£35K/yr to £39K/yr
Gravesham, England
Permanent, Variable

Maintenance Engineer

Posted by Moove Europe.

Maintenance Engineer

Gravesend, Kent

We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our ENGINEERING team as a Maintenance Engineer, based at our European Manufacturing plant in Gravesend, Kent. This role currently operates Mon-Fri (0800-1630) but requires flexibility at times to work extra hours and weekends as required.

The Moove Group is already a leading provider of automotive lubricants, oils, and chemicals throughout the UK, Europe, the Americas and growing fast. Under the Brazilian owned Cosan Group, the organisation is a Global provider of Energy and Logistics.

There are 200 employees based at the Gravesend location at which over 26 different languages are spoken.

This is a high energy, fast evolving environment with ambitious improvement plans. If you are excited by change and growth, then this role should be of interest.

As a Maintenance Engineer, you'll join a broad team of manufacturing professionals focused on maintaining and improving overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) to maximise plant availability and performance whilst meeting quality requirements.

Responsibilities as a Maintenance Engineer are to:

  • To maintain site health, safety & environmental standards, and company policies, be responsible for own safety and the safety of those around who may be impacted
  • To attend and resolve equipment breakdowns within agreed target times
  • To carry out and record works in accordance with the annual maintenance plan
  • To provide engineering support to the operation and minimise non-operational time
  • To maintain workshop spare inventory
  • To support process improvement activities which affect Overall Equipment Effectiveness (product of Quality, Performance & Availability)
  • To actively contribute to capital investment projects
  • To achieve and maintain workshop housekeeping standards
  • To adopt and behave according to the Moove Attitudes, acting with consideration and respect for others
  • To supply essential out of hours activity as required by the business, without breaching the Working Time Directive or exceeding the company's 6-day maximum working policy
  • To act on any reasonable request by the company or leadership team

Skills required of our Maintenance Engineer:

  • Experience of maintenance engineering in a manufacturing process environment

  • Practical fault-finding knowledge of Electrical, Controls & Instrumentation systems

  • Experience of maintenance and repair of the following:

  • Fluid transfer pumps (diaphragm & positive displacement)

  • Electrical drive systems - direct, geared, fixed & variable speed controllers

  • Mechanical systems – gears, shafts, bearings, drive belts, conveyors

Highly desirable:

  • Compressed air systems, compressors, direct expansion dryers & filtration systems
  • PLC checks and programme modifications capability (Siemens S7, ideally Omron and Mitsubishi)
  • Knowledge of steam boiler heating systems
  • Knowledge of basic hydraulics
  • Root cause analysis methodology skills
  • Ability to provide clear & concise communication with colleagues and managers on 1:1 basis and in production and project meetings

In return for joining the team, Moove are able to provide:

  • Competitive Salary- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays - Contributory pension scheme (company match up to 7%)- Life Assurance 4x basic salary
  • Ample free onsite parking
  • Access to the subsidised canteen
  • All tools and PPE required for the role
  • Help@Hand EAP and Perks