Shift Engineer | Doncaster
| Company: | ABP UK |
| Location: | South Yorkshire |
| Salary: | Competitive |
ABP UK is a major division of the ABP Food Group with factories in Ireland, UK and Europe, ABP`s commitment to excellence impacts on every aspect of its business. Our teams of experienced and reliable meat experts are passionate about building lasting partnerships in the European retail, manufacturing and food service sectors.
Our customers are the major multiples and high profile caterers and require the best 365 days of the year. That means central packing and sophisticated distribution, a revolutionary supply chain in the industry which is being led and developed by ABP. Only well-resourced companies can compete for such business.
We want the best people to work for us and we know that a supportive and friendly working environment plays a key role in attracting and retaining employees. We promote the sharing of knowledge and invest strongly in training and development.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
- Be aware of budgets and capital projects.
- Carrying out effective maintenance and repair on machinery and services. Adhering to preventative plans, lost time reports, breakdown reports, completion of daily operating reports and daily review of daily’s engineer`s timesheet.
- Carrying out effective maintenance and services of the buildings internally and externally when required.
- Ensure that machinery and services are maintained to meet individual departments requirements, utilising the most appropriate and efficient maintenance regime and reporting faults to the Engineering Supervisor immediately.
- Operating of department machinery and resources in the correct manner adhering to Health & Safety and food hygiene at all times.
- Suggesting improvements to work practices, machinery operation and services to improve the plant operating efficiency.
- Effective implementation of accepted changes to working practices, contributing continuously to improvement programmes when required.
- To utilise departmental resources efficiently such as labour and machinery e.g.
- Working with external contractors to achieve effective and efficient maintenance and service of machinery and building when required.
- Report to supervisor any contractor discovered not working to the best interests of the company i.e. Safety and Hygiene.
- Keep your work area clean and free from debris, spillages and contamination at all times. Carry out `clean as you go` policy.
- Report any health and safety, food hygiene or quality issues to your supervisor immediately.
- To ensure that when shift changeovers are being carried out they are done so in an efficient and effective manner.
- To communicate effectively and accurately any information about usage and wastage to the stores team.
- To ensure the daily workload is achieved, as set by the Supervisor/Manager.
- To perform any other tasks and duties as requested by your supervisor/manager.
- Willingness and flexibility to perform others tasks and duties that are not `usually` performed day to day, required for business reasons.
- Liaise and communicate effectively with colleagues and departments.
- Attending meetings with team and supervisor when required.
- It is your responsibility as a member of the ABP Doncaster team to ensure that you fully understand, comply and adhere to all Health & Safety and Food Hygiene procedures at all times.
- If you hold a suitable license, assist with any forklift or reach truck duties required within any department.
- Consider working reasonable overtime as requested by your supervisor/manager.
- Attend training courses that are relevant and appropriate to your tasks and duties, as requested by your supervisor/manager.
Knowledge and Experience
- 18th Edition or equivalent Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.
- A clear and strong idea of how to drive continuous improvement across the factory.
- Must be proactive to complete scheduled work plans, start-up checks etc. in a timely manner.
- Ability to challenge others in a professional and constructive manner.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Organisation skills with a clean as you go approach.
- Safety first awareness.
- Resilient and effective execution.
- Working with colleagues to do what’s best for the company.
Skills
- Good communication skills are paramount to this role
- Organised and assertive
- Able to use their own initiative
- Self-motivated and able to develop an excellent knowledge of products