Job Description

Here at Severn & Wye Smokery Ltd, we are dedicated to the production, innovation, and development of salmon and fish products for manufacturing, retail, food service, wholesale and export industries. Based at our state of the art site in Westbury-on-Severn, we are fully integrated, BRC accredited, and it is our policy to manufacture products to the highest standards and quality.

We are currently looking for a Mechatronics Technician / Maintenance Engineer who will be responsible for assisting in establishing a planned maintenance system to cover the buildings and all production equipment and assisting in maintaining all equipment in line with the manufacturer’s recommendations ensuring minimum down time.

Specific Responsibilities and KPI's expectations will include, but not be limited to the following:

• Taking overall responsibility for the general daily maintenance, ensuring that a good rate of work is achieved and BRC rules and systems are maintained and recorded, i.e. diagnosing all faults and carrying out remedial/corrective actions in accordance with the required standards
• Planning and carrying out inspections, repairs and preventive actions ensuring trouble-free operation of machines, technical devices and production lines
• Handling and diagnosis of inverters - Siemens, Omron, Yaskawa, ABB
• Performing installation, testing and calibration of machines
• Undertaking mechanical engineering work, including dismantling and re-assembling all production equipment when in need of repair, and as necessary, assisting in maintaining safe and efficient systems within the Company
• Analysis of current technical problems as well as proposing and implementing improvements in terms of automation and mechanics
• Responding to the maintenance requests in order of priority and ensuring that adequate levels of spares are maintained and effectively used in order to give a high standard of appearance throughout the buildings
• Cooperation with external services
• Having a thorough understanding of the site and specifically all items of plant and equipment
• Constructing and standardising machine parts, tools and instrumentation
• Spare parts selection and order optimisation
• Ensuring adequate stock levels of spare parts by responsible planning and regular stock inventory
• Technical documentation management and the ability to read relevant engineering drawings and specifications to utilise these in fault diagnosis leading to repair PLCs, drives and associated control circuits, pneumatics and hydraulics
• Ensuring that all work undertaken is done safely and in accordance with the relevant approved codes of practice by adhering to all required hygiene and health and safety rules
• Assisting in the installation and commissioning of new equipment as necessary;
• Contributing to any special projects that may be required
• Undertaking any required training needed to maintain safe and effective performance of all the machinery

The successful applicant must be a self-motivated individual who has the ability to set their own work rate to meet daily deadlines. Applicants must be prepared to work all the hours and days necessary to get the job done to ensure continuous improvements, lean manufacturing and minimum down time.

We are ideally looking for candidates with strong written and verbal communication skills, analytical ability, leadership strengths and ability to work effectively with a team. So, if you want to develop your career in a best-in-class food manufacturing business – APPLY TODAY!

Wages - negotiable depending on experience

If you have not heard from us within 10 working days of the closing date, please assume your application has been unsuccessful at this time. Due to high levels of applications, we are unable to provide individual feedback to candidates.

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Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: From £35,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Employee discount
• On-site parking

Schedule:

• Day shift

Experience:

• Electrical Engineering: 3 years (required)
• Maintenance Engineering: 3 years (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 21/05/2023

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