Maintenance Engineer

Job DescriptionMaintenance Engineer\nLocation: Thetford\nShifts:, Monday - Friday 8AM-4PM\nSalary: Highly Competitive + Benefits\n \nAbout Us\nJoin 2 Sisters Food Group, one of the UK's largest food manufacturers, with an annual turnover exceeding £3 billion and approximately 13,000 employees across 16 sites. We have a strong presence in poultry, chilled, and bakery food categories, including popular brands like Holland's pies. We are committed to delivering high-quality products to the British public and our retail and food service customers, including major retailers like Aldi, Asda, Co-op, KFC, Lidl, Marks & Spencer, Morrison's, Sainsbury's, Tesco, and Waitrose.\n \nAbout the Role\nOur Thetford operation is a breaded/coated product centre of excellence. As a value added, non-kill site we have no live animals or butchery onsite. It uses best in class equipment, which enables the site to deliver significant environmental benefits. The low-energy building is the flagship development within the 2 Sisters Food Group.\n\nAs a Maintenance Engineer you will be working closely with the Engineering Team and carry out daily mechanical maintenance activities ensuring work is carried out in line with appropriate Health & Safety instructions and site policies.\n\nKey Responsibilities\n* You will be required to carry out daily mechanical and electrical maintenance on machinery and production equipment\n* Ensure the work is carried out in accordance with Health and Safety Regulations using Safe Systems of Work\n* Proactively looking for new, improved ways of working and proposing corrective actions to prevent recurring issues.\n\nAbout You\nThe ideal candidate will be NVQ level 3 qualified and have experience as a Mechanical Engineer from a multi-skilled environment. Ideally you will have experience within the food manufacturing industry.\n\nKey Skills/Qualifications\n* Comprehensive knowledge of mechanical and some electrical engineering techniques\n* Improvising ability under breakdown conditions and product development situations and be aware of the relevant regulations\n* Knowledge of site services, CIP, refrigeration, steam boilers, water and effluent monitoring\n* NVQ Level 3 Qualified at a minimum\n* Experience of working in planned maintenance roles\n* Strong interpersonal skills: a team player who is prepared to support fellow engineers and can also develop good relationships with colleagues in departments across the business\n\nBenefits\n* Refer a friend scheme\n* Health Assured Employee Assistance Programme and Grocery Aid are free and confidential support services 365 days a year\n* Boparan Restaurant Group Discount - 50% discount for friends and family. (Giraffe World Kitchen, Harry Ramsden, Ed's Easy Diner and Burger & Cocktails\n* Cycle2Work Scheme\n\nWhy Join Us?\nAs one of the UK's largest food manufacturers, we provide ample opportunities for career growth and skill development. We emphasise promoting from within, ensuring you can build a rewarding career with us.\n\n#poultry01