Lubrication Technician (Temporary)

In every role, McCainers are ambitious, curious, and passionate about creating exceptional work experiences - together. Your work will have a direct and measurable impact on reducing unplanned downtime, extending asset life and improving Overall Equipment Effectiveness.

Reporting to the Reliability Lead, you will embed best-practice lubrication as a foundation of our asset care strategy, ensuring the right lubricant reaches the right point, in the right quantity, at the right time. Operating in a fast-paced food manufacturing environment, you will also uphold the hygiene, contamination-control and food-safety standards that protect product quality every single day.

• Maintain accurate records of lubrication activity, consumption and stock levels to support timely replenishment.
• Adhere to all health, safety, environmental and food-safety standards including GMP and correct use of food-grade lubricants.
• Raise detailed notifications in SAP to support Work Order planning.
• Collaborate with engineering, production and hygiene teams to coordinate activity around production schedules and planned shutdowns.

Qualifications:

• NVQ Level 2/3, City & Guilds or equivalent in mechanical or maintenance engineering, or relevant time-served experience.
• Demonstrable experience in a maintenance, reliability or lubrication role, ideally within FMCG, food manufacturing or a comparable high-care environment.
• Sound mechanical knowledge of rotating equipment, bearings, gearboxes and lubrication delivery systems.
• Understanding of preventive and predictive maintenance principles, with confident use of a CMMS (SAP).
• Awareness of food-safety, GMP and hygiene requirements, including the use of food-grade lubricants (desirable).
• Good understanding of Microsoft Office applications.

Benefits:

• Paid overtime.
• Single Private healthcare.
• An excellent salary sacrifice pension scheme where we'll contribute double what you do, up to a maximum of 12% of your salary.
• 25 days' annual leave from day one plus bank holidays (increasing with service), giving you plenty of time to recharge with the opportunity to buy and sell up to 5 days holiday per year.
• Life insurance cover providing peace of mind for you and your family.
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay.
• Medicash health cash plan, helping you claim money back on everyday healthcare costs, with access to a virtual GP and wellbeing support.
• TELUS Health employee and family assistance programme offering full wellbeing support.
• Salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme.
• A paid 'Chips In' Volunteering Day, giving you the opportunity to support projects that make a positive impact in our communities.

As a global business, your career opportunities don't stop at the factory gate. It's one of the largest French fry factories in the world and after a recent development, it's also one of the most high tech. Our team of over 300 colleagues work hard to make sure the quality of our products keep our customers returning for more, for now and years to come! Here, you'll find opportunities to learn, grow, and thrive. 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. Most office-based roles follow a hybrid model, with the option to work remotely two days a week.

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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