Lead Engineer

Lead Engineer Nights - Spalding We rise to challenges together 3's and 2's off 18:00-6:00 Up to £56,994 depending on experience Highly competitive reward package including life insurance, staff shop, MyBargains discount platform Why join us? We're ready for anything. We thrive on challenge and change. The undeniable pressure and pace of our 24/7 operation keeps us on our toes and offers a variety of career pathways and options to explore and pursue. We encourage everyone to work hard, push further and show resilience. And it's exciting. Because only by mentoring and role modelling our success and innovation, will we continue to diversify, grow as individuals and succeed together. What we do. This particular role is at our Bakkavor Spalding site, which employs over 1,470 people across 3 manufacturing facilities & 1 Distribution Centre. We specialise in making hand crafted sandwich wraps, salads, dips, soups & sauces and mayonnaise. About the role. A lead engineer to carry out day to day maintenance activities providing maintenance cover for fast flowing production lines, including planned preventative maintenance, breakdown, repair, installation, and project work. Lead engineer will be expected to take deputy role for nights shift manager in his absence working closely with Site Engineering Manager. Accountabilities: Ensure all engineering maintenance and repair work is carried out within all statutory health, safety and environmental guidelines Provide effective engineering support to production to ensure efficient performance of all plant and equipment Build a strong working relationship with colleagues and the production team Ensure accurate and timely records for all work carried out, root causes of failures and spares and consumables used Ensure that daily inspections on all buildings, plant and equipment security and safety devices are fully operational. Carry out all PPM equipment inspections on time as dictated by the PM system To identify areas / opportunities for both self and operational improvement, and to communicate these appropriately to the maintenance manager Ensure operating and maintenance manuals, diagnostic instructions, equipment and all special tools are readily available to all engineering staff About you. Time served apprenticeship or equivalent Recognised Engineering qualification Previous maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment Flexible working attitude Competent electrical / fault finding & analysis skills Excellent communication skills (verbal & written) Methodical & strong attention to detail What you'll receive. As an equal opportunity employer, we're committed to providing a safe and rewarding environment for you to thrive in. This is why we work hard to deliver benefits, rewards and wellbeing offerings that are important to you. Life Assurance (1 x salary) 25 days holiday Staff Shop Stakeholder Pension Scheme MyBargains Discount Platform Personal Accident Insurance Free Independent Mortgage Advice Employee Assistance Programme A Range of voluntary benefits (holiday purchase scheme, additional life assurance, dental & hospital cash plans) Discounted tutoring for children Access to financial learning tools and affordable loans via your salary Private Medical Insurance (after 5 years service) Free Carparking Proud to be Bakkavor. We're proud to be the market leader in the UK fresh prepared food industry. We're proud to supply meals, salads, desserts, pizza and bread to leading grocery retailers including Tesco, M&S, Sainsbury's and Waitrose. We're driven by the hard work and passion of our people and are delighted to offer a wide range of careers across our business - come and join our dedicated Bakkavor team! Find out more and apply. #LI-MK1 #CVL Bakkavor We are the leading provider of fresh prepared food in the UK, and our presence in the US and China positions the Group well in these high-growth markets. We leverage our consumer insight and scale to provide innovative food that offers quality, choice, convenience, and freshness. Around 18,000 colleagues operate from 44 sites across our three markets supplying a portfolio of over 3,000 products across meals, pizza & bread, salads and desserts to leading grocery retailers in the UK and US, and international food brands in China. Category: Engineering Location: Spalding, GB, PE11 2BB Date: 15 Oct 2024 Req ID: 21937 TPBN1_UKTJ