Maintenance Engineer

Job Title: Shift Maintenance Engineer
Reports to: Engineering Manager
Shift Rotation
2 Week Rotation
Week 1 : Monday to Friday 05:00 – 15:00
Week 2 : Monday to Friday 16:00 – 02:00
Key Responsibilities and accountabilities:
* Operate to a high degree of Health and Safety and good housekeeping standards
* Lock off procedures to be always followed to ensure safety of self and others on site.
* Carry out small projects, and modifications as required within any projects.
* Quickly assess the nature of breakdowns & act accordingly.
* Provide constant support for production and packing departments.
* To carry out PPM inspections & maintenance & to carry out corrective maintenance repairs on a timely basis.
* Carry out general maintenance as required including lubrication tasks / maintenance schedules.
Job Related Experience, Knowledge and Skill Requirements:
Essential
* NVQ level 3
* City and Guilds, Electrical / Mechanical
* A thorough understanding of both skills (Mechanical and Electrical)
* Recognised Engineering Apprenticeship
* An aptitude to fault diagnosis and logical thinking
* Must be able to read, understand and work with schematic drawings
* Welding skills (MIG/TIG/ARC)
* Must be capable of Self Organisation & Self-Motivation
Desirable
* ONC / HNC or equivalent level of education
* 17th Edition I.E.E. regulations
* Competency in PLC’s
Functional Skills:
* Detailed knowledge of business and own areas processes and procedures. Recognised as an expert in your own area
* Delivers quality and accuracy in own work
* Able to cope under pressure and flex with peaks in personal workload
* Able to anticipate/identify problems and use available resources to provide effective solutions
* Able to act on decisions with the required amount of urgency
* Good awareness of a manufacturing environment
* Ability to work to deadlines
* Delivers quality and accuracy in own work
* Able to anticipate/identify problems and use available resources to provide effective solutions