Shift Engineer

  • All Posting Locations: Telford, England, GB
  • Job Functions: Manufacturing
  • Date Published: January 30, 2025
  • Ref#: R-89715

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About the Role

Job Description

Location: Kraft-Heinz Telford

Salary: £47,869.64 (inc shift premium)

Working hours: 4 on 4 off, 2 days and 2 nights.

Role Purpose

We are looking for a proactive and energetic individual to join our high-performing maintenance team. As a small site within a large Food & Beverage business, we have plenty of hurdles to overcome, as well as opportunities to develop our established ways of working and leading in a high-performance maintenance function. This is where you come in!

You would be working alongside the engineering team and reporting to a Maintenance Lead to keep our site and its production lines running as smooth as possible. The ideal candidate will be a team player, easily able to communicate issues and take proactive steps to ensure the long-term success of our site maintenance, as well as being able to work independently as the need arises.

In return, we can offer you fantastic opportunities to “Grow Your Career”. At Kraft-Heinz, “We Champion Great People”, so expect to own your development and drive forward with your own career ambitions.

Key Responsibilities

  • Perform all aspects of electrical, mechanical and preventative types of maintenance on various high-speed packaging machinery
  • Read electrical drawings and be proficient in faulting finding
  • Prioritise PPM activities and ensure these are executed in a timely manor
  • Understand principle centred coaching leadership and humble questioning
  • Coaching and qualifying aspects of PPM and AM activities with employees within the process
  • Organise and implement duties as directed by Maintenance Lead
  • Actively participate in team goal setting/implementation to ensure that we are a low cost, high quality producer
  • Ensure quality of our products and workplace by following all procedures and guidelines.
  • Comply with all established GMP, HACCP guidelines, Housekeeping responsibilities and QRMP operating procedures
  • Flexibility to adjust schedule to work with employees from all shifts as required
  • Works overtime as necessary
  • Pro active approach to problem solving
  • Maintain accurate records using the SAP system
  • Control spend within their area of responsibility
  • Organise follow-up work
  • To work safely at all times and adhere to company policies. EG LOTO PTW
  • Identify improvements to machinery and processes working with the CI team
  • Elements of cleaning, alongside the FSQ and operations team is required.
  • Perform other duties as required.

What you'll have

  • Electrical and mechanical apprenticeship or equivalent experience to Level 3;
  • Multiskilled in electrical and mechanical engineering to minimum level 3;
  • HNC in engineering would be preferred;
  • Worked in a manufacturing environment;
  • SAP experience or similar system would be a nice to have;
  • Leadership qualifications or previous experience.

Benefits

  • 22 days annual leave plus weekends and bank holidays off
  • Options to 'buy' additional annual leave-
  • Tusker Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme – no deposit- and insurance- servicing and maintenance are included-
  • Cycle to Work scheme-
  • Discounts on gym memberships-
  • Company matches and exceeds your pension contributions (up to 7%)-
  • 12x Life Assurance
  • Virtual GP-
  • Best Doctors service – connects you with world leading specialists-
  • Private Medical Insurance-
  • Critical Illness Insurance-
  • Eye-care,
  • Savings on MOT- servicing and repairs at Halfords Autocentre-
  • Savings on Vodafone pay monthly deals.

About Us

Kraft Heinz is a global food company with a delicious heritage. With iconic and emerging food and beverage brands around the world, we deliver the best taste, fun and quality to every meal table we touch. We’re on a mission to disrupt not only our own business, but the global food industry. A consumer obsession and unexpected partnerships fuel our progress as we drive innovation across every part of our company.

Around the world, our people are connected by a culture of ownership, agility and endless curiosity. We also believe in being good humans, who are working to improve our company, communities, and planet. We’re proud of where we’ve been – and even more thrilled about where we’re headed – as we nourish the world and lead the future of food.

Why Us

We grow our people to grow our business. We champion great people who bring ambition, curiosity, and high performance to the table as the guardians of our beloved and nostalgic brands. Good isn't good enough. We choose greatness every day by challenging the ordinary and making bold decisions. All while celebrating our wins – and our failures – as we work together to lead the future of food.

Challenging the status quo takes talent. We invest in your purpose and potential by developing skills and nurturing strengths that leave a legacy on our business and a lasting impact on your career. Because great people make great companies, and we’re growing something great here at Kraft Heinz.

Kraft Heinz is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Underrepresented Ethnic Minority Groups/Women/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity and other protected classes.

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Kraft Heinz is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Underrepresented Ethnic Minority Groups/Women/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity and other protected classes.

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Kraft Heinz is a global food company with a delicious heritage.  Our emerging and iconic food and beverage brands deliver the best taste, fun, and quality to every table we touch. Worldwide.

We’re on a mission to disrupt not only our own business, but the global food industry. Consumer obsession and unexpected partnerships fuel our progress. As we drive innovation company-wide.

Our people are connected by a culture of ownership, agility and endless curiosity. We believe in being good humans — working to improve our company, communities, and planet.

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Why Us

We grow our people to grow our business. We champion great people who bring ambition, curiosity, and high performance to the table as the guardians of our iconic and nostalgic brands.

Good isn’t good enough. We choose greatness every day by making bold decisions and challenging what’s ordinary. All while celebrating our wins – and failures – as we work together to transform the future of food.

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