The Role

We are looking for an experienced Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer to join our Engineering team, this role will be based in our Kinmel, North Wales manufacturing plant.

On Offer:

• Salary of £21.78 per hour plus £2.35 shift allowance (£24.13 per hour) - £52,700 per annum
• 42 hours per week, 4 on 4 off (Days and Nights 12 hour shifts on rotation)
• Hourly rate with overtime - Paid monthly

The Company

IPN is an innovative, well-established, and award-winning pet food manufacturer, now employing over 400 people across our 3 UK sites. Our family of brands include Harringtons, Wagg, Barking Heads & Meowing Heads, AATU and a selection of partner brands that trust us to produce food on their behalf. Our kitchens in Thirsk and Kinmel produce dry, wet, and baked foods which are enjoyed by dogs and cats all over the world.

The Role of Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer

To establish and maintain safe, compliant and effective engineering operations that continually develop the site's asset base by following the Engineering strategy for proactive work whilst responding to breakdowns.

Key Responsibilities - Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer:

• Perform planned and predictive maintenance of equipment and complete ad hoc repairs in a timely manner and by prioritising works in line with site priorities to ensure that efficient production is maintained
• Assessing the need for spares by ensuring that the critical spares and spares list is up to date and stock is at the required levels Escalate any issues in a timely manner to the Engineering manager
• Ensuring a safe environment by conducting all servicing and maintenance activities with minimal risk to employees, products and equipment. Champion safety 
• Using route cause analysis on breakdowns to identify actions and drive completion of actions to prevent re-occurrence
• Support the energy reduction and sustainability agenda to reduce environmental impacts across the site by ensuring all actions are completed 
• Participate in daily and weekly review sessions to drive the improvement throughout the site. 

Skills, Experience and Qualifications - Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer

• Qualified or time served in both Mechanical and Electrical engineering disciplines
• Experienced in the use and operation of CMMS
• Reliability Management expertise (such as FMECA, RCM, Tribology, CBM, TPM)
• Computer literate with working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• NEBOSH with a sound knowledge of behavioural safety at a site level - desirable
• Legionella and HACCP awareness - desirable
• Experience in FMCG - desirable

Benefits:

• Overtime
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/pawturnity
• Pension: NEST Employee contributions 5% / Employer contribution 3% - salary sacrifice
• Other Benefits: Free parking, free electric car charging, discounted products & free hot drinks.
• Medicash Plan
• You are also able to choose a non-contractual flexible benefits, such as being able to purchase heavily discounted pet food.