Shift Lead Engineer

Job Summary 

We have an exciting opportunity for a Shift Lead Engineer to join our team at Agrial Fresh Produce in Wigan. As a core member of the Engineering team, you will report to the site Maintenance Manager and will strive to deliver best practice, world class engineering standards and support the operation to deliver business needs. You will be responsible for that day to day leadership of shift members, including prioritisation and allocation of workload and deploying labour based on the maintenance schedule and requirements of the individual tasks.

Working hours:  4 on 4 off Shift Pattern - 12 hour shifts - 7am/7pm starts/finishes 2 days | 2 nights

About Us 

Agrial Fresh Produce is one of three UK food manufacturing factories who are owned by the French co-operative group, Agrial. Agrial has operations across 18 regions with 280 farming outlets and 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. We have a recipe for success through our EPIC values and working together as one team. Our Wigan site is a well-established business unit that processes and distributes pre-packed, ready to eat, fresh salad bags and bowls to some of the UK's well-known retailers and restaurants. We are based on Martland Park Industrial Estate, which is ideal for travel on the M61, M6 and M62.   

Main Responsibilities 

• Working closely with Shift Operation Managers and other support teams daily to ensure direction of labour and planned engineering activities fully support our operation.
• Assessment of engineering team skills and behaviours, assisting in up skilling and training on trade skill, site equipment & specific site processes.
• Attend the daily production meetings to ensure the maintenance plan is communicated and any equipment issues are resolved and prioritised accordingly. 
• Drive a proactive continuous improvement culture within your team, encouraging root cause thinking to prevent failure reoccurrence.
• Management and development of department processes; including shift handovers, briefs and defect reporting/resolving.
• Providing expert front-line Engineering knowledge to support the Production operation. 

Skills and Experience Required 

• Technical Hands-On-Engineering Experience, through recognised time served apprenticeship ideally within food manufacturing, although ex-military route candidates also actively considered. 
• 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.

What You Will Get In Return

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 and an annual volunteering day.

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!  

Please apply directly or alternatively contact Liza Crane, Recruitment Officer for a totally confidential discussion.  
 
Note to recruitment agencies: this role is being handled by the company HR team and no agency contact is required. 

Agrial Fresh Produce reserve the right to close this vacancy once we have received sufficient applications. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

We are committed to supporting the mental health and wellbeing of all of our staff. That’s why we’ve taken the Mental Health at Work Commitment and are currently delivering a programme of activities to ensure that everyone can have open and honest conversations about their wellbeing in the workplace and feel supported. We encourage applications from persons with experience of poor mental health and are committed to supporting our employees to fulfil their potential and perform at their best in work.

Agrial Fresh Produce Ltd is an Equal Opportunities employer. In addition, as part of Responsible Recruitment, Agrial Fresh Produce Ltd believes in the Employer Pay Principle. No worker should pay for a job – the costs of recruitment should be borne not by the worker but by the employer. 

VISA Sponsorship: We are unable to provide VISA sponsorship, and therefore cannot employ anyone who does not have the legal right to live and work in the UK. Our recruitment process will ask you to provide evidence of your Right to Work in the UK.