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Engineering Technician

Job Posted: 8 hours ago

Salary: £ Competitive
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Chorley, Lancashire

Expire in: a month

Job Description

Job Title: Engineering Technician 

Location: Preston / Chorley 
 Type: Permanent

Salary: Competitive

As the Engineering Technician, you will play a key role in ensuring Right First Time (RFT) settings on liquid bottling lines. You'll drive performance improvements, troubleshoot equipment issues, and implement preventative actions to maintain world-class manufacturing standards.

Key Responsibilities:

Always Ensure safe working practices and compliance with Health & Safety procedures
Set up and maintain production filling lines to meet planned requirements and achieve RFT standards
Work closely with Line Leaders and Supervisors to ensure production lines are ready and available to meet weekly plans
Identify and implement line improvements to increase Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) using root cause analysis and lean tools
Complete Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) activities on time using the CMMS system
Support the business in achieving and sustaining ISO22716/9001, COSMOS, Soil Association, and BRCGS accreditations
Utilise lean manufacturing techniques (SMED, 5S, RCPS, TPM) to improve efficiency and reduce changeover times
Report equipment and component failures promptly to ensure timely replacements
Dispose of waste safely and ensure equipment is turned off when not in use. 

Criteria: 

Mechanical bias or working towards a relevant qualification
Basic understanding of filling equipment operations (bottle filling, capping, labelling)
Knowledge of GMP guidelines and lean principles
Experience using planned maintenance systems (PPM)
Experience working in an FMCG environment
Basic IT skills (Windows, Microsoft Office)
Lean/Six Sigma qualification (advantageous)
Understanding of Health & Safety and risk assessment. 

If interested, please apply or contact Julia for more information - (phone number removed) /

Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy

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