Key Responsibilities:

• Assist in development and delivery of Asset Care strategy within BU and across site
• Deliver actions within the Quality and Safety areas to control risk
• Develop improvement plans for assets through RCM and risk mapping
• Motivate and engage with cross functional operation teams
• Create project justification documentation and drive improvement
• Involvement in development of key programs on site, including Food Safety, EH&S, Calibration, Predictive Maintenance
• Support with operational AM, Centre lining and task transfer activities
• Ensure support, commitment and training/coaching for Operations staff
• Deliver Asset Care maintenance as per plan
• Support the BU with all engineering aspects within the area
• Compliance with RCA process on site
• Objective based targets for improvement projects
• Danone rules and standards
• Product conformity
• Maintenance SIM 3 KPIs
• Line OE figures
• OEE system data

Skills and experience required for this role:

• Qualifications: Degree or Diploma in Mechanical or Electrical & Electronic Engineering (HNC, HND, BEng)
• MS office, MS Project, MS Visio
• Experience: Maintenance, Facilities, Projects engineering
• Ideally cross skilled in terms of Mechanical, Electrical, Pneumatic, Fluid Power, some PLC knowledge/understanding preferable (Siemens)
• Core Functional Competencies: Good verbal and written communications, with strong personality able to handle management and resolution of construction issues.
• Leadership Competencies: Some leadership qualities will be necessary to manage the OEMs, cross functional improvement teams and members of any teams created
• Safety: Strong focus on safety management, Knowledge of Danone Wise safety program would be an advantage
• Good Project/Programme Management Skills, key communication skills
• Understands manufacturing/engineering equipment
• Use of SAP CMMS or similar

We  have a fantastic opportunity for a Shift Engineer on a permanent contract to join us in our Liverpool plant, where you will work on a variety of process and site facility equipment. As the Shift Engineer, you will be responsible for delivery of all planned, preventative, predictive and reactive maintenance through a developed Asset Care strategy for the area. This role will support the Business Unit production shift leaders with any critical decision making and be responsible for the delivery of planned and reactive maintenance activities on shift.

Within the role, you will install, repair, inspect, calibrate and overhaul plant/machinery, both electrically and mechanically, to ensure continuous production and improvements within the plant. In addition, you will ensure facilities are in compliance with health and safety, GMP and best-practice guidelines.

You must maintain, improve and sustain the overall equipment efficiency of the area under your responsibility as well as being responsible for closing skills gaps identified by the skills matrix.

We require an engineering related qualification of at least Level 3 but preferably Level 4 HNC. But most importantly experience in similar roles working as electrical and/or mechanical engineer.

This role will operate over a 24/7 shift pattern.   In return you will receive a competitive salary + bonus + shift allowance. You will also be eligible for our award-winning flexible rewards and benefits package and excellent pension provision. You’ll also get the support and guidance to personally develop and shape your career whilst contributing to the performance of the business.

Danone is embarking on an exciting global transformation to its strategy and organisational set up and we want you to be part of that journey! The importance of eating and drinking healthy nutritional products is stronger than ever and the chance to adapt and evolve through digital transformation is upon us. We want to embrace these opportunities to build a more agile, integrated and synchronised organisation powered by our people.

We are a leading food and drink company with a fast-growing health-focused portfolio. With over 100 years of expertise, we care about every product we make, and we care equally about how we make them. We operate at 5 production sites as well as offices in the UK & Ireland- led by our people who power everything we do and are key to our success. We are a team of 2000+ Danoners, part of a 100,000 strong global family.

At heart is conviction that peoples’ health, and the health of the planet, are intrinsically connected. We talk about One Planet. One Health; that is our frame of action. To deliver this vision, we put our focus on delivering health through food and drinks to as many people as possible.

Every minute on any given day, 3,600 people are eating or drinking on our products. Ranging from household favourites to international icons, our consumer and medical nutrition brands hold market leading positions in most of the categories in which we operate.

Our brands include; Volvic, Evian, Harrogate, Activia, Alpro, Actimel, Nutricia, Aptamil and Cow & Gate.

We offer a competitive package including a double matched pension, annual bonus, private healthcare, life assurance and product vouchers. You will also be entitled to opt into a range of flexible benefits which you can pick to suit your lifestyle. These include discounted gym membership, childcare vouchers, dental cover, optical insurance, travel insurance, holiday buy & sell and much more!

Our mission and values guide how we behave, our flexible ways of working, how we connect with our communities and how we grow & develop our people. This is reflected in our employee offer; for example, our health & wellbeing programme, sponsored volunteering opportunities and in how individuals are enabled to drive their own development. Ensuring an inclusive working culture that is accessible to all is important to us; we therefore support flexible ways of working wherever possible. Please let us know in your application how you would like to explore flexible working for this position.

Look at the website www.danone.com to learn more about our 4 promises that help every Danoner carry out our vision in their own unique way

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