Key responsibilities:
1. 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
2. When undertaking fault finding and diagnostic work, understand and diagnose problems and then implement permanent corrective actions to prevent recurrence
3. Working with the equipment users to understand clearly the problems to ensure that sustainable remedial solutions can be implemented
4. Undertaking Planned Preventative routine maintenance across all equipment on the site
5. Identify continuous improvement opportunities and follow these through to implementation where appropriate
6. Undertake meaningful handover reports/notes
7. Proactively involved in undertaking risk assessments
8. Issue permits to work (including immobilisation certificates) as required.
About you:
9. 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
10. Hold at least NVQ Level 3 (or equivalent) in mechanical or electrical discipline as the secondary core skill
11. Holder of 17th Edition Certificate or equivalent – desirable
12. Previous experience of working in a maintenance department – preferably within a food manufacturing/processing environment
13. Knowledge of PLC’s - preferably Siemens
14. Understand permits to work and lock off procedures
15. Operational knowledge of and ability to adhere to health and safety legislation and best practice - particularly in COSHH, working at heights, working in confined spaces, risk assessments
16. Team player and able to work with limited supervision
17. Effective problem-solving and communication skills (verbal and written)
18. Computer literate - maintenance software, Microsoft Office programmes - namely Excel.