Asset Care Engineer

At Saputo, our best comes from our people. We’re a talented and caring team with a longstanding history of excellence. Since our first days delivering cheese on a bicycle, we’ve grown into a leading global dairy processor by staying true to the culture that defines us. Each of our employees is committed to uphold our tradition of care, quality, and passion through food, and together, we foster an environment where we can all make contributions that matter–from our manufacturing plants to our office locations and everywhere in-between.

This role is a key one within our Kirkby site, where we produce our butters, spreads and oils, with a primary focus on site services and utilities, ensuring the plant is in a position to continue running to the highest capacity possible.

As an asset care engineer, you’ll be working to schedule and complete PPMs across the site in a hands-on role with mechanical and electrical responsibilities.

You’ll be working across all relevant areas, including HVAC, steam and ammonia processes, and our on-site water-treatment plant.

Salary: £50,384.25 per/annum

Shift pattern: 3-on/3-off shift pattern (days) 12-hour shifts.

SDUK's brands include the Nation’s favourite cheese brand Cathedral City plus other well-known butter & spreads (Clover, Country Life, Vitalite, Utterly Butterly, Wensleydale, and Sheese), functional ingredients and dairy free products.

YOU’LL MAKE CONTRIBUTIONS THAT MATTER BY…

Completing day-to-day planned preventative maintenance schedules to support the delivery of the site maintenance strategy, ensuring reliable operation of the plant.

Implementing the asset care strategy to meet day-to-day and long-term goals of the business in a safe and sustainable manner.

Ensuring adherence to all food and safety standards, GMP and SSOW.

Driving a quality culture through the adherence to first class engineering techniques.

Providing detailed technical guidance for the planning and completion of activities.

Supporting and developing continuous improvement activities based on captured field data within the department to identify improvement opportunities and drive actions to completion.

Improving asset care standards across the department and ensuring that the site is complaint.

Working autonomously when required, and part of the wider team, with broad responsibilities to help identify and drive fault-finding activities towards resolving and preventing issues.

YOU’RE BEST SUITED FOR THE ROLE IF YOU ARE…

An experienced and time-served engineer through an apprenticeship, NVQ, or HNC – mechanically biased but with electrical knowledge.

Experienced working as a site services engineer with excellent knowledge of utilities plant and equipment maintenance procedures and routines (including HVAC, steam, ammonia and water treatment).

Someone who enjoys a hands-on approach to engineering, with demonstratable practical engineering skills.

Able to demonstrate an understanding of current relevant legislations.

WE SUPPORT AND CARE FOR OUR EMPLOYEES BY PROVIDING YOU WITH…

Flexible, autonomous and inclusive working environment

Site bonus scheme (We Share Bonus)

Opportunities for progression within the UK and overseas

Enhanced employer contributions with Scottish Widows

Health Cash Plan - claim money back towards essential healthcare such as dental, eye care etc.

Access to Thrive 24-hours a day - a leading and NHS clinically approved app which focuses on general wellbeing

Long service recognised every 5 years

Life assurance up to 4x contractual pay

Free, onsite parking

Individual allocated lockers

Discounted branded products

Subsidised staff restaurant

185 hours annual leave entitlement

My Staff shop - access to exclusive benefits, free advice and savings - providing great discounts from thousands of the UKs largest retailers & service providers.

We support employment equity. Saputo strives to embed diversity and inclusion in its operations and invites candidates from all horizons to join our team.

To enable you to bring your best we will ensure you are provided with any physical or non-physical adjustments to support your participation in the job application and interview process.

Agencies - Thank you for your interest in working with Saputo Dairy UK. We have a PSL who will be supporting us if needed. We do not pay fees or acknowledge any CV’s supplied to Saputo Dairy UK unless you have been briefed on the role by a member of the Talent Acquisition Team.

Our business was founded in 1933. Having sold our dairies business in 2015, we now produce and sell some of the best-loved food brands in the UK, including Cathedral City cheese, Clover spread, Country Life butter and Frylight spray oil. We have a fast-growing dairy alternatives portfolio including the Vitalite and Sheese brands and also manufacture specialised ingredients used in infant formula.

Our commitment is to produce high quality, nutritious food in a sustainable way. We do that from our head office, operating sites and innovation centre which are spread across the UK. Since 2019 we are part of Saputo Inc., one of the top 10 dairy processors in the world.

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