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ETS Consulting
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Location: Crewe


Salary: £51,000+ Pension + Benefits


Shift Pattern 4 ON 4 OFF DAYS/NIGHTS

Reference: Jo6435/LW

The Company

An excellent opportunity has arisen with one of the UKs instantly recognisable FMCG manufacturers, specialising in food manufacturing.Benefiting from recent investment on new state of the art production lines, which will in turn aid the further expansion of this already rapidly growing organisation, which employs over 250 people on this site and has been established for over 60 years.

Key Skills

  • Apprentice Trained Electrical or Mechanical Engineer
  • Experience of PLC Systems & Automated Machinery
  • Working Knowledge of PPM systems

The Role

  • Respond to breakdowns effectively prioritising support in conjunction with supervisor.
  • Carry out maintenance and repairs to all equipment as required.
  • Help ensure appropriate stock levels of critical replacement parts.
  • Effectively work with contractors using all necessary company procedures.
  • Take corrective action when necessary.
  • Communicate effectively with, and support production departments with advice and information to maintain the effective running of the equipment.
  • Make recommendation and carry out work to improve equipment reliability and efficiency.
  • Play an active part in training and self-development to ensure effective support for production.
  • Ensure that all chemicals are food safe and stored appropriately.
  • Carry-out ad hoc projects as and when required.

The ideal candidate will come from an electrical or mechanical engineering background and should be able to work on their own initiative, be a time served engineer with a multi-skilling capability and have fast moving manufacturing experience. If you have worked on PLC systems it would be advantageous, in addition, having worked on food, pharmaceutical or packaging machinery would also be a distinct advantage. Able and willing to work on gearboxes, pumps, general mechanical work, and other manufacturing machinery. There is a huge amount of training on offer so the successful candidate will be in line to broaden their skills considerably. There is a huge amount of training on offer so the successful candidate will be in line to broaden their skills considerably.

If you are interested in this role, please send a copy of your current CV using the details provided, interviews will be held locally, and the company is looking to recruit this role as soon as possible.
ETSConsultingLimited act as an employment business and employment agency and are registered in England and Wales asETSConsultingLimited, registered no 06164846. Registered office address 7 Stamford Square, Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire, United Kingdom, OL6 6QU.
If one of our consultants contacts you in relation to this role, please be aware that as part of our registration process you will be required to provideETSConsultingwith proof of your identity along with proof of your eligibility to work in the United Kingdom.Registered office address 24 Broad Street, Salford, Lancashire, M6 5BY.
If one of our consultants contacts you in relation to this role, please be aware that as part of our registration process you will be required to provide ETS Consulting with proof of your identity along with proof of your eligibility to work in the United Kingdom.


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