Engineer Grade 1

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Huhtamaki is a key global provider of sustainable packaging solutions for consumers around the world, enabling wellbeing and convenience. Our innovative products protect on-the-go and on-the-shelf food and beverages, ensuring hygiene and safety, and help prevent food waste.

We are committed to protecting food, people and the planet and are on the lookout for passionate and consummate professionals to join our growing team to help us deliver on our ambitious 2030 Strategy. We look for colleagues who Care, Dare and Deliver.

We are currently recruiting for a number of engineers to join our engineering department based at our Gosport site.⠀These roles are working 12 hour shifts 6-6 working a pattern of days and alternate weekends (26% shift allowance) or days, nights and weekends (33% shift allowance)

Main Responsibilities

To apply skill set to gain competence to work on any machine at the Holbrook & Grange site and be capable of diagnosing the faults & causes of a wide range of equipment. Carry out routine planned maintenance on Holbrook & Grange sites to include mechanical, electrical, electronic and production equipment working to a planned maintenance schedule. Learn how to maintain and update all maintenance and equipment documentation, which will include PC based systems, accurately and on time. To understand the skills necessary to be able to complete tooling changes and adjustments to machines, with the assistance of the appropriate Operator/ Maintenance Engineer.

Demonstrate an appreciation of Electrical Systems. This will be sufficient to carry out fault diagnosis for electrical problems to a limited level. Assist technical staff and be involved with development and continuous improvement work whilst working under direction. Participate in project work on new equipment and plant as necessary. Investigate and correct processing problems with the assistance of fellow engineers and/or operating personnel, and other specialist personnel, as necessary. Assist in route cause analysis giving information about work completed and remedial actions to prevent reactive situations occurring on equipment. Ensure that all work is carried out in accordance with Company safety procedures and Health and Safety legislation. Able to deliver fabricated parts or needed components when required. Demonstrate the writing and updating of risk assessments and SOP’s Understand how to rebuild spare assemblies to ensure critical spares are available at all times for focused areas and correctly book out spare parts from the engineering stores. Keep the working areas clean and tidy, cleaning up after each maintenance operation. Ensure that all equipment is safe, maintained and used correctly. Understand and comply with all local policies and procedures. Attend specific training/college courses and complete course work on time and to the required standard if applicable.

The successful candidate will have the following :

Experience of working within a high volume FMCG / manufacturing environment. Isolation and lock off processes. Understanding of advanced high-speed machinery & have competency in diagnostic fault finding.

Time Served apprenticeship in engineering discipline

ONC / HNC / BTEC in Engineering or equiv (Level 3)

NVQ Level 2 Engineering NVQ Level 2

Minimum of 4 GCSEs (inc Maths, English, Science) at Grade C or above

Awareness of health and safety considerations.

Demonstrate a practical understanding of repairs and maintenance work.

An appreciation of:-

PLC control systems & Automation

4 Axis & 6 Axis Robotics

Servo motors. 24v Sensors

Thermocouples

Diagnostic and fault finding skills

Strong awareness of Health & Safety legislation

Well Organized, good at planning and can meet deadlines

Able to work alone and uses own initiative

Join us to shape the future together!