Reed Engineering are currently recruiting for an award winning milling company who are seeking a Maintenance Technician to join their team.
Reporting to the Maintenance Manager, this role as part of the maintenance team ensures preventative and reactive maintenance on all mechanical aspects of the mill plants, in a safe and efficient manner, to reduce operational downtime; to maximise efficiency.
Hours of work
Monday to Friday, 45 hours per week, between the hours of 0700 and 1700 hours. Participation in the paid on-call rota, covering 7 days, 24 hours a day is also required.
Key tasks
- Working as part of the team to deliver the Planned Preventative Maintenance schedule effectively, on time & within budget.
- Responsible for pumps, gearboxes and pneumatics.
- Fabrication – guarding and material ducting (spouting).
- Installing new machines; fault finding on machinery.
- Routine machine maintenance – inspections, greasing, checking belts and oil changes.
- Rapid response for breakdowns, to ensure downtime on production and packaging lines is reduced.
- Welding – repairs, making brackets, pipe work.
- General maintenance around site – production, warehouse and office areas.
- On-call cover for the plant, responding to emergency breakdowns.
- Maintaining accurate records on production maintenance software, to ensure compliance and ensure safe working environment.
- Complying with all company Health and Safety and hygiene rules
- Adhering to all company Health & Safety and hygiene rules
Person Specification
Essential
- Good teamwork and communication skills
- Minimum 3 years' experience in industrial maintenance
- Welding experience
- Educated to at least City and Guilds level 3/ B Tech/ NVQ 3 or equivalent relevant experience.
- Practical approach to problem solving
- Full Drivers Licence
Desired
- Food manufacturing industry experience
- Good practical skillset
- Metalwork and fabrication experience
Other Information
- Due to this role requiring the post holder to attend site, as part of a call-out rota, across 7 days a week, 24 hours a day, it is preferable but not essential to live within a 30-minute travel distance of Chelmsford.
- There is a requirement to work on all levels of the Mill, with access via stairs. Manual handling duties.