Shift Engineer

VALUES & CULTURE

Deeside Cereals is proudly owned by the Weetabix Food Company. Acquired in December 2023.

Our Mission - We want to nourish the nation with better breakfasts that help them to live better lives, so we've made it our mission to delight consumers with great tasting, nutritious breakfasts produced with passion and excellence.

These are the behaviours that can fast-track us to where we want to be. They focus on what makes us great and how we can win more in the future. We want you to embrace and be proud of your own values while we set a clear framework for the way we work together, our ways of working, so we're set up to win together.

• Right Thing, Right Way
• We Own It
• Win Together
• Great Work at Pace
• Always Improving

We strive for 100% safety in every sense - for our people, partners, products & the plant. Our consumers & customers are at the heart of our choices, and we go upstream to fix things properly, rather than short-lived solutions.

PURPOSE OF ROLE:

• A Multiskilled Engineer with experience in an FMCG environment, able to carry out planned predictive and reactive maintenance of the plant equipment & facilities

• Carry out planned predictive and reactive maintenance of process, packaging and auxiliary equipment
• Carry out workshop duties such as machine repairs and component manufacture
• Retrain in new methodology, technology and engineering techniques as the business needs arise
• Train others in the plant, buildings and auxiliary equipment used on site
• Respond to machine & auxiliary failures
• Troubleshooting and faultfinding on a range of electrical and mechanical plant equipment, packing machinery and site services
• Installation, commissioning and repair of all plant and facilities
• Assist the Manufacturing Department with line adjustments, changeovers and breakdowns
• Improve and reduce downtime through increased efficiencies via your own ideas and input
• Active role in Health and Safety requirements on site on behalf of the Engineering Department
• Ability to work unsupervised when tasked and to organise the work of others in response to site needs
• Work alongside and support the activities of all engineering contractors on site
• Produce and maintain documents relating to the administration of all engineering tasks
• Responsible for Food Safety, Quality and Legality

The Company strives to be an equal opportunities employer. Decisions concerning recruitment, promotion, dismissal or any other aspect of employment will be based on the needs of the business and not on assumptions based on sex, race, age, disability, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief. This is an important commitment which all employees are expected to share.

• A qualified engineer, to HNC and/or NVQ Level 3 standard in an electrical, mechanical or multiskilled discipline
• Hands-on, multi-skilled experience on automated machines within a continuous manufacturing environment, ideally food manufacturing
• Working experience of integrated systems
• Working experience of Automatic Packaging and Palletisation systems
• Some knowledge of AC and/or servo drive systems
• Safety-focused
• Team player with the ability to work under own initiative
• Ability to identify and correct all stoppages and breakdowns to production plant, equipment and services
• Ability to prioritise engineering problems in the absence of the Asset Lead Engineer / Shift Manager

• A competitive salary which is reviewed annually
• Access to the Company Bonus Scheme
• A personalised Career Development Plan
• Access to the company e-learning suite
• Access to the company pension scheme
• Life Assurance cover
• Heavily-subsidised vending service in the Canteen
• Access to the Company Staff Shop at discounted prices
• A health surveillance medical every year (if required)
• Regular business updates
• Free parking on site