Unilever Burton Upon Trent, England, United Kingdom

Reliability Engineer

Unilever Burton Upon Trent, England, United Kingdom

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About Unilever Unilever is one of the world’s leading suppliers of Food, Home and Personal Care products with sales in over 190 countries and reaching 2 billion consumers a day. Unilever has more than 400 brands found in homes around the world, including Persil, Dove, Knorr, Domestos, Hellmann’s, Lipton, Wall’s, PG Tips, Ben & Jerry’s, Marmite, Magnum and Lynx. Faced with the challenge of climate change and the need for human development, we want to move towards a world where everyone can live well and within the natural limits of the planet. That’s why our purpose is ‘to make sustainable living commonplace’.

Job Title: Reliability Engineer
Location: Burton Factory

Job Purpose This is a fantastic opportunity to join our famous Marmite site and become part of an enthusiastic and brand-driven team in the Burton-on-Trent Unilever factory as we are seeking experienced individuals to drive our business improvement.

Responsibilities

• You will be a key member of the team, involved in delivering the medium and long-term maintenance strategy for the factory, whilst supporting the short-term results.
• You will be responsible for running diagnostics and troubleshooting faults as they occur through root cause analysis and defining the preventive maintenance strategy to minimise breakdowns.
• You will be able to have a proactive approach to recommend design improvements, and lead machine technical review to improve performance.
• You will be responsible for prioritising and resolving abnormalities of the line.
• Lead, coach, and mentor the Shift Engineers and Technical Operators with a flexible approach.

Essential

ALL ABOUT YOU

• You will have a NVQ L3 in Engineering and Post Apprentship skill level.
• Knowledge and proven experience working with process equipment ideally within a food manufacturing environment.
• An excellent communicator able to work well as part of a team.
• Instrumentation and Control Skills.
• Mechanical Skills (Pump, conveyor and valve repairs).
• You will have had previous experience in report writing, conducting data analysis and mechanical calculation.
• You will be a decision maker – makes and implements technical decisions which can impact the plan for the week.
• You will be a coach to the team – using WCM/TPM tools to support other team members and deliver higher results for the line.
• You will be leading contractor activities following safety and quality rules, so you need previous experience in contractor management.
• You will be able to self-manage your workload and priorities linked to the factory and Unilever priorities.

Desirable

• Electrical Skills and Diagnostic Technician with Programme Logic Control qualifications.
• Knowledge about process safety, machinery safety and PSSR.
• SAP experience.
• Confined Space trained (Entry / Permit issuing).
• Vibration Analysis Experience.

What We Offer: We offer a competitive salary and pension scheme, an annual bonus, subsidised gym membership, a discounted staff shop and shares. You’ll have the opportunity to work directly with our renowned and exciting brands in a flexible and hybrid working environment. We are open to discuss possible flexible working options and what may look like for you. We are a key advocate of wellbeing and offer a variety of support for our people including programmes and development opportunities. We strive to achieve a family‑friendly and inclusive workplace and to create possibilities for everyone.