Maintenance Team Leader

We have an exciting opportunity for a Maintenance Engineering Team Leader to join our team at Florette in Lichfield. You'll assist the Maintenance Manager in managing a team of engineers, as well as carrying out engineering duties, servicing and conducting repairs over the site.,

• Motivate a team of engineers & Encourage EPIC behaviours (Excellence, Positivity, Innovation and Co-operation)


• Ensure implementation of hygiene and safety regulations, the wearing of protective clothing and the correct use and maintenance of hardware available and general compliance with internal regulations and labour legislation.


• To manage and motivate a team of maintenance engineers along with any contractors on site.


• Day to day upkeep of Production Equipment.


• Reacting to breakdowns quickly in order to reduce downtime.


• Equipment repair.


• Preventative Maintenance.


• Factory start up and testing.


• Technical repairing.


• The accurate and timely completion of necessary documentation
  
  Technical Hands-On-Engineering Experience, ideally within food manufacturing environment.


• Recognised time served apprenticeship or relevant technical qualifications in either mechanical or electrical at a minimum NVQ Level 3


• Knowledge of Planned Maintenance and PPM development.


• Broad knowledge of Hydraulics, Pneumatics, Mechanical, Electrical & PC/Inverter Assets.


• Specific experience of prioritising resources in a busy environment.
  
  Florette is one of three UK food manufacturing factories owned by the French co-operative group, Agrial. Agrial has operations across 18 regions, with 280 farming outlets and 5 different divisions, which comprise Beverage, Dairy, Meat, Fresh Produce & Agricultural operations; it's not just about lettuce! As well as the 3 factories we also have a farming operation - Agrial Fresh Farms. All UK sites operate under the name of Agrial Fresh Produce Limited and fall under Agrial's vegetable division.


The business is more recognisable in the UK by its Florette salad brand and we are now one of the UK's leading producers in the industry. Under the Florette brand, our site processes and distributes pre-packed, ready to eat fresh salad bags to well-known retailers in the UK. We have a recipe for success through our EPIC values and working together as one team.

A competitive salary, inclusion in our annual bonus scheme and a range of employee benefits you'd expect from a market leading business, including:

• Life Assurance - three times your basic salary paid to your nominated beneficiary.


• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme: providing a Remote GP service along with a 24/7 helpline for financial, legal, medical and life issues.


• A flexible & competitive annual leave entitlement that increases with service and offers an option to purchase additional holiday.


• Personalised training and development.


• Employee discount and salary finance schemes.


• Recognition awards, an annual volunteering day and a free staff transport service



• Free Staff Transport Service covering: Lichfield, Burton on Trent, Cannock, Rugeley, Burntwood.


Next Steps

It's an exciting time to join our business! We're looking for positive and innovative people to join our professional team. If you have the skills and experience we are looking for, and want a fresh challenge we would love for you to join us on our journey!