We are currently seeking a Mechanical Maintenance Technician, to join our elite maintenance team at Hope Cement Works, Derbyshire. The Mechanical Maintenance technician is a skilled person working within the area maintenance & reliability team. The objective of the team is to deliver quality maintenance, repairs and improvement works so that we can sustain mastered plant reliability, so that we meet or beat our plant reliability target of 96.5% year on year. The purpose of this position is to undertake essential maintenance works, both planned and reactive, in a busy industrial environment to ensure the plant is able to meet its production requirements, minimise downtime and maximising up time, whilst ensuring quality of work is maintained.Improving our Health, Safety and environment is an important part of our culture therefore we are looking for a likeminded person to join the team.
Key Responsibilities
· Actively take responsibility of your safety and the safety of others · Use & Maintain risk assessments / method statements · Complete dynamic STOP point-of-work assessments· Raise safety observations and act to resolve when possible· Participate and engage in toolbox talks· Work to actively improve our workplace. · Use & Maintain COSHH assessments.· Play your part in continually improving our housekeeping standards in work areas and workshops · Deliver quality maintenance activities following Job procedures, technical drawings, maintenance manuals & plans· Execute quality planned Maintenance (PM’s) work such as Fixed Plant servicing, inspection and repairs · Provide quality engineering feedback, recording useful information on completed work orders to aid continuous improvement.· Actively contribute to resolving plant issues, reactive breakdown repairs · Liaise & collaborate with production team to make sure maintenance activities are checked and tested prior to handing over to production teams· Liaise with engineering stores to ensure spare parts are physically in stock, correct and in time for requirement· Identify spare part information so that we can link to equipment. · To identify follow on work and information gaps to aid planning improvement· Working in partnership with contractor support when required
1. Supporting external Inspection engineers / auditors with respect to statuary inspections & audits
2. Assist Engineers with area Improvement projects, implementation of good ideas and improvement initiatives.
3. Actively contribute to the delivery of successful Major Repairs & projects.
4. Ensuring Maintenance is compliant with HSE&Q regulations such as PUWER & CDM regulations etc
5. Providing information to improve the documentation of technical information such as technical drawings & specifications.
6. Support Condition Based Monitoring – Collection of basic Vibration Data, Oil Sampling & First Level Inspections
7. Specific/Execution Inspections – Measuring and recording information to aid the Reliability Department
8. Preventative maintenance – Laser alignment and balancing in support of the Reliability Department.
9. Updating information via computerised maintenance management systems / Assure/ Opralog to capture relevant information & maintenance history e.g. inputting and completion of work requests / PM strategies etc.
10. Utilising Process information to help identify plant faults.
11. Competent using handheld technology e.g. tablet computer.
12. Support and develop apprentices/trainees by sharing knowledge and information and offering guidance.
Skills, Knowledge & Expertise
13. Min 2-3 years relevant experience post approved apprenticeship completion.
14. Experience of working in a heavy industrial environment is desirable, as is experience of working within an automated production facility.
15. You will need to demonstrate experience of strong mechanical skills, such as welding, cutting, fabricating, bench fitting and machining. · Good knowledge of gear boxes, pumps, bearings, coupling fitting and machine alignment, hydraulics, pneumatics, conveyors, filtration systems fixed and mobile plant. · Knowledge of IT systems, including maintenance management systems, MS Word, Outlook, Excel, Handheld technology etc.
16. Verbal and written communication skills
Knowledge of:
17. LEV & Filtration systems
18. Cement Plant & Maintenance Processes
19. Lubrication Plant & Systems
20. Plant condition based monitoring
Benefits
21. Bonus Scheme
22. Life Assurance
23. 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, then increasing with service
24. Contributory Pension Scheme
25. Free on-site Parking
26. Volunteer Scheme
27. Share Save Scheme
28. Enhanced Maternity, Adoption & Paternity Scheme
29. Health & Wellbeing Programme
30. Retirement Holiday Scheme
31. Discount Scheme