Engineering Chargehand

Position Title: Engineering Chargehand

Position Type: Regular - Full-Time

Requisition ID:40373

ENGINEERING CHARGEHAND.

About McCain.

At McCain were feeding the world: from French fries to Smiles we contribute to the important role food plays in peoples lives. Thats why were dedicated to ensuring our core valuesFamily Authentic Trusted and Qualityshine through every day. As a privately owned family company with over 60 years of experience a presence in more than 160 countries and a global team of 22000 people our values and culture are at the heart of everything we do. We believe that we can work together along with our business and community partners to bring sustainable growth and positive change today tomorrow and for generations to come. Join us and see how you can MAKE IT at McCain!

Why join the McCain family.

• Your Life were here to help you fulfil your potential flourish and thrive in work and life.
• Your Success work alongside passionate individuals who are committed to supporting your career ambitions drive and success.
• Your Impact we want you to make a meaningful lasting impact for you for your colleagues and for the business.

About the role.

Together with a multi-disciplined team the Engineering Chargehand is responsible for carrying out first line maintenance tasks and improvements on equipment throughout the factory efficiently and effectively to enable maintenance targets to be met. The role is also responsible for providing feedback on completed tasks and work requirements using the CMMS to ensure equipment histories and costs are up to date and to enable follow up work to be identified and planned.

Responsibilities and Accountabilities

• Together with the Shift Engineering Manager leading a team of multi-disciplined engineers (and contractors when necessary) to ensure designated tasks are completed efficiently and effectively to the highest standard
• Considering all implications when carrying out designated tasks and avoid unnecessary costs where possible by minimising purchases and through best utilisation of time and resources
• Having a right first time work ethic and using root cause analysis to determine the underlying reasons behind problems and failures and act on the findings

• Being observant at all times when in the plant and investigating any deficiencies observed or reported to you; raising work orders for those that cannot be actioned immediately and feeding back on those that can
• Instil a Continuous Improvement mentality - providing and implementing ideas to improve manufacturing and mechanical efficiency and equipment reliability
• Working in liaison with other departments as required and providing support and assistance where possible
• Entering accurate detailed feedback on all completed tasks into the CMMS on a daily basis
• Working closely with the Maintenance Planner to ensure the smooth execution of both day-to-day maintenance tasks and shutdown work
• Ensuring the upkeep and reliability of all plant and equipment in your designated area by feeding back requirements to the Planner/Supervisors

Leadership Principles.

Our principles each with related practices guide our actions across the organisation. Together they address how McCain interacts with our customers and employees and how we work as individuals and collectively to find success. While each role adheres to the Leadership Principles individual roles may focus more on a specific principle or principles.

We are customer obsessed. Customers are our starting point. By understanding their needs and leveraging data and consumer insights we drive mutual success.

We think big and plan ahead. Through ambition curiosity and smart risks we can accomplish goals refine processes and innovate to scale success.

We bring out the best in our people. We create safe spaces for our people so that trust and empowerment come naturally. Inclusion is about listening first showing humility and working together.

We act like owners. Together we clear obstacles and do the work that makes us all successful and proud to be part of McCain.

What Were Looking For

Youll be experienced in working within an Engineering team ideally within a food manufacturing operation with a working knowledge of lean manufacturing principles and health safety and food safety and a background and experience of mechanical and electrical engineering.

Experience
Craft Apprenticeship in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering (essential)
NVQ Electrical/Mechanical Level 3 or equivalent (essential)

Demonstrable experience working in a maintenance/engineering department (essential)

Knowledge
Health & Safety / Food Safety Best Practice (desirable)
Quality Assurance Systems and Standards (desirable)

Skills
Strong fault finding and diagnostic capabilities (essential)
Understanding of PLC and SCADA systems would be beneficial (desirable)

Demonstrable experience of building high performing teams and has a collaborative controlled and pro-active approach

Shift Pattern.

This role will be working a mix of day and night shift. Youll work 12-hour shifts and typically through 1 month be working 7 days and 7 nights youll have 2 long weekends off per month.

Location.

Youll be based at our Whittlesey plant in Peterborough. If youve spotted our three wind turbines then youll know where we are! With about 400 employees on site were one of our largest plants across the GB business. Our Whittlesey plant is where we make our famous French Fries as well as our chilled products such as our Shake Shake Fries.

The benefits of working for McCain.

Although we do encourage you to taste the goods youll be pleased to know we dont pay you in chips. For working hard youll also get a great salary and some pretty good benefits including:

• An excellent pension where we will pay double what you do up to a maximum of 12% of your pay
• Flexible holidays where you can buy & sell up to 5 days holiday per year
• Private medical cover
• Optional health cash plan
• Cycle to work scheme
• Chips In Volunteering Day Off - to make a positive impact to the competitiveness resilience and long-term development of McCain communities across the globe

And of course being part of a Global business there are great opportunities to shine/thrive should you wish to relocate in the future. We have an ambitious 5-year growth plan that presents development & progression opportunities for those who seek it out.

The McCain experience.

We are McCain: this statement is about our power collectively and our importance individuallyyour impact is a significant part of the business. Our winning culture focuses on authenticity and trust so we can always bring out the best in our people. Here you have the opportunity to learn grow and thrive while being yourself.

Come and join The Makers to see why we are better together.

McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. As a global family-owned company we strive to be the employer of choice in the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that inclusion drives our creativity resilience and success and makes our business qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race religion color national origin sex age veteran status disability or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

McCain is an accessible employer. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials or accessible meeting rooms) please let us knowand we will work with you to find appropriate solutions.

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Job Family:Engineering & Technical
Division:GB Manufacturing & Supply Chain
Department:C Shift Engineers
Location(s): GB - United Kingdom : England : Whittlesey
GB - United Kingdom : England : Peterborough

Company:McCain Foods (G.B.) Ltd