Multiskilled Maintenance Engineer
Circa £42,000
Days and Nights rotating
Stockton-on-Tees
James Grace Technical is proudly working in partnership with a well-established manufacturing company who produce packaging for the food industry. An opportunity has arisen for a Multiskilled engineer to join their team based in Stockton-on-Tees. The ideal candidate will come from a packaging, food or FMCG background and will have a 50/50 or 60/40 electrical bias.
Multiskilled engineer/ Stockton-on-Tees /Rotating shifts/ Manufacturing
Key Responsibilities:
Carry out planned maintenance activities as scheduled by the maintenance plan
Attend and repair breakdowns as required, and report all actions carried out and any further actions required
Report in a comprehensive manner, all work activities carried out on a daily/shift basis
Be proactive in preventing equipment failures and improving overall equipment performance by generating and implementing ideas and modifications
Provide a service that meets agreed service levels, including minimising downtime and communicating effectively with relevant personnel
Provide a service that meets food packaging standards, whilst maintaining standards of housekeeping and personal hygiene
Maintain and help improve health and safety standards and ensure that staff 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
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
Train others if required so that they can carry out their expected work duties to the required standards
Identify performance issues and implement appropriate and pragmatic solutions using problem-solving skills, tools and techniques.
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
Key Requirements:
Time-served with an electrical or mechanical bias or NVQ Level 3/HNC
Experience working in a fast-paced manufacturing environment, packaging experience would be an advantage
Must have proven ability in diagnostic fault finding under pressure of production
Experience in PLC Control systems, and PLC fault finding experience in servo drivers and RS Networks (including Ethernet, Device Net communications) would be beneficial.
Many day-to-day activities are mechanical, but some electrical experience and background is essential
Familiarity with the use of PC equipment is essential
Proven experience of working with the AB Powerflex range of AC Inverters
Familiar with TPM principles including 5S. Use of computerised maintenance management systems would be an advantage but not essential
Responsible for the maintenance of all the site
If electrical bias, 18th Edition certification for electrical work would be advantageous
Ability to work on own initiative as well as part of team
Salary and Hours:
Salary is dependent on experience ranging from £(phone number removed)
Overtime paid at time and a half
3 on 3 off rotating days and nights with the hours of work being 7am-7pm, 7pm -7am.
24 days holiday
After 3 months - Auto-enrolment Royal London Pension (currently 5% employee & 3% employer)
After 6 months - Health plan covering dental, optical, physio and counselling services
After 6 months - Life Assurance 1 x Basic salary
If you are interested in this position please contact or click ‘apply’ with your most recent CV to register your interest