Valeo Foods Group

Multi-skilled Engineer

Valeo Foods Group  •  Gateshead, GB (Onsite)  •  4 months ago
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Job Description

At Valeo Foods UK we bring together a family of much-loved UK food brands supported by the scale and ambition of a global investment partner. From Kettle’s bold crunch to Rowse’s natural sweetness, through to Matthew Walker and Barratt Sweets, our portfolio blends heritage, craft and category-leading innovation.

Alongside our branded portfolio, we are also one of the UK’s largest suppliers of private label products, partnering with major retailers to deliver quality and category expertise that meets the needs of millions of households every week.

As a business, we’re on a journey of transformation. We’re strengthening our operations, driving quality and investing in our people. It’s an exciting, fast-moving environment where heritage meets new thinking, and where every colleague contributes to shaping the future of food across the UK.

Join us and play your part in building the next chapter of some of Britain’s most loved brands.

Multi-skilled Engineer

3 Shift Rotating (6-2 2-10 10-6)

We're Hiring Multi skilled Engineers – Join Us in Gateshead!

Valeo Foods UK is on the lookout for talented Multi skilled Engineers to join our team at our Gateshead site – home of the much-loved tortilla crisps and rice cakes

If you're passionate about engineering, thrive in a fast-paced manufacturing environment, and want to be part of a positive can do team that keeps some of the UK’s favourite snacks on the shelves, we’d love to hear from you!

What you'll be doing:

  • Daily repair of machinery and carrying out proactive tasks when possible
  • Planning and Monitoring machine performance
  • Monitoring failure
  • Supporting External Contractors
  • Technical support for production when required
  • To maintain the highest standards in housekeeping, adopting a clean as you go policy.
  • To maintain the highest standards when completing paperwork and works sign off.

Key areas of the role:

  • H&S and safe work practices
  • Food safety, minimizing day to day risks with running of the plant and involving contractors
  • Plan is king, ensure that the company can hit its required targets
  • Firefighting machinery / site services upkeep and carrying out ongoing maintenance PPM in a timely manner
  • Promote and contribute to the continuous improvement of the running of the company
  • Minimize down time
  • Train / guide production staff in the correct way to treat our machinery and help train our maintenance technicians from within our department.
  • Work on projects as allocated by the Engineering Manager
  • Any other duties as requested by the Engineering Manager

Qualifications

  • Relevant Electrical Engineering qualification with basic mechanical skills
  • Able to prove competency in all forms of isolation and electrical safety
  • Proactive / use your own initiative
  • Experience of FMCG operations
  • PC Literate (thereby able to use computer-based maintenance systems)

Additional Information

What we offer you in return

  • Excellent Career Opportunities
  • Matched pension scheme up to 10%
  • Death in service
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Retailer discount platform
  • Staff discount
  • And plenty more!
Valeo Foods Group

About Valeo Foods Group

We are a leading producer and innovator of high quality, category-defining branded food products that have a proud history that dates back to 1845.

At Valeo Foods, we are passionate about food and our portfolio of over 20 iconic food brands, which includes Jacobs, Batchelors, Kettle, Rowse Honey, Balconi, Schluckwerder, are tried and trusted by consumers across Ireland, UK and Europe for their quality, wholesomeness, nutrition and fun.

We are a diverse business that combines food production, brand development and innovation, distribution and sales. We are Ireland’s largest ambient food supplier to the grocery trade, a major supplier to the food service market through Valeo Professional, and an increasingly prominent supplier to the UK market and a range of European Markets now.

We are focused on the continued development of our excellent portfolio of category defining food brands as we look to expand our footprint across Ireland, UK, Europe and beyond with our latest acquisition in North America. We are committed to delivering quality food products through continued innovation and excellence in manufacturing. This commitment ensures that our brands retain a market leading position in each of their respective categories.

We continue to recruit people with the best skills and expertise across a range of areas including manufacturing, food science, research and development, nutrition, distribution, sales, operations, marketing, human resources and finance, and aspire to be a best in class employer, focused on developing and empowering our people.

Industry
Food & Beverage
Company Size
201-500 employees
Headquarters
Dublin, IE
Year Founded
2010
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