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Maintenance Engineer
Gravesend, Kent
We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our ENGINEERING team as a Maintenance Engineer, based at our European Manufacturing plant in Gravesend, Kent. This role currently operates Mon-Fri (0800-1630) but requires flexibility at times to work extra hours and weekends as required.
The Moove Group is already a leading provider of automotive lubricants, oils, and chemicals throughout the UK, Europe, the Americas and growing fast. Under the Brazilian owned Cosan Group, the organisation is a Global provider of Energy and Logistics.
There are 200 employees based at the Gravesend location at which over 26 different languages are spoken.
This is a high energy, fast evolving environment with ambitious improvement plans. If you are excited by change and growth, then this role should be of interest.
As a Maintenance Engineer, you’ll join a broad team of manufacturing professionals focused on maintaining and improving overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) to maximise plant availability and performance whilst meeting quality requirements.
Responsibilities as aMaintenance Engineer are to:
- To maintain site health, safety & environmental standards, and company policies, be responsible for own safety and the safety of those around who may be impacted
- To attend and resolve equipment breakdowns within agreed target times
- To carry out and record works in accordance with the annual maintenance plan
- To provide engineering support to the operation and minimise non-operational time
- To maintain workshop spare inventory
- To support process improvement activities which affect Overall Equipment Effectiveness (product of Quality, Performance & Availability)
- To actively contribute to capital investment projects
- To achieve and maintain workshop housekeeping standards
- To adopt and behave according to the Moove Attitudes, acting with consideration and respect for others
- To supply essential out of hours activity as required by the business, without breaching the Working Time Directive or exceeding the company’s 6-day maximum working policy
- To act on any reasonable request by the company or leadership team
Skills required of our Maintenance Engineer:
- Experience of maintenance engineering in a manufacturing process environment
- Practical fault-finding knowledge of Electrical, Controls & Instrumentation systems
- Experience of maintenance and repair of the following:
- Fluid transfer pumps (diaphragm & positive displacement)
- Electrical drive systems - direct, geared, fixed & variable speed controllers
- Mechanical systems – gears, shafts, bearings, drive belts, conveyors
Highly desirable:
- Compressed air systems, compressors, direct expansion dryers & filtration systems
- PLC checks and programme modifications capability (Siemens S7, ideally Omron and Mitsubishi)
- Knowledge of steam boiler heating systems
- Knowledge of basic hydraulics
- Root cause analysis methodology skills
- Ability to provide clear & concise communication with colleagues and managers on 1:1 basis and in production and project meetings
In return for joining the team, Moove are able to provide:
- Competitive Salary- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays - Contributory pension scheme (company match up to 7%)- Life Assurance 4x basic salary
- Ample free onsite parking
- Access to the subsidised canteen
- All tools and PPE required for the role
- Help@Hand EAP and Perks
