to work with minimum supervision.
• Knowledge, awareness, and appreciation of Health & Safety.

Why join Kerry?

At Kerry, we believe in giving talented, curious people the opportunity to make a difference. We work as a team, searching for the best ways to inspire food and nourish life. We are a community of innovators, working across disciplines to solve global food challenges with a fresh approach. We want you to achieve whatever you put your mind to!

We can offer you:

• Career development opportunities within a leading global player in sustainable nutrition.
• Competitive hourly rate.
• Shift allowance (for shift based colleagues).
• Matched pension scheme up to 10%.
• Life Assurance.
• Employee benefit platform with discounts and offers for retailers online and offline, travelling, utilities and more.
• Employee Assistance Program, supporting your emotional, physical, nutritional and financial wellbeing.
• Inspiring People - Kerry's Global Recognition Program.
• Access to Udemy, a learning platform with 1000's of free courses.
• OurVoice, opportunity to share your feedback on the work environment every year.
• OurShare, Kerry share plan available to all employees, with option to enroll once a year.
• MyCommunity, have one day per year to volunteer for a worthwhile cause.