Electrical Maintenance Engineer

at  Allied Bakeries

Allied Bakeries make the top bread brands Kingsmill, Allinson’s and Sunblest. Across our bakeries we make white, wholemeal and seeded market-leading loaves, as well as Kingsmill 50/50, the nation’s favourite Healthier White, delicious pancakes, crumpets, hot cross buns and more.
We take massive pride in our brands and all that we do, including our bakeries having one of the best safety performance records in the industry. We know that the success of our business depends on us having the right people on the team, so if you’re looking to join a business that values its people, encourages everyone to get involved and be the best they can be, we’d love to hear from you.
We encourage candidates to request any reasonable adjustments they may require throughout the recruitment process.

LOCATION: LIVERPOOL

We are looking for an Electrical Maintenance Engineer to join the Liverpool Hotplate team and support our Engineering agenda. The role of the Electrical Maintenance Engineer is a varied and challenging one and the ideal candidate will be able to carry out proactive and reactive maintenance and repairs to the plant and services associated with a major bakery. Responsibilities also involve improving and maintaining a safe working environment, ensuring that team members are fully aware and comply with all Health and Safety standards, company and legal requirements e.g., Isolation and Lock Off, Permit to Work, COSSH and HACCP.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• You will be responsible for maintaining plant and equipment; you will be expected to diagnose faults and install, repair, inspect, calibrate and overhaul plant / machinery electrically as well as mechanically to maximise machine availability and ensure continuous improvements within the plant and facilities in compliance with Health and Safety, GMP and best-proactive guidelines and procedures to ensure right first time processing of manufactured products.Other duties include:
• To maintain a safe working environment through the use of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), Clean as You Go (CAYG), Hazard reporting and Point of Work Risk Assessment procedures.
• To support the manufacturing process and maximise plant availability by responding safely and effectively to plant breakdowns, carry out scheduled maintenance work and being proactive in the correction and modification of reoccurring machine faults.
• To ensure that machinery is maintained and repaired to a high standard.
• To fault find in a safe and effective manner, to identify root cause of plant breakdowns.
• To work along side and have harmonious relations with operational staff and to work flexibly with them.
• To ensure that the findings of inspections, reporting of faults and the completion of all scheduled work is reported on the Computer Maintenance Management System.
  Plus, any other duties which reasonably correspond to the general character of the role. The above list of accountabilities is not exhaustive, and the post holder may be required to undertake duties as may be reasonably expected.

THE RIGHT PERSON

• We are looking for a fully qualified (time served) Electrical Maintenance Engineer with industry experience, ideally with mechanical / multi-skilled ability as well. The ideal candidate will:
• Have experience in FMCG environment, ideally food sector.
• Have excellent analytical skills and be PC literate.
• Have PLC and servo drive diagnostic (Mitsubishi) experience.
• Have basic food hygiene experience.
• Be a team player and have excellent communication skills.
• Be flexible and co-operative to assist in meeting business needs.
  Our defining value is to ‘Be The Best We Can Be’. The behaviours we believe help us do this and are key to our success are: Aim High, I Do What I Say, Work Together and Everybody Matters.
  ‘We strive to ensure that all employee’s receive the resources they need to succeed, to build a diverse and inclusive organisation that represents our communities and generates the best outcomes for consumers, customers and stakeholders’

THIS IS A SHIFT-BASED ROLE WORKING A 4 ON, 4 OFF SHIFT PATTERN (2 DAYS AND 2 NIGHTS). SALARY: £50,069.88PA.

You will benefit from an excellent holiday package, a pension scheme matched by the business up to 10%, life assurance, access to our ‘Extra Slice’ retail discount scheme, early access to wages and competitive rate loans, refer a friend, and of course discounts on our well-known much-loved bakery products!