Electrical Maintenance Engineer in Preston - Natures Aid Ltd

Company description:
STADA Group UK
Job description:
Electrical Maintenance Engineer Rotating Shifts
(5:45 am to 2 pm / 1:55 pm to 10:10 pm)
If youre looking to step away from weekend and night shifts this could be your next engineering role! We're recruiting for an experienced Electrical Maintenance Engineer to support our maintenance team.
Youll be providing excellent support across site, ensuring machines, equipment and property are all maintained to ensure production is maximised while working to planned schedules.
Our ideal candidate would be a time served engineer with experience working in a similar FMCG manufacturing environment.
Main Responsibilities:
Liaise with the Engineering Manager on a daily basis to ensure machine down time is kept to a minimum
Identify and solve day to day maintenance problems
Perform PPM (planned preventative maintenance) schedules as required
Involvement with projects and continuous improvements
Perform duties from the maintenance non-urgent job list
Accurately complete all documentation in a timely fashion
Accurately create and update relevant SOPs as necessary
Identify and solve day to day machine and plant related problems
Carry out maintenance activities on buildings, plant, and facilities to improve quality and cost effectiveness
Liaise with the Engineering Manager to ensure the availability of spare machine parts whilst keeping costs to a minimum
Set up various packaging machinery as and when required and assist with installation of new equipment
Provide cover and assist Machine Setters as required
Communicate effectively with the team and inform the Engineering Manager of any machine faults / difficulties at any time throughout the day.
Provide training and coaching to other employees and team members as requested by the Engineering Manager.
About you:
At STADA we talk about diversity as Uniqueness. Everyone is unique and we recognise our differences as a strength. Our values Entrepreneurship, Integrity, Agility and One STADA ensure our uniqueness thrives, enabling us to care for people's health as a trusted partner. Empower your Uniqueness, bring your whole self to STADA. If you're keen to add value and see results, thrive in a busy fast paced environment and have the can-do spirit that's spearheading our success, bring those qualities, with the following qualifications and skills:

A time served engineer/ recognised engineering trade apprenticeship and/or HNC in electrical engineering
At least 2 years experience within the FMCG sector
Knowledge and understanding of site electrical distribution
Experience and a good understanding of PLCs, fault finding, 3 phase, DC motors, relays, sensors, and drives
Computer Literate, with good general understanding of the Microsoft suite including Excel and Outlook
Excellent problems solving skills with the ability to be proactive and make sound decisions to resolve situations.
Previous experience of working in a clean manufacturing / factory environment preferably within the food / pharmaceutical industry desirable
Experience of working on a wide range of manufacturing and packaging machinery desirable
About us:
Part of the STADA Group Natures Aid was established in 1981 and is a leading UK manufacturer of Vitamins, Minerals & Supplements to health food stores, pharmacies, and groceries, with over 190 products throughout 15 main health categories. Due to a continued period of substantial growth both in the UK and Internationally, Natures Aid has become the 5th largest UK supplement brand, with ambitious plans to become the No.1 brand by 2023, through its award-winning innovation programme.

The STADA Group is a leading manufacturer of high-quality pharmaceuticals and are represented in more than 30 countries worldwide with its headquarters in Bad Vilbel, Germany.
Our Values
Our Company Values form a vital part of all our roles, they are:
Agility: Grow from Change and Challenges!
Integrity: Do the right thing when no one is watching!
Entrepreneurship: Dream big and make it happen!
One STADA: Leverage the power of the team!
What's in it for you?
Rewarding our employees is important to us, which is why we offer a range of fantastic benefits, such as:
Annual Bonus
23.5 days holiday increasing to 28.5 days over the first 5 years, plus bank holidays
Option to Purchase up to 5 days additional Annual Leave
6% employers pension contributions
Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme Option
Annual Pay Reviews
Enhanced family friendly leave and pay
Length of Service Awards
50% Employee Discount on Natures Aid products
Access to hundreds of free E-Learning courses on our in-house Learning platform
Free onsite parking
We promote good physical and mental health and can provide additional support to our employees via our Employee Assistance Programmes all year round.

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