Our established manufacturing (FMCG) Client is seeking an experienced Multi-Skilled Engineer to join their engineering team based near Ashford.

The ideal candidate must have both an Electrical and Mechanical background and experience of working on high speed lines in a Fast Moving Consumer Goods business. As part of this role you will be required to work a shift pattern of 12 hours rotating between 6am – 6pm or 6pm to 6am on a 4 on 4 off shift pattern.

Key Responsibilities of the role include:
• Responsible for the maintenance and repair of all production & plant equipment whilst driving efficiencies through continuous improvement activities.
• Execute maintenance procedures and prioritise all work in line with plant needs and production availability.
• Complete regular checks and testing on all plant to ensure they are operating within specification.(recorded appropriately)
• Ensure that Health and Safety and Quality procedures are followed, ensuring that standards are maintained i.e. work in a tidy, clean, safe, structured and professional manner.
• Comply with all Corporate, Health and Safety and Environmental rules, standards and legislation (including 17th edition IEE Wiring Regulations for multi-skilled).

Skills and competencies required for this role:
Technical:
• Extensive experience of working in an automated FMCG environment
• Extensive experience of working with processing and packaging machinery
• Mechanical qualification City & Guilds or NVQ L3 equivalent
• Electrical qualification City & Guilds or NVQ L3 equivalent
• 17th Edition electrical qualification
• Experience of troubleshooting and resolving PLC & Robotic issues
• Detailed experience of carrying out reactive, planned, preventative and predictive maintenance
• Working knowledge of leading continuous improvement and SMED projects
• Knowledge of Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH)

Professional:
• Can do approach to problems
• Ability to work independently and manage self and time
• Ability to communicate well with all levels of staff and contractors within the business
• Works well as part of a team
• Detailed problem solving abilities and experience of formal problem solving techniques
• Basic Lean Six Sigma qualifications (yellow or ideally green belt)

Our Client offers a competitive salary and excellent benefits package including:

• 23 shifts annual leave per year (plus can buy/sell 2 shifts per year)
• Up to 9% matched contribution pension scheme
• 3% discretionary company performance related bonus
• Health shield cash plan


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You confirm that by submitting your CV for a permanent position you are willing to work in the position in which the hirer seeks to fill and that you provide React Recruitment Ltd with the permission required to pass your CV on to the hirer.

Due to the high volume of applications we regret that only suitable candidates will be contacted.