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Our client a highly successful Malting company since 1823 has a current vacancy for a Maintenance Technician based within their Pencaitland site, just outside Edinburgh. Reporting to the Maintenance Supervisor, the main purpose of this role will be to take responsibility for carrying out planned and reactive maintenance of all plant equipment to ensure the required levels of malt production are achieved.
Responsibilities:
Responsible to the Maintenance Supervisor for ensuring the required levels of malt production are achieved at Pencaitland by maintaining plant and equipment to the required standards and dealing with breakdowns effectively and efficiently. Provide call out cover for out of hours breakdowns, on a rota-based system. Be flexible to aid all on-site personnel as required.
- Ensure full compliance with:
- Health & Safety at Work Act
- Company Safety Procedures
- Food Safety Regulations
- Company Quality Standards
- Environmental Procedures
- Zero tolerance drug and alcohol policy
- Personal Protective clothing policy
Skills and Requirements
- Electrical Testing
- Electrical fault finding
- Electrical fault finding without wiring diagrams
- Electrical installation & inspection
- Working knowledge of PLC systems
- Excellent problem-solving ability
- Possess a mechanical aptitude
- Self-motivated and able to work under own initiative or as part of a team
- Have a can-do attitude
- Quality awareness
- Flexible
- Practical experience in an industrial scale production environment
- Electricity at Work regulations
- Health and Safety legislation
- Polio and Tetanus vaccinations and up to date boosters
- Willing to learn/train in various areas relating to the position
- Welding, MIG, TIG, Arc
- Metal work and Fabrication
- Previous experience in a malting manufacturing environment
COMPENSATION
A competitive compensation and benefits package will be provided. Our client offers a generous benefits package for those eligible including:
Health cash plan
Medical
EAP
Life insurance
Fitness subsidy
Loyalty awards
Cycle to work
Benefits hub discounts.
Apply today and our recruitment specialists will be in touch!
