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Engineering Team Leader - Suffolk
Company: Crown HR and Recruitment (Consultancy)
Location: Suffolk
Position Type: Full time
Salary: £36000.00 + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 31/08/2008
Job : Engineering Team Leader (Food Manufacturing) - Suffolk, East Anglia.
We are a famous brand name with a reputation for provivding excellence on a consistent basis.
We are constantly striving to improve our business and commitment to our customers & staff many of whom have been with us their whole working lives.
Due to a riremt weno have a key positio available within our business.
The Role: -
To use both mechanical and electrical engineering skills / knowledge to maintain and enhance the performance of plant and equipment. Provide first class, flexible support to production requirements and factory services at all time. Train and develop production staff to deliver their first line maintenance objectives.
We would like:
1. Time served apprenticeship or equivalent
2. Recognised electrical and mechanical qualifications
3. 3 years minimum of maintenance experience – food mfg environment preferable
4. Understanding of PLC & computer controlled equipment
5. Competent electrical / electronic fault finding and analysis skills
6. Self managing - Must be able to work under own supervision or as part of a team
7. Flexible working attitude, as you will be required to work such other hours as the company may deem necessary.
8. Sound communication / training skills
9. PLC programming experience
Role Accountabilities:
1 Comply with our Safety, Health & Environment and all statutory Safety, Health and Environment requirements.
2 Ensure accurate & timely records are entered / recorded of all work carried out, root causes of failures and of spares / consumables used.
3 Ensure engineering downtime is accurately logged, monitor repair times, and find new methods / procedures to reduce these.
4 Ensure operating and maintenance manuals, diagnostic instructions and special tools are readily available to all engineering staff.
5 Provide engineering support to production to ensure efficient performance of all equipment.
6 Manage contractors / issue work permits and audit their work in the absence of the Engineering Management team.Respond / assist / investigate cause of a factory Fire Alarm / Evacuation as requested by the incident controller / engineering / production management team.
7 Train, develop and sign off nominated production staff to allow them to carry out first line maintenance to designated plant & equipment. Ensuring that all H&S procedures, engineering best practices are adhered to at all times.