Position Overview
A World Leading Manufacturer is seeking a senior maintenance technician to join their skilled team at their brand new site in Newport. The successful candidate will carry out training at their current site in Treforest before being moves to the new site in Newport from August 2024.
Hours
- Monday - Thursday 8am - 4:30pm
- Friday 7am - 1pm
Salary
- £41,496
Responsibilities
- To promote and ensure a safe and healthy working environment for employees. Actively support the H&S committee & meetings associated with the site H&S policies & procedures.
- To provide & oversee the maintenance / repair / routine service of the sites processes, services & equipment in alignment with production & management needs.
- Ensuring all maintenance / service complies with all the legal, regulatory & H&S requirements.
- Support the production team in the application of TPM & PPM activities; ensure all activities are completed on time in line with the annual plan.
- Ensure all paperwork completed in line with the maintenance process/system is accurate & legible.
- Positively support & drive continuous improvement culture through the production areas with the maintenance team.
- Support Risk Assessments & all H&S improvement activities & complete issues raised in a timely manner.
- Recommend Capital investment projects to improve production/site performance.
- Be responsive to support production needs for maintenance & repair in line with priorities set by the Maintenance Manager.
- Support and Conduct operator training as required.
- Actively carry out continuous improvement activities / initiatives & Kaisen events to maximize productivity. Proactively identify & make recommendations for improvements.
- Sharing experience, best practice, relaying all relevant knowledge & information with colleagues.
- Demonstrate good housekeeping.
- Actively support the new product introduction process from an engineering perspective. Attend meetings as required, source equipment/solutions & conduct test & trails / pre-production run when required.
- Be flexible in your approach to work to support production needs.
- Any other duties as required by the Maintenance Manager.
Essential Qualifications
- Time served HNC/HND (Mechanical and Electrical) with practical engineering supervision / (minimum 2 years) desirable in a manufacturing environment packaging / FMCG / automotive.
- PLC & Pneumatics control experience essential – ability to design/ modify / build software.
- Practical approach to modern problem-solving tools & techniques.
- NEBOSH/IOSH H&S qualifications and wide practical experience desirable.