Site Service Technician

Job Summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a Site Service Technician to join our outstanding facilities team at Florette in Lichfield. Working predominantly weekends, you will complete general repairs and maintenance tasks on our water treatment plant, our factory and the site grounds. Our on-site Water Treatment plant deals with all of the waste washings from our operational processes within our manufacturing facility. We are looking for someone who has a strong work ethic as well as excellent communication, time management and problem-solving skills to run the Treatment Plant and perform ongoing servicing and maintenance activities. This is a very active and physical role which involves Manual Handling, Lone Working, Working at Height, elements of confined spaces & much more. You'll manage the operation of the plant to ensure that we remain fully compliant as per our permit obligations. Record keeping of testing is critical so you'll have an eye for detail, and an understanding or experience of environment agency discharge consents would be a distinct advantage.. A driving licence is also essential as you'll be required to operate a tractor on site - gritting grounds during adverse weather and manoeuvring agricultural trailers.
Working hours: Saturday & Sunday - 5.30am starts, c10 hour days - level of flexibility required dependent on operational needs. To also be available to provide ad-hoc cover during weekdays if/as/when required
Hourly Pay: £16.50 per hour
About Us
Florette is one of three UK food manufacturing factories owned by the French co-operative group, Agrial. Agrial has operations across 18 regions, with 280 farming outlets and 5 different divisions, which comprise Beverage, Dairy, Meat, Fresh Produce & Agricultural operations; it’s not just about lettuce! As well as the 3 factories we also have a farming operation – Agrial Fresh Farms. All UK sites operate under the name of Agrial Fresh Produce Limited and fall under Agrial's vegetable division.
The business is more recognisable in the UK by its Florette salad brand and we are now one of the UK’s leading producers in the industry. Under the Florette brand, our site processes and distributes pre-packed, ready to eat fresh salad bags to well-known retailers in the UK. We have a recipe for success through our EPIC values and working together as one team.
Main Responsibilities
Conduct routine checks of plant, water – hourly/daily/weekly.
Routine checks on the operation of the cooling towers – sampling, replenishment of chemical, using the correct escalation procedure in the event of failures etc.
General maintenance & DIY tasks.
Maintain site trailers to ensure they are always in a road worthy condition.
Complete all necessary PPM’s
Advise management of any problems affecting with the water treatment plant immediately to minimise operational downtime.
Skills and Experience Required
Knowledge of a Water Treatment Plant
Organisation in relation to supply & control of animal feed
Ability / Confidence to operate a tractor & trailer unit.
Legionella & Confined Space Awareness
Observation and recording skills - high level of attention to detail
What You Will Get In Return
An hourly rate of £16.40 per hour, inclusion in our annual bonus scheme and a range of employee benefits you’d expect from a market leading business, including:
Life Assurance - three times your basic salary paid to your nominated beneficiary.
Access to our Employee Assistance Programme: providing a Remote GP service along with a 24/7 helpline for financial, legal, medical and life issues.
A flexible & competitive annual leave entitlement that increases with service and offers an option to purchase additional holiday.
Personalised training and development.
Employee discount and salary finance schemes.
Recognition awards, an annual volunteering day and a free staff transport service*
*Free Staff Transport Service covering: Lichfield, Tamworth, Burton on Trent, Cannock, Rugeley, Burntwood.
Next Steps
It’s an exciting time to join our business! We’re growing and looking for positive and innovative people to join our growing, professional team. If you have the skills and experience we are looking for, and want a new challenge in a company experiencing growth and success we would love for you to join us on our journey!
Please apply directly or alternatively contact Liza Crane, Recruitment Officer for a totally confidential discussion.
Note to recruitment agencies: this role is being handled by the company HR team and no agency contact is required.
Agrial Fresh Produce reserve the right to close this vacancy once we have received sufficient applications. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
We are committed to supporting the mental health and wellbeing of all of our staff. That’s why we’ve taken the Mental Health at Work Commitment and are currently delivering a programme of activities to ensure that everyone can have open and honest conversations about their wellbeing in the workplace and feel supported. We encourage applications from persons with experience of poor mental health and are committed to supporting our employees to fulfil their potential and perform at their best in work.
Agrial Fresh Produce Ltd is an Equal Opportunities employer. In addition, as part of Responsible Recruitment, Agrial Fresh Produce Ltd believes in the Employer Pay Principle. No worker should pay for a job – the costs of recruitment should be borne not by the worker but by the employer.