Maintenance Technician (Multi-skilled)

Barry Callebaut Deutschland GmbH; Banbury; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading chocolate manufacturer in Banbury is seeking a Maintenance Technician to ensure equipment availability for production. Responsibilities include emergency response to breakdowns, implementation of maintenance activities, and continuous improvement initiatives. Candidates should have relevant engineering qualifications and preferably experience in a food manufacturing environment. This role offers a 12-hour shift pattern and focuses on safety and efficiency.

Qualifications

• Previous experience of working in a maintenance department, preferably in food manufacturing.
• Understanding of health and safety legislation and best practice.
• Operational knowledge of risk assessments and lock off procedures.

Responsibilities

• Provide emergency response service for breakdowns and implement solutions.
• Perform fault finding and implement corrective actions.
• Undertake Planned Preventative routine maintenance on all equipment.
• Identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities.

Skills

Effective problem-solving

Communication skills (verbal and written)

Team player

Computer literate

Education

ONC (or equivalent) in a mechanical or electrical engineering discipline

NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent)

17th Edition Certificate or equivalent

Tools

PLC knowledge (preferably Siemens)

Maintenance software

Microsoft Office (Excel)

Job description

At Barry Callebaut, we are on a journey to transform the cocoa and chocolate industry. As the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products, our actions truly shape the future of our industry. We are a business‑to‑business company, serving the entire food sector, from the cocoa bean to the finest chocolate product. We are a company with a purpose, we believe in doing well by doing good and reinvesting in the communities we operate. We have a long‑standing commitment to sustainability and our goal is to shape a sustainable cocoa and chocolate future. We are headquartered in Zurich, and have more than 12,000 passionate Employees working in more than 40 countries worldwide. We are very proud of who we are and what we do. And of course, we are always looking for talented people to help us have a positive impact on our industry and beyond!

About the role

The Maintenance Technician role is primarily responsible for ensuring equipment availability to support production processes. This includes executing site‑identified Planned Maintenance activities and providing timely reactive responses to technical issues across the site to maximize equipment uptime. The position also contributes to continuous improvement initiatives through root cause analysis, while maintaining the highest standards of health and safety and food quality in all tasks.

Shift pattern

12‑hour shifts, days and nights

Key responsibilities

• Provide an effective emergency response service for breakdowns within the factory - providing immediate and long‑term solutions in a timely, safe and cost‑effective manner
• When undertaking fault finding and diagnostic work, understand and diagnose problems and then implement permanent corrective actions to prevent recurrence
• Working with the equipment users to understand clearly the problems to ensure that sustainable remedial solutions can be implemented
• Undertaking Planned Preventative routine maintenance across all equipment on the site
• Identify continuous improvement opportunities and follow these through to implementation where appropriate
• Undertake meaningful handover reports/notes
• Proactively involved in undertaking risk assessments
• Issue permits to work (including immobilisation certificates) as required.

About you

• Hold an ONC (or equivalent) in a mechanical or electrical engineering discipline and have successfully completed an apprenticeship scheme in that discipline - primary core skill
• Hold at least NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) in mechanical or electrical discipline as the secondary core skill
• Holder of 17th Edition Certificate or equivalent – desirable
• Previous experience of working in a maintenance department – preferably within a food manufacturing/processing environment
• Knowledge of PLC’s - preferably Siemens
• Understand permits to work and lock off procedures
• Operational knowledge of and ability to adhere to health and safety legislation and best practice - particularly in COSHH, working at heights, working in confined spaces, risk assessments
• Team player and able to work with limited supervision
• Effective problem‑solving and communication skills (verbal and written)
• Computer literate - maintenance software, Microsoft Office programmes - namely Excel.

At Barry Callebaut, we are committed to Diversity & Inclusion. United by our strong values, we thrive on the diversity of who we are, where we come from, what we’ve experienced and how we think. We are committed to nurturing an inclusive environment where people can truly be themselves, grow to their full potential and feel they belong.#oneBC - Diverse People, Sustainable Growth.

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