Day Technician / Industrial Services Technician

Position Snapshot
Business Unit - Nestlé UK&I
Location - Halifax Factory Saalry £38,909.00 plus company benefits
Position Summary

We’re looking for a day based Industrial Services Engineering Technician to work as part of the industrial services team based at our Halifax Factory in West Yorkshire.
Manufacturing in Nestlé is all about ensuring the consumer receives a perfect quality product, at the right time and place whilst driving losses from our business in order to maximise efficiency & productivity.
Nestlé Halifax Factory in West Yorkshire is the home of the iconic confectionary brand Quality Street amongst several other well-known brands such as After Eight. These are produced through controlled process plant and automated filling and packing lines.

A day in the life of an Industrial Services Engineering Technician…

As an Industrial Services Engineering Technician, you will support the Industrial Services Manager by helping to maintain the generation and distribution of utilities for the factory operation. i.e. steam, refrigeration, electrical, water and effluent treatment, hygienic air handling and compressed air.
Knowledge of general maintenance is an advantage as you will be required to support the business with several tasks including Plumbing, Lighting, Drainage, General Building repair etc.
This will include working with various 3rd party contractors to help ensure the continued reliability of the assets while maintaining all SHE requirements
You will be working to deliver improvements in the performance of machinery and assets, technically supporting the Industrial Services Engineer/Manager and developing the technical skills within the engineering and operational teams.
The factory is moving forward with continuous improvement principles and actively developing TPM processes so it’s an exciting time to be involved, and it is expected that you will play a key part in the move from reactive to proactive maintenance.

• To work as part of the technical team ensuring work is prioritised in accordance with production plans, schedules and engineering requirements
• Responding to breakdowns within the plant, maximising production output and ensuring the smooth flow of the operation.
• Looking after all aspects of cost, efficiency, quality and maintenance activities including administration.
• Contributing to the upkeep of all relevant technical documentation.
• Participating and positively contributing to site initiatives and engineering standards as requested to include; HACCP, ISO50001, CDM, Corporate Engineering Standards.
• Raising purchase orders where required, liaising with the Maintenance Managers to ensure that appropriate service levels are maintained within budgetary constraints.
• Issuing of permits to work as required for both Nestle and 3rd party contractors as well as general contractor management
• Supporting the Industrial Services Manager with Compliance Audits and completion of remedial actions

What will make you successful

You will have excellent, multiskilled or mechanical/electrical engineering ability along with initiative and attention to detail. Experience of modern manufacturing techniques such as 5S, LEAN and TPM would be ideal.
You will also:

• Be educated to HNC or equivalent experience in Mechanical and/or Electrical Engineering time served apprenticeship. Ideal dual skilled
• BOAS Qualification and experience of Ammonia Refrigeration Systems would be preferred.
• Be able to demonstrate skills working on steam boilers and associated equipment, Refrigeration Systems, Air Compressors and Water Treatment.
• Possess a logical fault-finding approach to breakdowns.
• Be able to communicate effectively with a range of stakeholders
• Demonstrate a sense of urgency whilst never compromising safety or product quality.

What you need to know
What can we offer in return? Great benefits you’d expect from a business the size of Nestlé – in the shape of a competitive salary and benefits package, flexible working scheme, holiday, pension scheme and a real focus on personal development and growth.
Job advert closing date - 20th June 2023
We will be considering candidates as they apply and we will occasionally close job advertisements early in the event we receive sufficient applicants, so please don’t delay in submitting your application.
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