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Northwood Ellesmere Port, England, United Kingdom
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Looking for a hands-on role where you can fully utilise your talents and mechanical expertise? This opportunity could be yours! We’re welcoming 4 Operator Maintainers to run our state of the art tissue converting machinery, maximising uptime, identifying any faults, and rectifying interruptions/defects efficiently. With your operational background, you will be familiar with principles including 5S, TPM and Kaizen, and in turn, improving efficiency and sharing best practice with colleagues.
Responsibilities
* Operate tissue/paper converting machines, perform quality checks and respond to product defects.
* Machine setup, optimisation, changeover, troubleshooting, and mentoring colleagues in these areas.
* Contribute to continuous improvement, provide input on new machine design, installation, commissioning, and product development.
* Support operator upskilling and cross-functional development.
* Support cost control, waste reduction, and maintain ISO9001 (QMS) compliance.
* Implement cleaning, lubrication and preventative maintenance strategies; troubleshoot issues to root cause and implement long-term solutions.
* Manage maintenance tasks and improvement projects using a Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS) and other planning tools.
* Be mindful of working environment: high temperatures and dust from tissue fibres; ensure safety, with measures in place to provide a safe working space and a commitment to zero harm.
Qualifications
* Mechanically-minded with the ability to read and interpret engineer drawings and apply problem-solving approaches.
* Focus on continuous improvement and ongoing development in production, maintenance, and teamwork.
* Fully qualified in NVQ Level 3 or 4, or hold an HNC/HND in Mechanical Maintenance.
* Experience conducting equipment guarding and lifting checks; safety-conscious and a critical thinker.
* Fully indentured (Mechanical and Electrical) apprenticeship with relevant role experience is desirable.
* Experience implementing Business Improvement tools such as TPM, Lean, 5S, Kaizen is a bonus.
Seniority level
* Entry level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Management and Manufacturing
Industries
* Paper and Forest Product Manufacturing
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