Shift Maintenance Engineer

Job Title: Shift Maintenance Engineer

Department: Engineering

Reporting To: Engineering Manager

Salary: £37,319 per annum + 10% shift rate

Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 6am – 2pm, 2pm – 10pm, rotating shifts. Peak period is February to May, this will be a mixture of shifts as the site operates 24 hours a day. Working 12 hours a day paid at OT.

Location: Kirkby

Job Purpose:

The individual will be responsible for maintaining all site equipment in an automated high speed process and packaging environment. Carrying out both reactive and preventative maintenance tasks to help minimise downtime. You will work as an integral part of the site team of dedicated personnel and be answerable directly to the Engineering Manager.  You will need to be self-motivated, as well as able to work alone or as part of a team equally well.  The position carries a degree of autonomy, so you will be good at prioritising workloads, as well as following the instructions of management; all the time focused on maximising the safety and availability of the production facility.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensure compliance of all plant and machinery with health and safety legislation.
• Liaise with Operations to ensure priority tasks are addressed in an appropriate timeframe.
• Carry out preventative maintenance to avoid downtime and performance loss.
• Ensure the PM plan is adhered to.
• Diagnose equipment and machinery faults and complete repairs quickly and efficiently.
• Use modern maintenance techniques such as RCA, RCM and FMEA to improve equipment reliability.
• Drive a continuous improvement culture to help maximise equipment efficiency.
• Maintain and improve site facilities and infrastructure.
• Identify and maintain critical spares on site to ensure continuity of production
• Control and co-ordinate contractors on site ensuring appropriate permits, risk assessments and method statements are in place and adhered to.
• Maintain records of machine maintenance, repairs and improvements using the site CMMS.
• Create and maintain maintenance documents: SOP’s, SSOW, risk assessments etc
• Assist in the planning and execution of site engineering projects and shutdowns.
• Assist in identifying training requirements for engineering team.
• Undertake to future training to support business objectives.

Requirements:

• Time Served with a qualification in either mechanical or electrical engineering
• A minimum of ONC / HNC / HND in Engineering or equivalent
• Experience of working within a maintenance role with electrical and mechanical background
• Computer literate
• Positive, ‘can do’ attitude

If interested, please APPLY NOW! Alternatively, please send a copy of your CV to (url removed)