Site Engineer

Carrs Billington, Primrose, Lancaster

Site Engineer

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Carrs Billington, Primrose, Lancaster

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted 2 weeks ago, 6 Dec | Get your application in now before you miss out!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 5f0f7078e6a849a481929fe69cb429ec

Full Job Description

· Ensure you and other Engineers work in a safe and efficient manner in all areas of the site and follow the company's procedures, upholding the companies standards on Safety and Quality.
· Ensure that all operating procedures and other legal and company requirements are adhered to in respect of ongoing compliance. This includes the UFAS accreditation
· Follow the permit to work system and ensure all maintenance is carried out with safety in mind.
· Expedite reactive maintenance tasks in a safe and timely manner
· Minimise plant downtime due to mechanical and electrical failure
· Carry out maintenance in accordance with the company maintenance system and schedule to ensure that all plant and machinery on the site is correctly maintained to enable the mill to perform efficiently and safely to meet production requirements.
· Maintain suitable and appropriate spares to avoid foreseeable interruption to production
· Monitor machine performance and condition to ensure efficient use of resources, and prevent unnecessary equipment failures.
· Support the plant internal hygiene audit and contribute to standards improving audit on audit
· Take an active role in designing, implementing and maintaining maintenance schedules.
· Take part in an on-call maintenance cover team for the site when you are not at work.
· Manage approved engineering contractors carrying out work on site and ensure the standard of their work is satisfactory, aligned with the scope of work originally requested and agreed and cost-effective
· Participate in and oversee planned maintenance shutdowns.
· Take a proactive approach to your own continuous development and learning.
· Adopt a flexible approach to cover absenteeism/demand and work required in other areas/locations to meet the needs of the business.
· Adhere to Company and Group policies and procedures, including but not limited to those relating to Safety, Health and Environmental.
· To ensure all relevant legislation and approved codes of practice, are adhered to in respect of ongoing compliance, including but not limited to UFAS, FIAS, & NOPS assurance schemes.
Any other task associated with the efficient technical support of a Workshop.

· Responds positively to changing business priorities, and able to remain composed when under pressure.
· Have a proactive can do attitude.
· Have a strong working knowledge of the mill and/or the production processes.
· Strong communications skills.
· Strong Problem solving techniques, through innovative, logical and structured thinking.
Desirable
· Experience of maintenance software and other IT.
· Qualification to NVQ or City and Guilds standard in Engineering.

Every day we provide rural and agricultural communities with the support they need to succeed. Whether they are after a healthier herd or flock, increased yields, faster growth rates, a decent return on their land or even just a helping hand. We have the people, products, and services to help our customers get from where they are now to where they want to be. This is why every role at Carr's Billington is hugely important to our shared success and why we welcome talent from across all different backgrounds to work across our retail, feed, machinery, fuel and central support divisions.
Carr's Billington Agriculture is a subsidiary company of The Billington Group, who are also the proud owner of Criddle & Co., English Provender Company and Billington Foods.
The Job
Taking responsibility for the overall maintenance of the site, both planned and reactive maintenance tasks, fault finding and plant optimisation. Engage with other key stakeholders to support the creation of capital plans, budgets, and maximise efficiency, service and feed quality while ensuring that feed safety, health and safety and environmental standards are never compromised.

As part of The Billington Group we offer a wide range of employee benefits including:
· An attractive salary package.
· Annual salary reviews in September each year.
· A minimum of 25 days annual leave.
· Opportunity to work for a well-established family-owned business with ambitions for growth and innovation.
Your Health
Health Assured: Access to an Employee Assistance Programme which offers counselling and health and wellbeing advice.
Sick pay: Generous company sick pay entitlement.
Health Cash Plan: A health cash plan allowing colleagues to claim back money spent on everyday health care such as optical, dental, physiotherapy and much more.
Your Lifestyle
Staff Discount: Colleagues are eligible for a generous staff discount on selected products at our Country Stores.
Cycle to work scheme: A salary sacrifice scheme saving you tax on the purchase of a new bicycle and associated equipment.
Flexible life assurance and critical illness cover: Choose to increase the level of life assurance cover already provided to you by the company or add critical illness cover, all at preferential rates.
Perks At Work: Access to an exclusive member's discount website with over 3,500 brands where you can save money and earn cashback on spends from grocery shopping to holidays.
Salary finance benefits: Savings schemes, preferential rate loans and wage advances all through payroll as well as tools for financial education.
Your Future
Pension: Enrolment into the Company pension scheme after 3 months of employment.
Training & Development: Role specific training and ongoing training and development opportunities identified through our annual appraisal process.