We are delighted to be able to present this opportunity for a Maintenance Technician to join our client on a permanent basis. The successful candidate will be required to join an existing team of maintenance technicians in a busy manufacturing environment. Supporting the team with all maintenance duties, carrying out both planned, preventive maintenance and ensuring efficient running of the plant equipment at all times. Basic pay rate £40,215 plus 18% shift allowance which totals £47,453.70 Maintenance Technician duties will include: * Reactive, planned, preventive and predictive maintenance tasks on plant equipment * Maintaining and improving the site PPM (Planned Preventive Maintenance) schedule * Maintaining and increasing plant availability * Recording and communicating maintenance information via written, electronic and verbal means * Assisting installation and commissioning of new equipment * Suggesting and taking ownership of continuous improvement activities to achieve results * Supporting customers (internally and externally), including the identification and correction of machinery faults such as, electrical equipment, mechanical faults, PLC’s, hydraulics and pneumatics * Working within business guidelines and targets to achieve results * Ensuring compliance is met with Health and Safety Management Systems in accordance with the principles, objectives and targets of the company's policies and in compliance with statutory provisions, taking into account the complexity and business risks involved in operations Requirements of the role; * Experience of fault finding and RCA (Root Cause Analysis) * Experience of Power Press equipment * Fault finding and diagnostics on controls equipment, Drives, inverters and PLC’s: Siemens Step 7 / TIA portal, etc. * Experience of engineering hand tools; Test Equipment; Lifting and slinging equipment; Access equipment; General office equipment; Workshop machinery; Vibratory tools: i.e. Hand-held grinders and hammer action drilling machines * Experience of welding (MMA or MIG) * Working knowledge of feedback systems e.g. Encoder * Previous experience of TPM activities * Experience of machine installation and modification * Experience of safety interlocking systems * Ability to follow and fault find using electrical / hydraulic / pneumatic and engineering drawings * Computer literate * Minimum of 2 years post qualified experience gained within a high-volume manufacturing environment Essential Experience: * Minimum of 2 years post qualified experience gained within a high-volume manufacturing environment. * Qualified to HNC level in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or equivalent (Degree an advantage) Desired Experience: * IEE Regs (17th/18th Edition) desirable * NEBOSH or IOSH – desirable * Post qualified experience gained within a high volume manufacturing environment Due to the high volume of candidates responding to our adverts unfortunately we are not always able to provide individual feedback. If you don't hear from us within the next ten days, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion. We will however keep your details on file and you may be contacted about other opportunities in the future
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