Position Overview & Specifications

Winners Recruitment are extremely excited to working with this business, They are seeking an experienced Maintenance engineer to join their expanding team!

This is an exciting opportunity to join a Queen's award winning food business dominating global markets. This is a great opportunity to be part of a Cornish business that's expanding and going through a period of growth.

My Client is currently looking to recruit a Full Time Maintenance Engineer to work at both our packing facility at on the out skirts of Helston as well as their production site located near Helston. This is a dual site role. The ideal candidate will be willing to work a shift pattern incorporating the following:

Week one:

Monday - On
Tuesday - On
Wednesday - Off
Thursday - Off
Friday - On
Saturday - On
Sunday - On

Week two:

Monday - Off
Tuesday - Off
Wednesday - On
Thursday - On
Friday - Off
Saturday - Off
Sunday - Off

Scheduled 12 hr days, start times between 6-10am.

Weekend working 6am start time

(No nights)

The role:

Servicing, fault-finding and fixing day to day plant issues.
Creating pro-active strategies to ensure the smooth and efficient running of our plant operations going forward. To include engagement with operators to drive autonomous working on lines. Supporting with updating / creating Standard Operating Procedures.
Responding quickly to breakdown requests from production and dealing with emergencies and unplanned problems in a timely manner.
Liaise with and arrange for external contractors as and when needed.
To assist with other general day to day maintenance duties onsite, in line with audit non-conformances, complying with BRC Site Standards. Including site fabrication audits.

Skills required:

Excellent problem solving skills.
A pro-active approach to the daily plant issues you’ll come across.
Sound knowledge of industrial mechanical maintenance with specific experience in electrical fault finding.
Pumps and pneumatics as well plc being desirable.
Good communication skills and ability to work well in a small production team.
Recognised Engineering qualifications
LEAN manufacturing knowledge is desirable but not essential
FMCG experience desirable but not essential.

In return for your hard work we offer: