Site Services Technician

Want to help us bring happiness to the world? Want to join an ambitious and fast growing global biscuits and confectionery business investing heavily in iconic global brands, infrastructure and people? Then this is the place for you. As proud bakers and chocolatiers and custodians of iconic global brands, we don’t compromise on the quality of ingredients in our products or on the people we hire. We are looking for entrepreneurial spirits who share our passion for bringing happiness to our consumers and who embody our Winning Traits.

To succeed at pladis you need to be purpose-led, resilient and positive because we expect pace and agility, we insist on collaboration and demand accountability. If that is your thing, then pladis offers global ambition, a clear Vision and roadmap for success, challenge, and unrivalled opportunities to learn and make an impact.

Why join our team? pladis is home to iconic brands Godiva, McVitie’s and Ulker. These brands make sweet treats and savoury treats that consumers everywhere recognise and enjoy! As we start on our new journey, we will continue making the biscuits and confectionery people know and expect from these brands, and we will expand their portfolios too. Together we will build new and exciting products at pladis – new flavours, new concepts and new ways to share happiness!

Our strength is not only in our products, it is also in our people and our values. Each business that has united to form pladis are loved for their heritage and values. We will retain the honesty, integrity and trust instilled in our brands by our ground-breaking founders as we embark on the next chapter of our success.

What will this role achieve? We are recruiting for a Site Services Technician at the Cake Factory in Halifax. This is a day-based autonomous role that offers career progression and lots of training and development. You will be the specialist for all service equipment across the site including boilers, refrigeration, compressors and water systems. Other work will involve overseeing contractors, general amenity work in line with expected standards and permits. A lot of the role will be spent working independently so you will need to be decisive and able to work under your own initiative. This role will be split approximately 60% hands-on and 40% desk-based.

You will ideally be time served and electrically qualified with 17th edition regulations. You will have experience of working on site services equipment/amenities. However, we will also consider multi-skilled maintenance engineers with an interest to work in a site services role. Whilst this is a day-based role you will occasionally need to be flexible with your working arrangements to accommodate requests that drive the site’s performance.

What will be your key deliverables?

• Provide engineering resource in carrying out planned maintenance, breakdown repairs, refurbishment, installation, improvements and modifications or upgrades to plant and services in order to maximise plant performance and maintain equipment to the required standard.
• Improve plant availability, life cycle costs and efficiency.
• Carry out all engineering work to high Engineering, Quality, Safety and Hygiene standards.
• Support the engineering function in moving to World Class standard in maintenance standards in line with AMIS audits and benchmarking.
• Work on Factory projects when required.

What do you need for this role?

• You will be multi-skilled and will have completed a formal engineering apprenticeship.
• You will have an engineering qualification to at least City & Guilds level, NVQ level 3 or equivalent in an electrical and/or mechanical discipline with corresponding practical experience ideally in an industrial environment.
• Accuracy/attention to detail.
• Interpersonal skills.
• Complex machine operation skills.
• Problem-solving techniques.
• Influencing skills.
• Data analysis & interpretation skills.
• 17th Edition wiring regulations.
• Full understanding of safe working practices and relevant legislation where applicable.
• Experience writing and reviewing risk assessments.
• Experience in an industrial environment.
• Ability to clearly understand engineering drawings, symbols and notation.
• Experience of generic engineering equipment is essential as is experience of the following:

• Steam Raising Boilers and associated plant.
• Air Compressors.
• Effluent Plant.
• Water Systems.
• A/C Systems.
• Fire Management Systems.

Our winning traits and behaviours:

• Purpose-Led - Energised by our promise to deliver happiness to the world with every bite.
• Agile - Ever evolving, never satisfied and never standing still.
• Collaborative - Willing to work collectively for mutual success.
• Resilient - Quick to adapt to change, fast learner and persistent in the face of setbacks.
• Positive - Self-motivated, optimistic, adventurous, and inspiring.

Diversity and inclusivity is central to everything we do and is reflected across our business. pladis brings together brands and people from around the globe – and this diversity is our great strength. We’re an equal opportunities employer and believe in encouraging an inclusive environment where we celebrate diversity of thinking and respect everyone’s distinctive qualities and perspectives. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform key job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation. pladis is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to hiring a diverse workforce. All openings will be filled based on qualifications without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability, age, religion or any other classification protected by law.