Senior Technical Operator - Line Engineer - East Kilbride

Senior Technical Operator, Mechanical and/or Electrical - East Kilbride
Permanent

Highly competitive rate of pay + Share scheme + Competitive pension contributions + Laundered uniform + All safety equipment provided + Subsidised canteen on-site + Free hot and cold drinks + Free parking + Overtime available + Excellent parental benefits

What you become part of:

East Kilbride Operations produce over 20 million physical cases of drinks every year across their 4 production lines - 2 glass bottle and 2 PET bottle (plastic). This is the only site in GB that produces our Appletiser products in glass. Experience here can lead to excellent career opportunities both in East Kilbride and further afield across other GB sites and pan-Euro-pacific locations.

What to expect:

• Involvement and support as required in new initiatives programs
• Supply technical support to execute product and size change-overs and critical cleaning processes on labellers , volumetric fillers, counter pressure fillers, UV lamps,
• Ensure the completion of all asset care tasks defined within the Maintenance Execution Plan
• Complete advanced preventative and breakdown maintenance so that machines meet efficiency, availability, yield and product quality targets
• Complete both preventative and corrective complex asset care and breakdown maintenance, as defined by the maintenance execution plan, to ensure machines meet efficiency, availability, yield and product quality targets
• Ensure effective use of the Central Maintenance Management System (CMMS)
• Conduct QESH checks to ensure that product and equipment remains within specification and escalate any non-conformance immediately
• Comply with Stock Checks/Held Stock procedures as required
• Involvement in Environmental and Health and Safety risk assessments as requested
• Follow Site Safety best practices to ensure safe-working for self and to protect the safety of colleagues to demonstrate zero accident tolerance
• Conduct effective hand-overs at the shift start including all necessary safety, technical and quality issues
• Attend and support the delivery of pre-shift team briefing sessions to ensure communication and feedback of key operational and site information

Skills & Essentials:

• To be a time served mechanical or electrical engineer apprentice with and NVQ3 or equivalent experience
• Significant experience of working as a packaging engineer or bottling line engineer
• Asset care of machines
• Complex machine breakdowns and fault-finding
• Previous experience of working within a FMCG environment is desirable

The closing date for applications is 11/06/25. We reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of applications. To ensure you are considered for this role, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.