IPS is the largest co-packer in the UK, working with some of the best-known food brands to provide cost-effective and innovative co-packing, co-filling and co-manufacturing solutions. 

Culina Group, a well established leader in the logistics market is currently looking to recruit a Shift Engineer, to assist the Engineering Manager to ensure the factory requirements are met in line with the business requirements at our IPS Dudley site.

Job Title: Shift Engineer

Location: Dudley

Shift: Any 5 in 7 Nights (22.00-06.00) 

To revert to days shift out of season. 6-2 and 2-10 rotating shifts.

The Role:

• Adhere to health and safety regulations
• To fault find on all machinery. Set up machinery depending on the planned production. To carry out reactive and planned maintenance. To carry out electrical and mechanical modifications
• Provide  suggestions for improvements and ideas to reduce breakdown and/or time to repair

Main Duties & Responsibilities

Specific tasks include (please note that this list is not exhaustive):

• Ensure Risk assessments and method statements are  compliant with all relevant Health & Safety legislation and company procedures  e.g. contractor control, isolation and lock off
• Ensure the maintenance procedures, engineering standards / specifications are adhered to when carrying out any work in the factory
• Assist the Production Team, providing clear, concise direction  to the team where required to help maximise employee contribution e.g. Continuous Improvement  and ensure delivery of the maintenance plan as agreed with the General  Manager
• Lead the Engineering function in correct utilisation of the company’s CMMS
• Assist the Production Team to use appropriate tools, techniques and resources to ensure all production requirements are met, on time and within budget
• Carry out the role of  the Storeman/Planner to become fully conversant with all plant & machinery on site
• Set up and maintain suitable Engineering spares system to cover all site
• Assist the Engineering Manager to identify/plan own and team’s development
• Assist the Engineering Manager with al installations, commissioning and facility upgrades prior to season start.
• Attend Production planning meetings and discuss changeovers with Production to enable plans to be met
• Assist the sites Production managers on engineering related issues to validate interventions and decision making capability on technical issues.

• Ideally Electrically biased, time served Engineer with good mechanical skills
• Knowledge of buildings and Services Maintenance
• Able to read electrical and mechanical drawings
• At least three years’ experience of Engineering within a food production  environment
• Continuous improvement tools and techniques
• TPM methodology awareness
• Predictive maintenance techniques
• Planning & coordination
• People management & Mentoring
• Continuous improvement
• Customer Focus
• Experience with flow wrappers, baggers, counters, L sealers, Multi head weighers, check weighers and coders (Desirable)

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