Multi skilled Engineering Technician

Job Title:Multi skilled Engineering Technician

Location:Gloucester

JOB PURPOSE

Reporting to the Maintenance Manager, the main purpose of the role is to provide technical leadership in their area in the correction, prevention and elimination of technical abnormalities (including safety, quality, environmental and efficiency losses).

To maintain, optimise and improve all aspects of equipment performance using Lean Manufacturing principles, loss analysis and tools as well as leading hands-on maintenance activities and repairs.

On a daily basis you will carry out duties in support of the Maintenance Manager & Operational Teams to include Breakdown analysis, top loss elimination through focussed improvement initiatives, NPD and Project integration, support maintenance planning, review and provide detailed feedback on these activities for the morning review.

Carry out corrective RCA activities to eliminate chronic and sporadic losses, and provide written feedback for presentation to crews and leadership teams

Develop and implement AM, PM, and size change standards.

Work Proactively to eliminate the risk of prolonged losses, including the mitigation of electrical and mechanical obsolescence risks, developing improvement activities with original equipment manufacturers and specialist suppliers, assessing the requirements for spare parts stock holding, developing the skills and knowledge of the shift engineering team, managing documentation and developing overhauls and proactive maintenance activities and schedules.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Continuous Improvement

• Training and development of technical and engineering colleagues and manufacturing operators in engineering and improvement skills and techniques.
• Working with the Maintenance Planner to develop AM & PM standards for the equipment
• Develop and implement size change and start up standards
• Lead the continuous evolution of the preventative maintenance program
• Providing input into Early Equipment Management initiatives including:
  • Lead small continuous improvement projects
  • Technical receipt of larger projects, working with the project team at the design change and ensuring the successful execution at implementation
• Lead small continuous improvement or machine modification/upgrade projects
• Use RCA tools and techniques to analyse and optimise equipment performance and condition
• Develop and deploy One Point Lessons and Standard Operating Procedures to ensure best practice for machine operation and maintenance.
• Responsible for the suitable closure of tags.

Efficiency

• Proactively respond to site losses and inefficiencies including:
• Prevent breakdowns through optimum PM schedules, improving machine design and follow up of EWOs
• Analyse Breakdowns through EWOs
• Responsible for maintaining original condition of machines
• Optimise and document settings and adjustments (in support of the process engineer)
• Performance Mapping – manage the area’s priorities based on technical losses
• Set the standards for the use of condition based preventative techniques and monitor results
• Develop and implement improvement ideas
• Support the process engineer in enabling changeovers to be completed speedily and safely
• Support identification of critical spares requirements and optimising stock holding levels in Engineering Stores
• Shared accountability with the maintenance planner for ensuring the successful execution of planned maintenance activities
  

Safety

• Proactive in the machine and people safety of self and others
• Adherence to Site and Legislative safety standards (Codes of practice)
• Involvement in safety and risk assessments as appropriate, including the expectation to carry out hazard assessments
• Lead the machinery safety improvement program within a specific area

Policies and Standards

• To help ensure site compliance with all Quality, Environmental Standards, Site Rules and Regulations, Code of Business Principles of Computer Usage including email and internet
• Deliver the site factory services at 100% service levels, always remaining with operational standards.
• Responsible for the maintenance & repair of equipment relating to Critical Control Points quality requirements
• Represent the maintenance team during audits and meetings relating to the specific areas of responsibility
  

Cost

• Specify and order spares as appropriate adhering to local authorities and recording processes.
• Work closely with the Maintenance Manager to ensure budgets and priorities remain a focus
• Provide timely information and insight to the maintenance manager with regard to Capital and maintenance spend

Organisation

• Ensure that all documentation and manuals are kept up to date and stored in an organised manner.
• Ensure all workshop and office areas are kept neat and tidy by the application of the 5S principles.
• Record and review (in the appropriate Maintenance Management systems) all engineering issues that occur on the shift, provide a detailed report for the morning review
• Maintain regular contact with the Maintenance Manager and Team Leaders throughout the shift and be fully aware of the site priorities to maintain site manufacturing and safety

Reviews

• Attend and contribute to regular review with Management including: safety, performance, quality, breakdown analysis and work progress

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

You will be flexible in order to fulfil business needs

Hours of work are Mon – Fri 8-hour shifts

ALL ABOUT YOU

Professional Qualifications:

• Completed a recognised engineering apprenticeship and have applied their mechanical and electrical skills in their current (or recent) role
• Ideally Mechanical and Electrical Multiskilled
• Qualified to ONC/HND and NVQ3 or equivalent

Experience Required:

ESSENTIAL:

• Ideally continuous manufacturing in a food manufacturing-based industry
• A good working Knowledge of process and packaging plant within the ice cream industry
• Electrical competence to Unilever and industry standard
• Ideally qualified to IEE 18th Edition or higher
• Basic/Advanced PLC / SCADA skills
• Broad knowledge and experience of electro-mechanical equipment, maintenance and principles
• Knowledge of safe working practices & current industry standards
• Excellent communication skills and a good level of computer literacy are essential
• Continuous improvement culture

Attributes

• Analytical / Logical reasoning
• Sets work and behaviours standards
• An Advocate for Safety
• Flexible attitude to work
• Tenacious approach to problems
• Self Motivated
• Works on own initiative as well as in teams
• Coaching/Influencing skills
• Shares learning
• Integrity
• Works to and coaches to high standards
• Clarity of purpose

NOTES

About Unilever

Unilever is one of the world’s leading suppliers of Food, Home and Personal Care products with sales in over 190 countries and reaching 2 billion consumers a day. Unilever has more than 400 brands found in homes around the world, including Dove, Tresemme, Lynx, Lifebuoy, Shea Moisture, Persil, Domestos, Ben & Jerry’s, Magnum, Marmite, The Vegetarian Butcher, Graze and Pot Noodle.

Faced with the challenge of climate change and the need for human development, we want to move towards a world where everyone can live well and within the natural limits of the planet. That’s why our purpose is ‘to make sustainable living commonplace’ 

What We Offer

Not only do we offer a competitive salary and pension scheme, we also offer an annual bonus, subsidised gym membership, a discounted staff shop and shares. You’ll have the opportunity to work directly with our renowned and exciting brands in a flexible and hybrid working environment.

Whilst the role is advertised on a full-time basis, we would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options and what this may look like for you. We are a key advocate of wellbeing and offer a variety of support for our people including hubs, programmes and development opportunities. We strive to achieve a family-friendly and inclusive workplace and to, above all, create possibilities for all.

Diversity at Unilever is about inclusion, embracing differences, creating possibilities and growing together for better business performance. We embrace diversity in our workforce. This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants and continuing development of all employees regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity. We are also more than happy to provide reasonable adjustments during our application and interview process to enable you to be present your best self. To find out more, including about our Employee Resource Groups, please click here Equity, Diversity & Inclusion at Unilever | Unilever.

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