Engineering Machine Technician – Days / Nights - Rotational Shifts

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Pay:

£12.52 per hour on days / £16.27 per hour for nights – Weekly Paid.

Shift Patterns:

Sunday-Wednesday 06.00 - 18.00 / Sunday-Tuesday - 18.00 - 06.00 - (38.5 hours per week)

Weekly Rotational Shifts

Location:

Dobson Pkwy, Manchester Rd, Ince-in-Makerfield, Wigan, WN2 2DX

Benefits Package:

28 Days Annual Leave including Bank Holidays (20 + 8 BH's)
Pension
Life Assurance

Free Hot Drinks

Company Events - Long Service Awards
Discounted Staff Shop (lots of items 50p or less)
Flexible Benefits Package
Free Parking

Flexible Benefits Package (Purchase extra annual leave, 100's of store discounts, childcare vouchers and more!)

Overtime available at up to double time!!

*To be considered for this role, previous mechanical / engineering experience is essential*

Who are we?

Bakkavor Meals, based in Wigan, specialises in making chilled ready meals, food to go salads and vegetable accompaniments and employs over 1,000 people. It is part of the Bakkavor Meals sector which has eight factories in the UK.

We are the leading provider of fresh prepared food in the UK, with an international presence in the US and China. Our 19,000 employees operate from 39 locations, developing and producing innovative food for a wide variety of occasions and budgets. In the UK, we work with leading grocery retailers, focusing on their own label brands.

The Role

We have a number of Engineering Machine Technician roles which we are recruiting for at our Bakkavor Wigan site. We are looking for a experienced candidates to provide a maintenance engineering service to the business units, plant and associated equipment at our Meals site in Wigan.

Accountabilities

• Strip down mechanical equipment to carry out repairs/PPM’s and re-assemble. Changing larger parts of equipment when required.
• Attend breakdowns to diagnose mechanical issues, carry out visual risk assessment and take the appropriate action to repair.
• Carry out installation tasks such as moving machinery or preparing fabric for equipment.
• Replace ‘plug and play’ electrical equipment such as sensors.
• Carry out pre-start and planned maintenance checks on equipment (e.g. belts, pulleys and timings), escalating issues if unable to resolve.
• Attend shift handovers to provide information of shift progress and issues occurred.
• Carry out minor fabric maintenance tasks as per instruction from team leader.
• Escalate issues if unable to resolve or if electrical work is required.
• Carrying out training and educate operatives on line settings.
• Maintain hygiene standards by ensuring that the technician’s office and tool rooms are kept clean, clear of debris and waste disposed of in accordance with procedure.

• The ability to understand and pass, as a minimum, entry level English & Numeracy & data accuracy requirements
• Ability to understand and undertake food safety qualification
• Right to work documentation
• Have a flexible approach to work and hours
• Ability to understand and adhere to health and safety requirements
• Able to carry out duties in line with Occupational Health requirements
• Ability to maintain personal hygiene standards
• Formal mechanical qualification

What you can expect from us

When joining us you can expect a highly competitive rewards package including group pension, private medical insurance, and other flexible benefits - alongside excellent career progression prospects across the Bakkavor group.

In return for your hard work and commitment, we’ll give you the training and opportunity to develop your career and take it as far as you can, or as far as you want to go, within our large multinational company.

Proud to be Bakkavor

We’re proud to deliver outstanding quality, service, and value to our customers. We’re proud to be the leading provider of fresh prepared food in the UK. And we’re proud to support our people to be the best they can be.

Join our team and we’ll make you proud too!

Apply Now!

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