Engineering Technician - Nights

Want to help us bring happiness to the world? Want to join an ambitious and fast growing global biscuits and confectionery business investing heavily in iconic global brands, infrastructure and people? Then this is the place for you.

As proud bakers and chocolatiers and custodians of iconic global brands, we don’t compromise on the quality of ingredients in our products or on the people we hire. We are looking for entrepreneurial spirits who share our passion for bringing happiness to our consumers and who embody our Winning Traits.

To succeed at pladis you need to be purpose-led, resilient and positive to succeed here because we expect pace and agility, we insist on collaboration and demand accountability. If that is your thing, then pladis offers global ambition, a clear Vision and roadmap for success, challenge, and unrivalled opportunities to learn and make an impact

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• Train, assess competencies, mentor and support ATMs, Apprentices and Team Members with the development of engineering skills
• As an engineering specialist input into team action plans & continuous improvement activities, especially ref OEE, Condition Based Monitoring (CBM), Tiered meetings, focused improvement and workplace organisation (5S).
• Accountability for the mechanical and electrical integrity of equipment by carrying out the following:
  • Effective planned maintenance inspections as per plan, reviewing frequencies, parts used, recommending alternative parts/vendors, meantime between failure rates
  • Manage and recommend improvements to maintenance schedules
  • Overhaul and repair of plant
  • Complete stores requisitions for parts and contract services (on the SAP system or equivalent), including expediting deliveries with suppliers
  • Continually supervise plant conditions and report defects
• Deliver a consistent and improving plant reliability through the effective management and monitoring of downtime, PPM conformance, engineering planning, use of SAP PM and elements of the engineering budget
• Report and present all performance matters routinely, including trends and breakdown/fault data
• Be a role model as the team champions of good engineering standards
• Carry out safety checks on equipment in line with legislation and standard methodology
• Report plant performance using appropriate company systems and ensure action on/communication of non-conformance issues
• Manage engineering duties and tasks across the factory as deemed vital and suitable to reduce idle time
• Consider and apply sustainability, waste minimisation and Energy consumption where appropriate.

• Mechanical comprehension skills
• Electrical comprehension skills
• Fault finding skills
• Data analysis & interpretation skills
• Risk assessment trained
• Permit to work trained
• Ability to train effectively
• Technical report writing ability
• Full understanding of safe working practices and relevant legislation where applicable
• Numerical ability
• Literacy
• Dexterity
• Ability to follow instructions
• Accuracy/attention to detail
• Knowledge of COSHH
• Basic PC skills
• Problem solving techniques
• Influencing skills
• Sophisticated PLC Skills (highly desirable)

• Purpose-Led - Energised by our promise to deliver happiness to the world with every bite
• Agile - Ever evolving, never satisfied and never standing still
• Collaborative - Willing to work with others for mutual success, transparent, a win-win seeker
• Resilient - Quick to adapt to change, fast learner and persistent in the face of setbacks
• Positive - Self-motivated, optimistic, adventurous, and inspiring

pladis is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to hiring a diverse workforce. All openings will be filled based on qualifications without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability, age, religion or any other classification protected by law.

We operate a strict Preferred Supplier List. If you are a recruitment agency and wish to submit candidate to be considered for this vacancy, you must have agreed to, and signed, our terms of business.
We will not accept CVs from any other sources other than those currently on our PSL. We will not pay a fee for any candidate that has not been represented by a provider on our PSL.