Job Details

Maintenance Technician Mechanical Bias

Job Description

COMPANY DESCRIPTION, PROFILE AND SCOPE OF ROLE:

Our client is a world class, award winning, long established and growing manufacturing business, with strong and sustained investment in people, capital and plant. Due to continued growth, they are recruiting a Mechanically Biased Maintenance Technician (Experienced or Junior).-

Reporting to the Engineering and Maintenance Manager, through the Maintenance Supervisors. The Mechanically Bias Maintenance Technician will work as part of an established shift team, maintaining all plant andamp; equipment and helping to ensure that Health, Safety, Quality, Environmental, Energy and Production requirements are met.-

This is an exciting opportunity and applications will be welcome from either experienced maintenance technicians or qualified, but less experienced technicians/engineers seeking an excellent career development opportunity.

KEY DUTIES andamp; RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Support production activities to minimise equipment breakdown and optimize production efficiencies
  • Proactively maintain plant and equipment to achieve optimum plant and process capability-
  • Undertake preventative andamp; predictive maintenance tasks as defined and to the agreed schedule-
  • Support in the maintenance of building and plant services-
  • Assist the Engineers with equipment design and operation modifications
  • Review the PMs being carried out and suggest improvements to the system.
  • Identify and address / participate in continuous improvement opportunities / Suggest and carry out project work as require

QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE, SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES:

ESSENTIAL:

  • Qualified to a minimum of ONC Level or similar in Engineering - Time served/apprenticed)
  • Multi skilled with a mechanical bias
  • Hands-on mechanical maintenance, repair, and overhaul skills
  • Detailed knowledge of hydraulic and pneumatic equipment
  • Strong competency in pipe fitting
  • Experience or exposure to industrial steam boilers and steam systems
  • Basic electrical knowledge (e.g., safe isolation, basic component swapping)
  • Ability to work unsupervised under own initiative / Able to work effectively to deadlines / Self-motivated and enthusiastic / Available for overtime as required for the needs of the business / IT literate / Competent with All Microsoft software.-

DESIRABLE:-

  • HND/HNC would be advantageous, but not essential
  • Experience with welding and fabrication
  • Experience using manual machining equipment (lathes, mills, etc.)
  • Knowledge of Computer Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS)
  • Boilers / Steam management / Chillers
  • Forklift, Height Access (MEWP) and Lifting Equipment
  • Polymer processing, Extrusion, or Injection Moulding Processes
  • Understanding of Total Preventative and Reactive Maintenance Systems
  • Familiarity with Lean / 5S / Kaizen manufacturing techniques

Details of Packages:

-50,000 to -54,000 PA (Depending on Experience) + Bonus + Benefits + OT + Life assurance / 2 shift position (12 hrs) - (Working approx. 7 out of every 14 days) - -Hours 06.30 - 18.30,- 18.30 - 06.30 (2 WKS Days / 2 WKS Nights /