Fox’s Burton’s Companies Looking for Mechanical Engineer at
Edinburgh
, Midlothian Full Time
Who are we ?
We are FBC UK, Fox’s Burton’s Companies! ……And we bake the UK’s most incredible biscuits (we might be slightly biased, but we will leave that for you to judge).
FBC UK was a match made in heaven, with two of the top UK biscuits manufacturers (Burton’s Biscuits and Fox’s Biscuits) coming together to create one unique, integrated company.
We are home to famous iconic brands, including Maryland, Fox’s, Jammie Dodger & Rocky, to name just a few. We are proud manufacturing partners to some of the biggest UK retailers and household names. We bake our incredible biscuits at eight bakeries across the UK, located at Isle of Arran, Livingston, Blackpool, Llantarnam, Edinburgh, Kirkham, Batley & Dorset and our HQ in St Albans. Together, we employ circa 4,000 amazing colleagues across all our locations.
We are currently the second biscuit manufacturer in the UK market with a strong ambition of becoming UK Market Leader.
Whilst we know that we have delicious products we also know that that the key ingredient to our success is our people, and the passion we have for our brands. You could be the jammy to our dodger, party ring to our Fox’s or the choc-chip to our Maryland?! We knead people with innovative ideas, an entrepreneurial spirit, and the commitment to drive FBC UK to success.
What does your typical day look like?
To support the safe, effective, and efficient use of our Production equipment by quickly addressing any failures during production. Ensuring that all assigned Maintenance work inspections, repairs, and Planned Preventative Maintenance are completed to the required standards utilising CMMS (pirana). Assist in the improvement of reliability of the site’s equipment by completing all work reports accurately and helping to prioritise any engineering work and to drive improved reliability. This is a 24/7 shift pattern working 12 hour shifts with alternate weekends off.
Other key actions will be but not limited to:
Proactive and reactive maintenance and repairs to plant
Planned maintenance (PPM), modifications, installations, and upgrades to plant machinery and site services.
Application and adherence to Good Manufacturing Practice.
To work across mechanical and electrical trades as qualified.
To improve site production processes and plant design to minimise downtime & improve safety and quality.
Repair, refurbishment & modification to all pipework & valves including gas (if qualified), ingredient lines, pneumatics, water heating systems, water jackets.
Maintenance and repairs to steam pressure vessels and pipework including boilers, calorifiers, steam traps and condensates.
All work to be completed on CMMS (Pirana)
Identify areas of improvement to reduce downtime or increase efficiency, and reduce energy
What are the key ingredients needed for the role?
Time Served apprenticeship in Mechanical Engineering discipline. (HNC preferred)
