AG Barr
Engineering Technician

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Engineering Technician
Job Title: Engineering Technician Location: Milton Keynes Contract and working pattern: Full-time, Continental Shifts Are you ready to Be Your Best Barr None? Lets Grow!!! We are all about Being Your Best Barr None and having a career with real Moments that Matter! Employing around 950 people across the UK, we are proud to be a responsible business that takes care of our people, values diversity, gives something back to our communities and works to minimise our environmental impact. For 150 years AG Barr has been building great brands and is home to some of the nations favourite flavours. At our core is IRN-BRU, launched in 1901 and still going strong today, the vibrant RUBICON fruit based brand, Boost making every moment better with a caffeine kick, hydration hit or tasty treat, and FUNKIN where real fruit means authentic taste. We also have a number of exciting owned brands within our portfolio including MOMA, which crafts quality oats into great tasting oat drinks and porridges. There's never been a better time to join us!
What we’re looking for… To provide technical expertise to ensure maximum efficiency and performance from engineering assets and delivery of the engineering strategy. To be compliant with all relevant legislative standards Our large factories produce multi formats across a number of high speed modern lines, producing to high quality standards whilst maximising production outputs and minimising overhead costs. The Engineering Technician is part of a team of Technicians reporting to the Engineering Team Leader.
Your responsibilities will include... Carry out planned maintenance programmes and schedules recommending improvements where appropriate, to ensure efficiencies are maximised. Carry out fault diagnosis and repair breakdowns promptly to ensure downtime is minimised. Analyse line efficiency, wastage and downtime data with a view to identifying areas for performance improvement. Carry out all duties in accordance with safe working practices and factory hygiene standards. Produce detailed written reports when and where required i.e. downtime sheets and line log books. When identifying faulty equipment consult manufacturers manuals & read detailed mechanical exploded drawings so correct replacement parts can be ordered. Operate machinery if required to ensure efficient manufacturing team working.
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What you’ll bring... The successful candidate will have; Educated to City & Guilds level or equivalent in a Mechanical/Electrical engineering discipline. Preferably experienced within a multi skilled food manufacturing or FMCG environment. In depth knowledge of maintenance systems and processes. Proven knowledge and experience of initiating and implementing continuous improvements, lean manufacturing and Six sigma techniques. Strong IT skills. Attention to detail - with a real focus on accuracy, will work hard to ensure a right first time approach and will have the ability to spot discrepancies and inaccuracies with ease. Completer finisher - will adopt a logical and methodical approach and can be relied upon not to give up and to see jobs through from start to finish. Problem-solver - tenacious and will use creativity, innovation and an analytical approach to exhaust all options until a satisfactory solution is found. Ability to work under your own supervision. Proactive attitude.
What we offer… We believe in creating a diverse and inclusive culture where your voice can be heard. Our skilled, loyal and committed people are critical to the future success of AG Barr which is why we are continually investing in our employees to develop their talent. We look after our employees by offering a competitive salary and benefits package which includes; Uncapped bonus linked to business performance Defined contribution Pension Up to 34 days holiday (depending on shift pattern) Flexible holiday trading Flexible cash pot to spend on benefits Healthcare Cash Plan Flexible benefits e.g. discounts & cashbacks, gym memberships, technology purchases etc Life assurance Save as you earn scheme Staff sales discount Free AG Barr products throughout your working day and staff sales Annual salary review Ongoing professional development and access to Learning and Development programmes and content And much more! To find out more about what it is like to work for AG Barr, please visit our careers platform here. We are an equal opportunities employer and happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments that may be needed for successful candidates with a disability, health or mental health condition. While we have highlighted our ideal requirements for this role, we are realistic that the successful candidate probably won't meet every single requirement in this advert, but we are big advocates of people growing in role. So even if you don’t meet every single requirement, we encourage you to submit an application - you may be just what we are looking for! Apply now!


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