Greencore Group plc is a leading convenience food business with an annual turnover in excess of £1.1 billion. Operating 16 high-quality convenience food manufacturing facilities in the United Kingdom and a further 4 in the United States, we employ more than 11,000 people providing a wide range of chilled, frozen and ambient foods to major retail and food service customers in the UK, the US and Ireland Greencore Frozen Foods based in Leeds is the UK's largest Own Brand supplier of frozen Toad in The Hole and Yorkshire puddings. We supply major grocery retail multiples, food service, major frozen food manufacturers, wholesalers, multiple caterers and high street chains and pub companies
The purpose of this role is to provide a safe, high quality, cost effective maintenance service for the site assets, responsible for the smooth running of all production equipment in allocated areas and ensuring all Health and Safety standards are met abd all equipment complies to all compnay and legal standards.
The role holder actively participating in continuous improvement initatives, risk assessmetns and safety issues and actions. Liaising and managing external contractrators. Supporting the PLC function on all PLC driven equipment. Maintaining tools, equipment, workshop and plant rooms in safe working condition. Ordering and booking stock items in line with departmental guidelines. Following good manufacturing practice at all times, whilst providing robust engineering support to the factory.
We are looking for people with electrical NVQ level 3 or higher, 16th or 17th edition certification and PLC level 2 as a minimum. The ideal candidates will have a proven understanding of PLC systems and ladder logic, a logical approach to breakdown fault finding. Candidates must have effective communication skills (written, verbal and PC), capable of team building and training. We are looking for people with a sense of urgency, who will be proactive in driving through continuous improvement initiatives.
This is a full time permanent role, working 12 hour shifts on a four on, four off rota. we are offering a competitive salary and a contributory pension scheme.
