Who are we, and what do we do?
You may not have heard of us, but there’s a good chance you’ve enjoyed our products. Avara Foods is one of the UK’s leading food businesses, supplying chicken and turkey to the country’s major supermarkets and well-known restaurants.
We own and manage our entire supply chain, from farms to factory and all the way to the customer door – meaning we have careers that cover a whole range of functions. We have major processing sites across England and Wales, and an agricultural network of over 350 farms, spanning from North Yorkshire to the South Coast and Wales.
The benefits of working for Avara Foods:
As a Reliability Engineer you will enjoy a secure, supportive and progressive working environment, where your contribution and achievements will be recognised and rewarded.
We offer comprehensive training as well as continuous development as you build your long-term career with us. You can also look forward to benefits that amongst other things include the following:
- £34,000-£38,000 DOE
- 31 days holiday allowance
- Pension scheme
- Life assurance/insurance
- Various lifestyle benefits, such as cashback perks, exclusive shopping discounts from well known retailers, and discounted cinema tickets!
- Wellbeing resources, including free online health advice & support, and wellbeing assessments.
- Subsidised staff canteen
- Free staff parking
About the Role:
Are you passionate about Engineering? Looking for a new challenge? Do you have experience or qualifications in Reliability engineering?
As an inclusive, forward-thinking business, we take pride in our approach to investing in our people across Avara Foods and are looking for a highly competent and motivated Reliability Engineer to join our Engineering Team, based at our Hereford site.
Working hours -
Monday to Friday 08:00-16:30
Purpose of the role
Working as a member of the Engineering Team, you will haveEngineering responsibility for an area within the operational environment asthe asset manager. Monitoring equipment downtime, analysing trends to drivecontinuous improvement and reliability initiatives and projects.
What will your key responsibilities as a Reliability Engineer include?
- · Responsible for all equipment in an area
- · Maintain a high level of reliability offactory equipment through an effective planned maintenance regime
- · Responsible for the gathering and analysis ofequipment efficiency and downtime to drive continuous improvement initiatives
- · Raise planned maintenance or reactivemaintenance jobs for respective area
- · Review of all completed job sheets inrespective area
- · Production of downtime data for weeklymeetings
- · Lead and support installation and capitalprojects
- · Communicate and collaborate with othercolleagues, suppliers and contractors
- · Understand engineering and operational KPIsand be able to identify areas for improvement
- · Interact with on-shift engineers and othersite engineering teams to resolve challenging equipment problems
- · Support the Site Reliability Engineer andengineering peers to develop robust weekly and monthly maintenance plans thatimprove asset availability and equipment performance
- · Co-ordinate original equipment manufacturerengineer service visits with production and planning teams and schedulingfurther work that arises from those inspections
Essential
- · Engineering qualificationabove L3
- · Experience gained in anEngineering maintenance environment
- · Self-motivated attitudewith the ability to multi-task and thrive in a timeline driven environment
- · Good interpersonalcommunication skills
- · Ability to workindividually or as part of a team
- · Ability to problem solve
- · Strong analytical skills
- · Good IT ability
Desirable
- · Bachelor’s degree inEngineering, HND / HNC or L3 Engineering qualification may be considereddepending on experience
- · Knowledge of CMMS system(Mainsaver / Spidex)
- · CAD experience
- · Experience of managingprojects
- · Experience of onsitecontractor management
What happens after you apply for this role?
After you’ve applied, you’ll be contacted in due course by a Resourcing Officer at our Hereford site, to discuss your application and CV further. There’ll also be a chance for you to ask us any questions you may have about the role.
If you’re ready to work in a dynamic environment alongside talented people who take pride in delivering great results, apply today!
We are committed to being an equal opportunities employer.
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