Multiskilled Engineer Ipswich (Monday – Friday 05:45am – 14:45pm, with a 30-minute paid lunch break)

£44,460 – £47970 + £125 guaranteed on call pay out every other weekend £3250 van provided + overtime 1.333 x salary

Responsible for maintenance, troubleshooting and improving automated equipment and systems within a busy animal and agricultural environment – playing a vital role in ensuring the smooth operation of our production processes.

Key tasks within the job:

• To undertake planned preventative maintenance activities and reactive maintenance to ensure optimum efficiency of the plant and profitability. Carrying out tasks to the highest standard.
• To ensure all engineering tasks are undertaken in line with Health & Safety, Quality and Food Safety Standards.
• Provide full emergency breakdown cover for all plant and services.
• Complete all work sheets and report any problems and follow ups required, including Planned Maintenance work sheets, handover sheets.
• Maintain a high standard of work and promote good housekeeping throughout the hatchery and workshop.
• Administer, monitor, analyse and update machine history data using the engineering maintenance management system.
• Provide first line cover in all hatchery machinery problems.
• Be proactive with ideas for improving the plant and engineering departments.
• Provide ideas on cost cutting measures.
• Work closely with the Engineering Manager to help maintain efficiency and throughputs withing the hatchery and reduce downtime.

What we’re looking for:
 

• A genuine interest and experience in engineering, mechanics, and automation and how things work with a strong electrical background.
• 18^th Edition Electrical Qualification
• A practical, hands-on approach to problem-solving
• Good communication and teamwork skills
• Reliability, attention to detail, motivation, and a willingness to learn
• A full UK driving licence