About Kerry

Kerry is the world’s leading taste and nutrition partner for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Working behind the scenes, every day we partner with customers to solve the world’s most complex food challenges with our range of differentiated ingredients, technologies and people. We are passionate about what we do and are constantly innovating to create a healthier, more enjoyable and sustainable food future without compromise. We are driven to be our customers’ most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition and will reach over two billion consumers with sustainable nutrition solutions by 2030.

About the role

The Site engineer will be responsible for the maintenance of plant equipment (proactive and reactive) through all stages of the production process, including start up and shut down and to provide an engineering service to maintain the company assets. As the only Engineer on site the successful candidate will be part of the site Senior Leadership Team and play a pivotal role in maximising plant availability / driving efficiencies and profitability at all times and in line with site targets.

What will I be doing?

As the Site Engineer you will be responsible for:

• Managing external contractors, ensuring sign off of completed works against an agreed standard, compliance with all applicable internal systems, review Risk Assessments, Method Statements, Issue Permit to Work.
• Ensure all work carried out has been documented and necessary approval completed before work commences.
• Actively update knowledge of existing and new machinery.
• Provide information regarding fault finding, share any knowledge with Site Manager and Production Supervisors as applicable.
• Ensure all new installations or modifications to existing machinery are commissioned and risk assessed before use.
• Manage tasks so that the site complies with all UK engineering compliance requirements as well as internal system requirements (LOLER, PUWER, Legionella, Electricity at Work, Pressure System Regs, Permit to Work, Hot Work etc.)
• Ensure engineering stores are maintained, ordered and tidy.
• Actively promote safety awareness and cost and quality awareness.
• Report accidents, ill health or near miss situations arising out of work activity are thoroughly reported, investigated and recorded in compliance with the company reporting procedure.

Qualifications and skills

To be successful in this role we are looking for the right behaviours and competencies as well as a proven track in a similar position. The ideal candidate will ideally have the following:

• Time served multi skilled engineer (with an electrical bias) or an engineering qualification such as OND, ONC or BTECH.
• Several years experience in a similar maintenance role ideally gained within a manufacturing environment. Ideally food, chemical or pharmaceutical.
• A wide breadth of engineering knowledge.
• Ability to work independently and prioritize conflicting demands.
• Fault finding skills, including the ability to interrogate PLC's
• Good working knowledge of MS Office
• Experience of managing small projects and external contractors .
• Thorough understanding of relevant Health and Safety legislation. Experience of Food Safety is highly desirable.

In Kerry we know that sometimes the perfect candidate doesn’t exist, and people can be put off applying for a role if they don’t fit all the requirements. If you are excited about working for us and have the majority of the skills or experience, then please do apply as you could be exactly what we are looking for.