[15/05/2025] Maintenance Technician ...

Requisition ID: 56686 Position Type: FT PermanentWorkplace Arrangement: #LI-Onsite Maintenance Technician -Electrically qualified About Kerry Kerry is the world's leadingtaste and nutrition company for the food, beverage andpharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers tocreate healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that areconsumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is tobe our customers' most valued partner, creating a world ofsustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you anopportunity to shape the future of food while providing youopportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.About the role We are currently recruiting for a multi-skilled orelectrically biased Maintenance Technicians to the join theEngineering Team at our Portbury production facility in Bristol.The facility is a dried blending and mixing production facilitywhere we create flavour blends for some of the world's best lovedbrands, 100's of tonnes of product are precisely measured, mixedand packaged every week. This is a permanent position, with a 3 or4 shift pattern – AM/PM/Nights/Days Key Responsibilities As aMaintenance Technician you will be responsible for: - Complyingwith the health and safety policy and regulations. - Resolvingbreakdowns, carryout PM’s and work on project / improvement workswith a view to minimizing production downtime. - Carrying out riskassessments with the relevant people and put controls in place tominimise the risk to acceptable levels where reasonablypracticable. - Lock off any dangerous machinery immediately/ orrepair and notify. - Actively seek to undertake PMs on offlinemachinery where time allows. - Fully complete PM sheets with allobservations, jobs completed and recommendations and file with theMaintenance Planner, whilst always looking at ways of improving toPMs. - Actively gain as much information as possible fromproduction personnel regarding the fault on the machine to speed upthe fault-finding process. - Ensure engineering log and computersystems are fully filled in with all relevant information includingPM numbers, all used parts, plant numbers, urgency of requiredparts, at the end of each shift. - Ensure all communications withexternal persons are conducted in a professional manner whichreflects the company profile. Qualifications, skills and experienceTo be successful in this role we are looking for the rightbehaviours and competencies as well as a proven track in a similarposition. The ideal candidate will ideally have the following: -HNC, City & Guilds or time served apprentice with appropriateelectrical engineering qualifications. - Experience within asimilar role ideally gained within a food manufacturingenvironment, if not food, experience within any manufacturingenvironment is highly desirable. - Electrically or biased, ormulti-skilled. PLC experience highly desirable. - Hydraulic andPneumatic systems experience highly desirable - Flexible approachwith a positive 'can-do' attitude. - Experience of SAP highlydesirable. In Kerry we know that sometimes the perfect candidatedoesn’t exist, and people can be put off applying for a role ifthey don’t fit all the requirements. If you are excited aboutworking for us and have the majority of the skills or experience,then please do apply as you could be exactly what we are lookingfor. What’s in it for me? You'll receive a completive salary andcomprehensive benefits package. You will also be joining a wellorganised maintenance team with the opportunity to progress andgrow your career with global leader in food manufacturing. In Kerrywe benefit from the knowledge of our colleagues who bring a diverserange of cultures, backgrounds, lifestyles, and experiences. Oneteam fostering an inclusive culture that, above all, inspires foodand nourishes life. One culture where everyone brings their uniqueperspectives and experiences to help make us better, together. Weare committed to nurturing an environment of positivity andinclusiveness, where everyone can be at their best, both personallyand professionally. Our recruitment, selection and assessmentprocess are based on the skills and competencies of the specificroles and based entirely on merit. We are committed to and valueDiversity and Inclusion in all recruitment processes within Kerryand do not discriminate based on gender, race, class, economicstatus, ethnic background, sexual orientation, age, politicalbeliefs, veteran status, marital status, or any other protectedcharacteristic. Beware of scams online or from individuals claimingto represent us. A Kerry employee will not solicit candidatesthrough a non-Kerry email address or phone number. In addition,Kerry does not currently utilise video chat rooms (e.g., GoogleHangouts) to conduct interviews. Refuse any request that asks youto provide payment to participate in the hiring process (e.g.,purchasing a “starter kit,” investing in training, or somethingsimilar). Kerry will not ask you to pay any money at any point inthe hiring process with the exception of reimbursable travelexpenses. In addition, any payments made by Kerry will be fromofficial firm accounts bearing the Kerry name. Recruiter: #LI-JP2Posting Type: LI