Scope of Role
To provide expertise in electronic, pneumatics and mechanical help and assistance where necessary to provide good, efficient plant operation.
Department
Engineering: reporting to Engineering Co-Ordinator.
Key Areas of Responsibility
- Liaise with the Engineering Supervisors to establish that the current priorities are clearly defined on workload.
- Provide a high level of technical expertise and advice, in order to maintain an efficient and effective maintenance service to meet the needs of production.
- Carry out planned maintenance whenever possible in order to optimise machine efficiencies and minimise downtime.
- Carry out daily safety checks on all production and ancillary equipment as required to ensure they comply with health and safety legislation.
- Maintain high standards of housekeeping within the Engineering workshops, boiler house, plant room & effluent plant.
- In liaison with the Engineering Coordinator access planned maintenance works to be undertaken by use of mobile phones and or Piranha/Spiceworks’s maintenance software.
- Maintain accurate records by logging of machine by number, details of problem and downtime, with action taken to rectify problem.
- Reports completed on machine downtime for Engineering Management to confirm times/action taken/loss of production.
- Report usage of oil and glycol used on all compressed air & ammonia plant. Logging of oil pressures, discharge and suction pressures of both compressed air & refrigeration plant.
- Primarily concerned with fault finding & repair on all specialised plant and equipment with a requirement to provide a maintenance service.
- Operate all maintenance workshop equipment, e.g. mills, lathes and welding equipment, have the capability to operate all production machinery as required.
- Contact with all levels of staff, occasional contact with suppliers, contractors, other staff etc. Shift meetings on a regular basis and occasional written reports in respect of machine condition and small-scale projects.
- On job training for newly recruited engineering technicians.
- Advise incoming shift of problems outstanding by means of shift handover with detailed report.
- Prioritise workloads with regard to immediate production requirements.
- Work with high pressure air, steam and water systems, ammonia, chlorine and chemicals associated with CIP, e.g. caustic and boiling water, to all Health & Safety/COSHH
guidelines. - Prepare risk assessment’s & method statements when required to ensure all works are undertaken to ensure the safety of yourself, all employees, contractors & visitors.
- Be involved in projects and be able to assist with the installation & commissioning of new equipment.
- Ensure all equipment and services are compliant with latest regulations. (Legionella, Statutory Inspections, ATEX, DSEARR, Fixed Wiring, HSE).
Person Specification
Essential
- Treats Health and Safety in the workplace with importance.
- Good communication skills.
- Flexible approach to duties.
- Physically able to work in different environments (Wet, Cold, Hot, etc).
- Professional at all times.
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Shows respect for others, their values, beliefs and opinions regardless of who they are.
Key Competencies
Essential
- Recognised appropriate apprenticeship (4 years).
- Electrical and mechanical bias, moving towards multi-skilled.
- Computer literacy.
- PLC experience Siemens S7 & Rockwell, be able to use a laptop to diagnose faults.
- Electrical and mechanical bias, moving towards multi-skilled.
- 17th or 18th Edition.
- High speed automated machinery.
- Appropriate Engineering qualifications.
- Familiarity with PLC’s, general electrical control, pneumatic controls systems, Gas burners.
- PLC experience Siemens S7 & Rockwell, be able to use a laptop to diagnose faults.
Desireable
- Relevant automated manufacturing experience an advantage.
Closing date for applications: Wednesday 19th May 2021
