Multi-Skilled Factory Engineer

Company Overview:

Lincoln & York are one of the largest private label coffee roasters in the UK. We source, roast and pack around 10,000 tonnes of coffee every year, and we supply coffee to some of the biggest brands and retailers across the UK and Europe from our state-of-the-art roastery based in North Lincolnshire.

We have an exciting opportunity for someone to join the team as a multi-skilled factory engineer. This permanent position is suited to someone with previous engineering and maintenance experience to join a growing business at the forefront of the coffee industry.

Job Overview:
Reporting to the Engineering Manager, the Multi-skilled Factory Engineer will be part of the team responsible for proactively maintaining all the production machinery such as large industrial coffee roasters, conveyors, VFFS packing machines and associated equipment. This is a hands-on role working Monday-Friday. However further hours maybe required during extensive busy periods.

Key Responsibilities:

• Working closely with the key operatives and shift supervisors to ensure machinery downtime is kept to a minimum, assisting with setups and changeovers.
• Preventative maintenance, making sure all relevant service schedules are completed.
• Assist in the ongoing training, support and development of apprentice engineers and machine operators.
• Ensure machines remain in serviceable condition.
• As part of the Engineering team, you will provide support to help deliver and improve overall factory efficiency through continuous improvement.
• Ensure Health and Safety policy and procedures are always adhered to.
• Daily communication with the engineering team ensuring effective shift handovers.
• Suggest ways to continually drive overall factory / efficiency improvements.

Essential skills and knowledge:

• Apprentice trained (NVQ level 3)
• Multi-skilled engineering capability with an electrical bias
• Experience in food/beverage production desirable
• Excellent organisational skills
• Have a proven track record and experience with vertical form fill seal packing machines
• Good attention to detail and ability to understand electrical drawings
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Have the ability to work autonomously and as part of a team as required
• A ‘hands on' and ‘roll your sleeves up’ approach to problem solving
• Ability to meet deadlines with a flexible can-do attitude to get the job done
• IOSH or similar H&S qualification desirable
• 17th/18th Edition desirable

Job Type: Permanent

Pay: From £44,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Free parking
• On-site parking

Work Location: In person