Line Technician

Line Technician

Haverhill | Up to -35,000 | Monday-Thursday Days

CV Technical are working with a well-established food manufacturing business who are looking to add a Line Technician to their production team.

This is a hands-on technical role working with automated food production and packaging machinery. You''ll be responsible for keeping your line running efficiently, carrying out changeovers, adjustments and first-line fault finding, while working closely with the engineering and production teams.

As a Line Technician, you will be responsible for the day-to-day running and performance of an automated production line.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Setting up and operating automated production machinery

• Carrying out product and format changeovers

• Adjusting machinery to maintain production output and quality

• Carrying out first-line fault finding and resolving minor breakdowns

• Identifying issues with machinery and escalating more complex faults to the Maintenance Engineers

• Monitoring line performance, downtime, waste and OEE

• Carrying out basic mechanical adjustments and maintenance

• Working with conveyors, fillers, baggers, weighing and packaging equipment

• Monitoring sensors, motors, pneumatics and other production equipment

• Supporting planned maintenance and cleaning activities

• Completing production and quality documentation

• Working closely with the Production and Engineering teams to minimise downtime

• Supporting continuous improvement and identifying opportunities to improve line efficiency

• Ensuring all food safety, hygiene and Health & Safety procedures are followed

We''re looking for someone with previous experience working around production machinery or automated manufacturing equipment.

You could come from a background such as:

• Line Technician

• Production Technician

• Machine Technician

• Manufacturing Technician

• Process Technician

• Machine Setter

• Line Setter

• Technical Operator

• Maintenance Technician

You''ll ideally have:

• Experience working with automated production machinery

• Previous experience within manufacturing, FMCG or food production

• Experience carrying out machine setups and changeovers

• Good mechanical aptitude and basic fault-finding skills

• A proactive approach to identifying and resolving production issues

• The ability to work effectively under pressure in a fast-paced production environment

• Good understanding of Health & Safety and food hygiene requirements

• Engineering or technical qualifications would be advantageous but are not essential

• Up to -35,000

• Monday-Thursday, 6:00am-4:00pm

• 4-day working week

• Overtime available on Fridays

• Established food manufacturing business

• Modern automated production environment

• Hands-on technical role

• Training and development opportunities

• Long-term career prospects

• Company benefits and pension