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Cavaghan & Gray are a member of the 2 Sisters Food Group based in Carlisle in Cumbria. Specialising in producing ready meals for one of the leading food retailers in the UK.
- Ensure that machinery pre-start checks, setting up and shutdown procedures are carried out correctly to ensure quality of product and safety of operators
- Ensure all standard conditions are maintained including Adherence to SMP (overhauls of tooling), SOP procedures and standards setups.
- To keep production machinery running efficiently to allow Operations to hit their target / deadlines in line with site OEE
- To assist maximising production throughput and efficiencies by streamlining changeovers and keeping downtime to a minimum
- Basic fault finding / resolution then escalation and reporting to Engineering as required using the correct reporting systems
- Basic maintenance and cleaning of tooling and process equipment
- Management of line standards including 5s and workboards
- Accountability for asset care in your allocated area.
- Some experience in a similar role desirable but not necessary
- CIEH Level 2 Health & Safety (training will be provided)
- CIEH Level 2 Food Safety for Manufacturing (training will be provided)
- Focused improvement experience desired but not necessary
- Previous work in high-speed production desirable but not necessary.
- Mechanical or electrical qualification or relevant experience desirable but not necessary
- To ensure that pre-start checks and shutdown procedures are carried out to ensure quality of product and safety of operators
- Setting up and operation of various production machinery
- Monitoring all work in progress and finished product to ensure it matches acceptable production standards
- To assist maximising production throughput and efficiencies by streamlining changeovers and keeping downtime to a minimum
- Basic fault finding / resolution then escalation to Engineering as required.
- Basic maintenance of tooling and process equipment
- Oiling and greasing of machinery to ensure continued workability once trained.
- Examining and discarding defective goods and packaging components
- Cleaning and checking the machinery after completing production runs ensuring faults are reported and dealt with
- Maintaining records set out by the engineering manager.
Ensuring tools and equipment are stored and maintained following the 5s procedure.
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