Job Description

Reporting to:

Engineering Manager

Location:

Edgmond Foods, Telford

Working Hours:

Monday to Friday and every other Saturday

Job Summary

As an Electrically Biased Multi-Skilled Electrical Engineer in the food manufacturing industry, your role is multifaceted and crucial to the success of the operation. Your responsibilities encompass a wide range of areas, including:

Health and Safety:

- Ensuring compliance with all health and safety regulations and protocols to maintain a safe working environment.

- Conducting regular safety audits and risk assessments to identify and address potential hazards.

- Implementing safety training programs for employees to foster a culture of workplace safety.

- Ensuring all equipment is safe for use and fit for purpose both through direct action and promoting safe working practices.

Food Safety & Quality:

- Overseeing and enforcing food safety standards to guarantee the production of high-quality and safe food products.

- Conducting regular inspections and audits of production processes to maintain optimal food quality.

- Implementing quality control measures and protocols to meet regulatory requirements and customer expectations.

Process Knowledge and Control:

- Utilizing your expertise in food manufacturing processes to optimize efficiency and productivity.

- Monitoring and controlling process parameters to ensure consistent product quality.

- Troubleshooting and resolving any process-related issues to minimize downtime and maximize output.

- Able to demonstrate an ability to adapt and grow knowledge based on industry developments and business objectives.

- To manage and resolve breakdowns as required, acting at pace while communicating clearly to the site team.

- Control of contractors and issue permits to work documentation

Continuous Improvement:

- Leading and participating in continuous improvement initiatives to enhance operational effectiveness and efficiency.

- Analysing data and performance metrics to identify areas for improvement and implementing sustainable solutions.

- Collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive innovation and process enhancements.

- To assist with preventative and enterprising engineering objectives within the constraints of budget ensuring the ppm schedule is achieved.

People Management:

- Providing leadership and guidance to a team of Operatives to achieve production targets, supporting managers where required.

- Providing training and development opportunities for team members. With and ability to give well informed unbiased feedback to members of management.

- Proactively fostering a positive work environment and promoting teamwork and collaboration among team members where employee feel pride in what they do.

Overall, as a Multi-Skilled Electrical Engineer in the food manufacturing industry, you play a critical role in ensuring the safety, quality, efficiency, and continuous improvement of production processes, all while effectively managing a team to achieve operational excellence.

Key Skills and Qualifications

Essential

- Educated to NVQ level 3 in Electrical Engineering

- Qualified Multi Skilled Engineer with electrical bias (18th Edition)

- 3 years+ experience in food manufacturing

- IOSH Certification

- Automation/ PLC experience

- Good standard of written and oral communication

Desirable

- Food Safety Level 3 Hygiene Certification

- Educated to NVQ level 5 in Electrical Engineering

- BRC experience

- A recognizable Electrical/ Mechanical apprenticeship

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 39,000.00-42,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Casual dress Company events Company pension Discounted or free food Employee discount On-site parking
Education:

Certificate of Higher Education (required)
Work authorisation:

United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person