Maintenance Team Leader

Maintenance Team Leader
When registering to this job board you will be redirected to the online application form. Please ensure that this is completed in full in order that your application can be reviewed.
Job Summary
Wehave an exciting opportunity for aMaintenance Engineering Team Leaderto join our team atFloretteinLichfield. You'll assist the Maintenance Manager in managing a team of engineers, as well as carrying out engineering duties, servicing and conducting repairs over the site.
Working hours: Panama Shift:12 hour shifts | Rotating days & nights | 7am-7pm & 7pm-7am
About Us
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; its 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 UKs 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.
Main Responsibilities
Motivate a team of engineers & Encourage EPIC behaviours (Excellence, Positivity, Innovation and Co-operation)
Ensure implementation of hygiene and safety regulations, the wearing of protective clothing and the correct use and maintenance of hardware available and general compliance with internal regulations and labour legislation.
To manage and motivate a team of maintenance engineers along with any contractors on site.
Day to day upkeep of Production Equipment.
Reacting to breakdowns quickly in order to reduce downtime.
Equipment repair.
Preventative Maintenance.
Factory start up and testing.
Technical repairing.
The accurate and timely completion of necessary documentation
SkillsandExperience Required
Technical Hands-On-Engineering Experience, ideally within food manufacturing environment.
Recognised time served apprenticeship or relevant technical qualifications in either mechanical or electrical at a minimum NVQ Level 3
Knowledge of Planned Maintenance and PPM development.
Broad knowledge of Hydraulics, Pneumatics, Mechanical, Electrical & PC/Inverter Assets.
Specific experience of prioritising resources in a busy environment.
What You Will GetInReturn
A competitive salary, inclusion in our annual bonus scheme and a range of employee benefits youd 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*
*Free Staff Transport Service covering: Lichfield, Burton on Trent, Cannock, Rugeley, Burntwood.
Next Steps
Its an exciting time to join our business! Were looking for positive and innovative people to join our professional team. If you have the skills andexperiencewe are looking for, and want a fresh challenge we would love for you to join us on our journey!
Note to recruitment agencies: this role is being handled by the company HR team and no agency contact is required.
Agrial Fresh Producereservetherightto close this vacancy once we have received sufficient applications.Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
We are committed to supporting the mental health and wellbeing of all of our staff. Thats why weve taken the Mental Health at Work Commitment and are currently delivering a programme of activities to ensure that everyone can have open and honest conversations about their wellbeing in the workplace and feel supported. We encourage applications from persons with experience of poor mental health and are committed to supporting our employees to fulfil their potential and perform at their best in work. Agrial Fresh Produce Ltd is an Equal Opportunities employer. In addition, as part of Responsible Recruitment, Agrial Fresh Produce Ltd believes in the Employer Pay Principle. No worker should pay for a job the costs of recruitment should be borne not by the worker but by the employer.
VISA Sponsorship: We are unable to provide VISA sponsorship, and therefore cannot employ anyone who does not have the legal right to live and work in the UK. Our recruitment process will ask you to provide evidence of your Right to Work in the UK.

TPBN1_UKTJ