Building Maintenance Operative – Blackburn
Position Overview
Reporting to the Engineering Manager, you will work alongside the Engineering team and Operational teams covering all Pets Choice Blackburn sites on Lower Philips Road.
Location
Blackburn
Company Overview
Pets Choice is a leading pet food manufacturer whose industry knowledge spans over 135 years. Based in Blackburn, Lancashire, the Pets Choice portfolio of brands offers a variety of products for pets and wild animals under its brands; Webbox, TastyBone, Meatiful, Spike’s World, Goodwyns, Davies, Oceanic and Vitakraft. Each brand offers a unique insight into animals from dogs to ducks and produces high-quality products that cater to a wide variety of consumer needs. As a trusted partner, Pets Choice provide private label goods including extruded food, wet food and retorted trays, and baked fresh meat treats. The business also offers additional services such as packaging design, fulfilment and logistics. With a broad range of capabilities and distribution channels worldwide, Pets Choice are proud to be a major supplier to the UK grocery, independents and pet speciality sectors.
Role:
- General building and grounds maintenance across Pets Choice Blackburn sites from odd jobs to larger projects
- Working closely with the Engineering Department and liaising with other departments such as the Warehouse and Head Office
- Undertake Maintenance tasks as directed and prioritise urgent tasks
- Maintaining Building fabric
- Ensure standards and procedures are adhered to and work closely with Health & Safety
- Maintain workshop and tools to Good Manufacturing Practices requirements
- Assist engineering maintenance team members as required
- Assist in the improvement of Health & Safety standards across all sites
- Record all works on the CMMS system
- Work collaboratively and engage with other members of the wider Pets Choice team
- Support the delivery of continuous improvement action plans
- Support with developing the maintenance schedule alongside the Engineering Manager
- Maintain a safe and clean environment for all
- Heay lifting as required
- Indoor and outdoor work
- Occasional travel and use of company vehicles
Key attributes and skills:
- Demonstrate the ability to work with a varying selection of tools
- Ability to work independently and with a team when required
- Painting, joinery, plumbing and other building maintenance skills
- A good communicator at all levels
- Ability to balance multiple priorities
- A problem solver with an eye for detail and accuracy
- A dynamic self-starter with a positive, enthusiastic, can-do attitude
- Must be fluent in English, verbal and written
- Building qualification would be desirable