Asset Technician

About the role

Kraft Heinz is hiring an Asset Technician in Kitt Green, reporting to the Maintenance Manager. The role sits in a multi-disciplined shift team that keeps all assets in the operational areas running so equipment is used efficiently and production volume is maximised at the right quality. Various shift patterns are available.

Key responsibilities

• Carry out planned and preventative maintenance using electrical, mechanical, control system or automation skills, and diagnose, test, repair and maintain mechanical and electrical equipment.
• Support the site reliability agenda: identify failure modes and trends, run root cause analysis (RCA) and drive agreed actions, and define and improve the maintenance strategy for assets.
• Define required spares with correct specifications and quantities, and ensure asset BOMs are correctly set up in SAP.
• Identify life-cycle issues, raise them with recommendations, and update maintenance schedules with lessons from equipment failures to minimise unplanned downtime.
• Take part in project and change initiatives, generate shift reports, and report all maintenance tasks on SAP to the correct standard.
• Manage OEMs, suppliers and contractors, liaise with support departments, and support the planning, execution and handover of maintenance work.
• Create SOPs, SMPs and OPLs, train and sign off line teams, and deliver knowledge transfer to new colleagues and apprentices.
• Support the weekend maintenance plan, attend tier meetings and the weekly planning meeting, and assess corrective notifications in a timely way.
• Follow health and safety, food safety and product quality procedures, and raise any issues that could compromise them.

Required profile

• A recognised engineering qualification is essential; HNC/HND or degree desirable.
• Flexible, resilient and committed, with a right-first-time attitude and good oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to engage and motivate teams when adapting to change programmes.
• Training and coaching capabilities, strong organisational and technical skills, and ability to work with data and information.

Required skills

• Methodical fault-finding on automation, electrical, mechanical, pneumatic and hydraulic systems.
• Some knowledge of TPM and Lean manufacturing tools and techniques.
• Competence in MS Office software.
• Siemens S5/S7 experience desirable but not essential (for an electrical bias).