Maintenance Technician

An opportunity has arisen for a Multi-skilled Shift Maintenance Technician. The successful candidate will have a primary focus on equipment availability for production processes through completion of the site identified Planned Maintenance activities and where required, ensure a timely reactive response to support technical issues across site to ensure maximum equipment availability. Contributing to site improvement activities through root cause analysis. All completed with the highest levels of H&S and food quality in mind.

Key responsibilities of the role include:

• 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

Qualifications and experience required:

• 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 - in particular in COSHH, working at heights, working in confined spaces, risk assessments

Key competencies of the candidate include:

• Team player and able to work with limited supervision
• Effective problem-solving skills
• Computer literate - maintenance software, Microsoft Office programmes - namely Excel
• Effective communication skills (verbal and written)

Closing date: 13 April 2025

We reserve the right to close this advert early if suitable sufficient applications are received. To avoid disappointment, we encourage you to apply early.