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Multi-Skilled Maintenance Technician

Zenith People
Posted 12 hours ago, valid for 6 days
Location

Houghton le Spring, Tyne and Wear DH5 8GB, England

Salary

£40,000 - £50,000 per annum

Contract type

Full Time

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  • The position is for a Time-served Multi Skilled Maintenance Technician with a basic salary of £40K and an annual on-call allowance of £2K.
  • The role requires a minimum of NVQ Level 3 and previous practical experience in a High Volume Manufacturing Plant.
  • Candidates should have experience in maintaining and fault finding on PLC control, Variable Speed Drives, Conveyor Systems, and Thermal processing equipment.
  • The technician will be responsible for electrical and mechanical maintenance, with on-call duties compensated at overtime rates.
  • On average, engineers receive about 4 call outs per month, with Friday to Sunday call outs paid at double time.

Basic Salary is £40K Plus an annual On Call Allowance is £2K Per annum

For each on call worked = at least 4 hours overtime paid at time & 1/2 Monday to Thursday.  Friday to Sunday Call Outs are paid at Double Time.  Currently an average of 4 x call outs per month per Engineer.

Zenith People are working with our client who are recruiting for an experienced, Time-served Multi Skilled Maintenance Technician on a permanent basis.

The main purpose of the role is to provides engineering/ maintenance support by performing plant preventative maintenance, engineering support both during working hours and also out of hours support by working as part of an on-call roster (on call allowance when on call)

You will be responsible for electrical/ mechanical maintenance, repair and fault finding of plant and equipment.

  • Fulfilling the requirements of the facility CMMS to reduce unplanned downtime and works towards improvement of OEE.
  • Electrical/ mechanical fault finding, isolation and repair of equipment.
  • Providing input into the electrical maintenance and operation of plant equipment.
  • Carry out evaluation and risk assessments within all areas of the plant to ensure safe working methods and environment
  • Ensure that plant critical spares are maintained at the required level.
  • Identify suitable external resource when appropriate for routing maintenance activities or ongoing improvement projects.
  • Use SAP to raise purchase requisitions as appropriate.
  • Working on plant improvement initiatives and makes recommendations to reduce unplanned downtime.
  • Working with suitable external engineering services as and when required to ensure safe and effective operation of plant equipment.
  • Undertaking periodic training to ensure that maintenance activities are performed in compliance with best safe working practice and current legislation.

Qualifications & Skills Required

  1. Minimum NVQ Level 3 - Previous practical experience working in High Volume Manufacturing Plant
  2. Experience of maintaining and fault finding on the following types of equipment; PLC control, Variable Speed Drives, Conveyor Systems and Thermal processing equipment.
  3. Familiar with the requirements of working within a GMP facility.
  4. Excellent internal and external communications skills
  5. Experience of working an on-call maintenance system.

If you are a time-served Maintenance Technician with PLC Fault Finding experience and would like to be considered for this vacancy please click apply now. 

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