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 - 0161 667 1803 /

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