Web Technician

Who are we ?

We are FBC, Fox's Burton's Companies! ……-And we bake the UK's most incredible biscuits (we might be slightly biased, but we will leave that for you to judge).

FBC was a match made in heaven, with two of the top UK biscuits manufacturers (Burton's Biscuits and Fox's Biscuits) coming together to create one unique, integrated company.

We are home to famous iconic brands, including Maryland, Fox's, Jammie Dodger & Rocky, to name just a few. We bake our incredible biscuits at eight bakeries across the UK, located at Ilse of Arran, Livingston, Blackpool, Llantarnam, Edinburgh, Kirkham, Batley & Dorset. We also have offices for our supporting services in St Albans, Liverpool and Moreton. Together, we employ circa 4,000 amazing employees across all our locations.

We are currently the second biscuit manufacturer in the UK market with a strong ambition of becoming the number two biscuit manufacturer worldwide.

We are proud to be part of the Ferrero enlarged family: such a fantastic and successful business. The Ferrero Group operates in more than 50 countries, with products sold in over 170 countries, represented by almost 38.000 employees worldwide, and a consolidated turnover of €12.7 billion (2020-21).

Along with our fantastic brand portfolio, we also have long-term agreements to manufacture several sweet & savoury snacks across Mars, Cathedral City, Marmite, Jacobs, and LU branded products. In addition, we are proud to be a strategic partner for many retailer-branded products.

Our employees make our business special. With strong family values, we believe FBC is a more prosperous and fun place to work with when people feel free to be themselves. We believe in the power of being authentic, entrepreneurial and supporting each whilst meeting our business goals.

And don't forget… work hard but play harder!

What does your typical day look like?

Provide a timely and effective service to production on all webs and conveyors ensuring safety, quality and hygiene standards are met. To include all webs, endless and open-ended, conveyor maintenance on tracking systems, drives, rollers and associated conveyor parts such as predictors and guides.

Also carry out taper cassette repairs

What are the key ingredients needed for the role?

• Carry out planned web / conveyor repair / renewal.
• Attend and repair webbing breakdowns on all lines.
• Obtain prices for replacement stock and repairs.
• Carry out monthly web stock count.
• Carry out tracking system and roller PPM and repairs.
• Be proactive in preventing webbing / conveyor failures and improving overall equipment performance by generating and implementing ideas and modifications.
• Provide a service that meets food safety standards, whilst maintaining standards of housekeeping and personal hygiene
• Maintain and help improve health and safety standards and ensure that staff carry out work in a safe environment by eliminating, minimising, and controlling risks to themselves and others.
• Cooperate with contractors and as far as possible ensure their adherence to site rules, health and safety and food safety standards.
• Responsible for keeping all webs audit ready.
• Undertake training as required to further enhance individual’s skills and knowledge so that the level of support to the front-line operations remains effective and efficient.
• Provide advice and guidance to Operators on the utilisation/operation of webbing.
• Identify performance issues and implement appropriate and pragmatic solutions using problem-solving skills, tools and techniques, liaising with the Engineering Improvements Manager as appropriate.
• Maximise the use of the labour and skills available by being flexible in terms of work allocation and scheduling within the team.
• In consultation with the appropriate personnel, be able to correctly prioritise the workload for the overall benefit of the site performance.
• Must be able to work to agreed deadlines where necessary.
• Must be willing to work under the guidance of departmental and site KPI’s to maximise business performance.

Qualifications and Experience

• Level 2 NVQ – Performing Engineering Operations (or willingness to undertake).
• Good standard of education (numeracy and literacy) GCSE English & Maths (Grade A-C)/equivalent qualifications/equivalent experience.
• Food Hygiene Level 2 (or willingness to undertake).
• Experience of working in a food manufacturing environment.
• Experience as a Process Operator or experience in webbing/repairs/renewals/vulcanising (desirable).
• Experience using computers and associated software including Microsoft word, excel.

If you are ready to begin a career with real bite, we would love to hear from you so apply now by clicking the link below.