Multi-skilled Maintenance Engineer - Malton, United Kingdom - Karro Food Group

Karro Food Group

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Malton, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Karro is a leading producer of bacon, gammon, fresh pork, fresh and frozen sausages, ham and cooked meats. We supply our high quality meat products to retail, foodservice and manufacturing customers across the UK.

Karro process circa 50,000 pigs each week for delivery to the UK's major supermarkets and wholesale food supplier markets, all with full supply chain visibility.

Our pork is eaten by millions of consumers every year, and is stocked across the country byleading retailers.

Karro Food Group headquarters' are located in Malton, North Yorkshire, and employ circa 4,000 people across our national food production locations.

Job Purpose
4 on 4 off (5:30am -5:30pm) - Salary is negotiable depending on experience.

Reporting to the Engineering Team Leader, the aim of this role is to maintain and repair all equipment in the relevant department.

Each department has strict hygiene and safety rules in order to avoid contamination, so a crucial part of this role is being awareof and adhering to the restrictions.

Key Accountabilities

Attend to breakdowns, reactive maintenance to enable continued production
Use and record PPM's and breakdowns on Pirana maintenance system
Day to day maintenance of:
Slicing machines
Packaging machines
Retail machines (including labellers, pneumatics, nitrogen equipment, air blasts and steam cookers)

This will include vac packing machines, vac pumps and film over-wrapping machines

Strip down the machines for hygiene purposes and rebuild these after cleaning
Maintain and service temperature control equipment
Identify opportunities for improvements to the department
Being the ambassador for the site at all times, behaving in a professional and courteous manner with both internal and external customers
Undertake other jobs as reasonably requested within the scope of the job to improve the running of the department

Skills and Experience Required

Electrical or Mechanical engineering background
Relevant engineering qualifications minimum Engineering NVQ or equivalent
Ability to work unsupervised (although advice and guidance will be available where required)
Ability to work on your own initiative
Ability to think on your feet
Experience of working in the food industry
Self Motivated

Key Challenges