Electrical Engineer

ROGERSTONE, NEWPORT;
Bakery – Shift Engineer-Electrical Bias/multi-skilled

Work Hours - 42hrs per week

Shift Pattern: 4 on 4 off- (2 days- 06:00am-18:00pm & 2 nights 18:00pm-06:00am)

Rate of pay: Negotiable dependant on experience.

About us:

David Wood Foods is a leading food manufacturing company with over 20 years’ experience in the bakery business.
We currently produce a range of quality frozen 'bake off' and craft bakery products encompassing Savoury Pastry, Sweet Pastry, Bread, Morning Goods and Confectionery products from seven cutting-edge bakeries around the UK.

About the role:

Due to company expansion we are looking to recruit a Shift Engineer for our fully automated bread plant based in Rogerstone, primarily to support the running of the factory by resolving breakdowns and by delivering maintenance.

Key Responsibilities:

* To provide a hands on role resolving immediate problems ensuring continuity of production and limitation of waste or damaged product.

* Proactively identify and solve problems on the plant to increase reliability and efficiency.

* Keep up-to-date with Best Practice and CI Initiatives.

* To document all breakdowns and repairs.

* To utilise the planned preventive maintenance system to ensure all the production equipment is maintained regularly.

* To aid in project work when requested by the senior engineers.

* To ensure technical investigations into all breakdowns establishing the route cause analysis and the remedial action required.

* Ensure compliance with all statutory requirement including all Health and Safety issues.

* To work safely at all times using the correct PPE as required in the risk assessments for each particular task.

* To communicate to the production shift manager indicating realistic timescales on major breakdowns to keep production informed of the progress of the breakdown.

Key skills/Experience

* Are you a trained electrically biased multi-skilled Maintenance Engineer.

* Experience of working with high volume bakery manufacturing equipment (mixers, moulders, ovens, slicers, chillers, conveyors) would be ideal.

* Are you qualified to HNC/BTEC or an equivalent in the electrical discipline?

* Do you have experience within the Food Manufacturing sector or other FMCG engineering environment?

* Do you possess excellent fault finding skills and are you able to demonstrate experience of planned and reactive maintenance work with basic PLC knowledge.

* Are you self-motivated, a good team player and have the ability to solve problems effectively and efficiently.

Benefits:

* Company pension

* Discounted or free food

* Free parking