Description:
Lubrication Technician
Lubrication Technician
In every role, McCainers are ambitious, curious, and passionate about creating exceptional work experiences - together. With a customer-first mindset, we make doing business with McCain easy.
About The Role.
As a key member of our Reliability team, you will deliver a precision lubrication programme that keeps our Scarborough plant running safely, reliably and at its best. Your work will have a direct and measurable impact on reducing unplanned downtime, extending asset life and improving Overall Equipment Effectiveness.
Reporting to the Reliability Lead, you will embed best-practice lubrication as a foundation of our asset care strategy, ensuring the right lubricant reaches the right point, in the right quantity, at the right time. Operating in a fast-paced food manufacturing environment, you will also uphold the hygiene, contamination-control and food-safety standards that protect product quality every single day.
What You’ll Be Doing.
- Execute the planned preventive lubrication schedule, completing tasks on time and recording them accurately in the CMMS
- Apply lubricants in line with OEM specifications, maintaining storage, handling and dispensing standards to prevent cross-contamination
- Inspect bearings, gearboxes and other components for signs of wear, leaks or abnormal conditions, escalating findings where needed
- Monitor automatic lubrication systems and single-point lubricators, identifying issues before failure occurs
- Maintain accurate records of lubrication activity, consumption and stock levels to support timely replenishment
- Adhere to all health, safety, environmental and food-safety standards including GMP and correct use of food-grade lubricants
- Raise detailed notifications in SAP to support Work Order planning
- Collaborate with engineering, production and hygiene teams to coordinate activity around production schedules and planned shutdowns
- Support continuous improvement of lubrication routes, intervals and practices to drive reliability and OEE gains
What You’ll Need To Be Successful.
- A recognised engineering qualification (e.g. NVQ Level 2/3, City & Guilds or equivalent in mechanical or maintenance engineering), or relevant time-served experience.
- A machinery lubrication qualification (e.g. ICML MLT I) is desirable, or a willingness to work towards one.
- Demonstrable experience in a maintenance, reliability or lubrication role, ideally within FMCG, food manufacturing or a comparable high-care environment.
- Sound mechanical knowledge of rotating equipment, bearings, gearboxes and lubrication delivery systems.
- Understanding of preventive and predictive maintenance principles, with confident use of a CMMS (SAP).
- Awareness of food-safety, GMP and hygiene requirements, including the use of food-grade lubricants (desirable).
- Strong attention to detail, with accurate record-keeping and the discipline to follow procedures precisely.
- A strong personal commitment to health and safety.
- Able to work both independently and as part of a team.
- Good understanding of Microsoft Office applications.
- Additional CBM qualifications (eg. ISO 18436-2 Mobius™ Category I) (desirable).
Benefits.
Although we do encourage you to taste the goods, you'll be pleased to know we don't pay you in chips. Alongside your salary, you'll enjoy a range of benefits including:
- Paid overtime
- Single Private healthcare
- An excellent salary sacrifice pension scheme where we'll contribute double what you do, up to a maximum of 12% of your salary
- 25 days' annual leave from day one plus bank holidays (increasing with service), giving you plenty of time to recharge with the opportunity to buy and sell up to 5 days holiday per year
- Life insurance cover providing peace of mind for you and your family
- Enhanced maternity and paternity pay, because the moments that matter outside of work matter to us too
- Medicash health cash plan, helping you claim money back on everyday healthcare costs, with access to a virtual GP and wellbeing support
- TELUS Health employee and family assistance programme offering full wellbeing support - including a 24/7 confidential counselling line, legal and financial guidance, and a range of employee discounts.
- Salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme
- A paid 'Chips In' Volunteering Day, giving you the opportunity to support projects that make a positive impact in our communities