Job Description

About Cranswick Country Foods Fresh Poultry:

Cranswick Country Foods Fresh Poultry in Eye, Suffolk is serious about its quality chicken products. Now we're hungry for talented people to join us. It's win win; you achieve your potential, we achieve our ambitious growth plans.

Job requirements of Day Shift Engineer:

We are looking for a Day Shift Engineer to join our established Engineering team at Cranswick Country Foods Fresh Poultry in Eye, Suffolk. You will be responsible for ensuring all machinery is operating correctly to maintain smooth running of production.

Shift Pattern

- 2-2-3 shift pattern working 05:30 - 17:30

Duties

Safely carry out all tasks set to you by the engineering management

Share your knowledge and learn from the rest of the team, Ensure PPMs, maintenance, breakdowns and all work is carried out in a timely safe manner ensuring production is at a maximum uptime, and recorded

Assist the shift manager in developing specifications, work instructions and procedures for staff , Assist the shift manager with the control of workshop spares

Maintain Good Manufacturing Practice in all work carried out ensuring all planned and unplanned maintenance work orders assigned to you are completed, complete all auditable paperwork required and ensure it is completed accurately

Demonstrate a proactive approach to maintenance and assist in the development of preventative maintenance mechanisms

Effective communications between cross functional teams and successful shift handovers, support a quality culture and have a proactive approach to quality issue

Create and review method statements and risk assessments, development and implementation of quality effective maintenance routines

What you will need:

Experience in engineering, ideally in an FMCG environment.

A mixture of mechanical and electrical engineering skills and experience.

Group and site induction, Reviewing of relevant risk assessments and safe working procedures

Understanding and application of hazard identification and near miss reporting

Accident investigation training, Root cause analysis training

Level 3 H&S awareness

Understanding and application of Line safety inspections

NVQ level 3 or equivalent qualifications

Pay and benefits:

Salary - Competitive

Auto enrolment into our company pension scheme

Access to our 'Feed your Wellbeing' hub, offering a range of retail, restaurant and entertainment discounts and wellbeing support

Cycle to work scheme

Discounted local gym membership

Death in service insurance

Free Parking and Canteen facilities

Interested?:

Email a CV and covering letter to cranswickpoultryrecruitment@cranswick.co.uk

Closing Date:

15th of July 2025 (please note that should we receive significant interest, this closing date may be brought forward )

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

Company pension
Schedule:

Day shift
Work Location: In person