Maintenance Technician

We have an exciting opportunity for a Maintenance Technician (referred to internally as Senior Technician) to join our busy Production team at Florette. A key function joining up production and maintenance, your role will be to liaise with the Team Leaders and Maintenance department to ensure our machinery is operating at its full potential. You'll rectify simple mechanical faults to machinery, plant and equipment ensuring all food safety and hygiene procedures are maintained. You'll also assist with planned maintenance, asset care and ensure remedial work is completed and logged.,

• Organising, setting up and monitoring machinery



• Rectify mechanical faults to machinery, plant and equipment , carry out alterations



• Lead process improvements and CI improvements



• Complete and update tasks as per process confirmation



• Assist to install plant and equipment where required



• Manage the SOP writing programme



• Use computer aided maintenance management system as and when required



• Audit inspections of equipment integrity on a daily basis



• Maintenance following fabric/safety inspections
  
  Relevant engineering apprenticeships, relevant H&S qualification (NEBOSH or IOSH)



• Some engineering background



• Experience in a similar role



• Experience of working in the food industry



• Understand drawings and show ability to interpret information



• Basic and intermediate food hygiene
  
  Florette is one of three UK food manufacturing factories owned by the French co-operative group, Agrial. Agrial has operations across 18 regions, with 280 farming outlets and 5 different divisions, which comprise Beverage, Dairy, Meat, Fresh Produce & Agricultural operations; it's not just about lettuce! As well as the 3 factories we also have a farming operation - Agrial Fresh Farms. All UK sites operate under the name of Agrial Fresh Produce Limited and fall under Agrial's vegetable division.


The business is more recognisable in the UK by its Florette salad brand and we are now one of the UK's leading producers in the industry. Under the Florette brand, our site processes and distributes pre-packed, ready to eat fresh salad bags to well-known retailers in the UK. We have a recipe for success through our EPIC values and working together as one team.

A competitive salary, inclusion in our annual bonus scheme and a range of employee benefits you'd expect from a market leading business, including:

Life Assurance - three times your basic salary paid to your nominated beneficiary.
Access to our Employee Assistance Programme: providing a Remote GP service along with a 24/7 helpline for financial, legal, medical and life issues.
A flexible & competitive annual leave entitlement that increases with service and offers an option to purchase additional holiday.
Personalised training and development.
Employee discount and salary finance schemes.
Recognition awards, an annual volunteering day and a free staff transport service
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• Free Staff Transport Service covering: Lichfield, Tamworth, Burton on Trent, Cannock, Rugeley, Burntwood.


Next Steps

It's an exciting time to join our business! We're looking for positive and innovative people to join our professional team. If you have the skills and experience we are looking for, and want a new challenge we would love for you to join us on our journey!

Please apply directly or alternatively contact Liza Crane, Recruitment Officer for a totally confidential discussion.