Multi-skilled Engineer

We're Hiring Electrically Biased Engineers – Join Us in Gateshead!

Valeo Foods UK is on the lookout for talented Electrically Biased Engineers to join our team at our Gateshead site – home of the much-loved tortilla crisps and rice cakes.

If you're passionate about engineering, thrive in a fast-paced manufacturing environment, and want to be part of a team that keeps some of the UK’s favourite snacks on the shelves, we’d love to hear from you!

What you'll be doing:

• The daily reporting of breakdowns v PPMs activities
• Prioritisation of repair work
• Planning and Monitoring machine performance
• Working with the Planning Department to negotiate machine availability
• Monitoring failure
• Supporting External Contractors
• Technical support for production when required
• To maintain the highest standards in housekeeping, adopting a clean as you go policy.
• To maintain the highest standards when completing paperwork and works sign off.

Key areas of the role:

• Carrying out of the engineering activities.
• Achieving P.P.M. Plans and completion rates.
• Minimizing engineering downtime.
• Maintaining GMP and safety standards within the Engineering Department.
• Implementing and ensuring compliance of engineering processes within the team.
• Ensuring the highest engineering audit standards at all times· Ensuring Engineering skills and knowledge are maintained at the highest level.

About you:

• Relevant engineering qualification
• Able to prove competency in all forms of isolation, electrical safety and safe panel entry
• Experience of FMCG operations
• PC Literate (thereby able to use computer-based maintenance systems)
• Able to strip machines in full and reassemble them, as well as completing machine size change procedures and their adjustments.

You will be:

• An "out of the box" thinker who isn't afraid to share a "light bulb" moment!
• Health and Safety driven.
• Willing and able to work both independently and as part of a close team.

Salary: £46,920 per annum

Hours: 4 on 4 off, 6am till 6pm and 6pm till 6am (rotating shifts) 

We offer a wide range of exciting benefits including 20 days holiday, a generous pension scheme, a rewards and discount portal, free and discounted products and Company events run throughout the year.

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