Job Ref: 213055338

Date: 2021-01-21 10:53:56

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Senior Maintenance Engineer
FMCG, Food and Distribution.
Starting Salary: £43,500 p/a
Shift Pattern: 12 Hour Panama shifts (3’s and 2’s days only)
Commutable from: Milton Keynes, Bedford, Luton, Northampton, Huntingdon, Thrapston
Benefits: Paid overtime with 10-15 hours available, flexibility on hours, 28 Days Holiday, competitive pension.
Company Overview
Auxtronic is partnered with a 100 year family established business that manufactures a wide range of products for the food industry. Our client distributes their products globally and has recently invested in their own distribution centre that is situated close to both manufacturing sites.
Whilst faced with the difficulties of the pandemic, the team have worked hard to meet increased customer orders and in recognition of their success have secured long term contracts with market leaders in their industry.
Our Opinion: It is an exciting time to join the business, over the last three years they have furthered their expansion by partnering with a parent company that invested heavily into the business. They have recently hired a new engineering manager that has strengthened the engineering team and is incorporating changes that will majorly benefit the business. He is now recruiting for a right hand man that can assist with actioning these plans operationally.
Benefits of this opportunity
Career Growth: Multi-site manufacturer which offers fast-tracked promotional opportunities for hardworking people that show potential.
Job Stability: Successful 100 years in business, even with the challenges Covid-19 has brought they have continued to grow and manufacture essential products.
Job Variation: Overseeing two factories split into three unique areas. The processing side which involves cooking, seasoning and formulating ingredients into a product, packaging and distribution.
Responsibilities of the role:
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Toolbox talks with engineers, ensuring breakdowns have appropriate resources.
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Ordering spare parts and ensuring the stores department is well facilitated.
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Liaising with third party contractors and organising their workload.
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Assisting with plant installations and decommissioning machinery.
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Reactive maintenance within an ingredient manufacturing facility.
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Carrying out PPM's and routine maintenance on equipment.
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Welding and fabrication.
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Fault finding with PLC's, multimeters and through drawings when required, replacing and repairing componentes.
Entry Requirements
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Minimum: 5 years of experience as a Maintenance Engineer.
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Minimum: City & Guilds, NVQ or BTEC Level 3 qualified in Electrical Engineering or Maintenance
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Leadership qualities, ideally with proven experience.
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Welding/Fabrication experience
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PLC knowledge – fault finding with Siemens S5/S7.
About Auxtronic
Auxtronic are committed to equality in the workplace and are an equal opportunities employer.
We specialise in engineering recruitment and represent clients within manufacturing, logistics and automation. Auxtronic is acting as a third-party employment consultant on behalf of our client and are always looking to speak to new people interested in working with us to further their careers

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