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Plant Maintenance Engineer

Epson Telford Ltd
Posted 2 days ago, valid for a month
Location

Telford, Shropshire TF4 2BN, England

Salary

£35,120 per annum

Contract type

Full Time

Retirement Plan
Life Insurance
Employee Assistance

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  • Epson Telford Limited is seeking a Plant Maintenance Engineer with a mechanical and electrical background, requiring previous experience in a similar role.
  • The position involves responding to machinery breakdowns, maintaining critical auxiliary systems, and implementing improvements within the department.
  • Candidates should possess strong communication skills, logical fault-finding abilities, and experience in manual fitting and basic project management.
  • The role offers a salary of £40,000 per year and includes a KPI-related bonus, pension scheme, and various employee benefits.
  • Working hours are Monday to Thursday from 08:15 to 17:15 and Friday from 08:15 to 13:15, with a reasonable callout rota for out-of-hours breakdowns.

Job Title:Plant Maintenance Engineer

Department:Plant Maintenance

Reports to:Plant Maintenance Manager

About us:

Epson Telford Limited was established in 1987, we are on a 50-acre site and operate a 24/7 manufacturing site.

We are the only European manufacturing and distribution site for ink cartridges and textile inks. These products are shipped to an Epson warehouse in Germany where they are then distributed throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Quality and innovation is at the heart of everything we do, from our Cleanroom environment to our in-house machinery, design and technology improvements from which we use our own Epson 6-axis robots.

The Plant Maintenance department currently have an exciting opportunity for a candidate with a mechanical and electrical background and knowledge. Reporting directly to the Plant Maintenance Manager the role will be diverse and interesting, with numerous opportunities to implement change and improvements.

Hours of work:

Days: Monday to Thursday 08:15-17:15 Friday 08:15-13:15

Main job functions:

  • To ensure all machinery breakdowns are responded to quickly and efficiently, and fault-finding is logical to ensure route cause is identified quickly and efficiently and all repairs are carried out to a high standard
  • Maintain, monitor and repair critical auxiliary systems including but not limited to: Compressed air, Vacuum, Reverse Osmosis Plant, Effluent Plant, Extraction etc.
  • Work closely with production departments when implementing new business or lines to ensure the customer can meet deadlines and has all the required services.
  • Investigate, propose, and implement small scale improvements within the department and wider factory with a goal of increasing safety, efficiency, 5S and productivity or reducing costs.
  • Take ownership of tasks from the HEAT request system and ensure the customers request is completed to a high standard and within the expected time frame.
  • Mentor junior members of the team
  • To be able to provide technical support to other departments and assist with major projects such as layout changes, line installs, and equipment moves.
  • Complete electrical, mechanical, and fluid installs from start to finish including specification, parts lists, install, commission and testing in a safe manner and to the required standards.
  • Basic site maintenance including carpentry, plumbing repairs, minor electrical works, HVAC, LED replacement etc.
  • To respond to out of hours breakdowns as part of the very reasonable callout rota with standby allowance.
  • Support PM Manager/Specialist with projects, improvements, safety systems, documentation, and procedures.

Skills required:

  • Mechanical, Electrical and fluid system diagnosis and repair.
  • Must have good communication skills both face to face and via various media
  • Take ownership of tasks
  • Self-time management
  • Logical fault-finding ability and route cause identification
  • Manual fitting skills/fabrication, carpentry, plumbing, drywalling etc
  • Flexibility and adoptability to change
  • Risk assessment and basic project management

Qualifications (desirable):

  • Mechanical and/or Electrical qualifications
  • Supervisory experience
  • IOSH/NEBOSH
  • HNC or NVQ4 in an engineering function
  • 18th Edition Wiring Regs
  • RTITB Counterbalance lift truck Licence

Experience required (essential):

  • Previous experience in a similar role

Experience required (desirable):

  • Project management, improvement projects, Kaizen activities.
  • Health & Safety activities such as auditing, risk assessment and disaster management.

Benefits:

KPI related bonus

Pension Scheme up to 12 % employer contributions

Life assurance up to 4 x annual salary

Voluntary lifestyle benefit scheme

31 days holiday (incl Bank holidays)

Discounted Epson products and consumables

Onsite occupational health and physiotherapist

EAP support program

Perkbox

Company Sick Pay scheme

Rewards for improvement ideas and projects

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