Electrical Maintenance Enginee

Smurfit Westrock plc; Tewkesbury; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Smurfit Westrock plc in the United Kingdom is seeking a skilled maintenance technician for planned and breakdown maintenance on print and finishing equipment. You will work under the Production Manager to improve reliability and uptime.

The role requires City & Guilds with an HNC in Electrical Engineering, manufacturing experience, fault-finding with PLCs and drives, and strong problem-solving abilities. This is an on-site position with opportunities to optimise spare parts and Kanban processes.

Qualifications

• City & Guilds/HNC in Electrical Engineering required.
• Experience in manufacturing environments preferred.
• Strong fault-finding and PLC drive knowledge essential.

Responsibilities

• Perform planned maintenance on print and print-related machinery to ensure high standards.
• Train print minders to enhance maintenance practices.
• Provide training for planned preventative maintenance in finishing.
• Respond to breakdowns and requests for work promptly.
• Identify and implement improvements on current processes.
• Reduce downtime and maintain spare parts inventory.
• Improve finishing maintenance processes.
• Collaborate with management on spare parts processes, including Kanban systems.
• Document engineering activities using the Electronic Maintenance Management System.
• Support overall machinery effectiveness and production output.

Skills

Electrical Engineering

Manufacturing experience

PLC & drive diagnostics

Fault finding

IPAF training

Organisational skills

Decision making

PLC control systems

Education

City & Guilds/HNC in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Smurfit Westrock (NYSE:SW) is the go-to leader and partner of choice in sustainable packaging. We are dedicated to creating efficient and scalable paper and packaging solutions to help solve complex packaging challenges. Guided by our values of safety, loyalty, integrity and respect, we are committed to delivering meaningful value for shareholders, customers, employees and the communities where we operate.

JOB PURPOSE:

This job description is intended as a guide to the type of role the Job Holder is expected to perform. As the nature of our business can vary with changes in customer requirements and operation procedures the following tasks are the key duties of the role, but it is understood that the Job Holder will undertake any function in which he/she is adequately trained or competent. If in time, significant change to the role is experienced, a new job description will be issued.

Reporting to the Production Manager, the successful candidate will work closely with all production teams performing both planned and breakdown maintenance on print and print related areas and to respond to requests for repairs/spared ordering in a timely manner in accordance with the requirements of the business.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

The role will encompass:

• Performing planned maintenance on print and print related machinery to ensure that they are at a high standard
• Acting in a training capacity to print minders to enhance current maintenance practices
• Implementing and providing training for all employees for planned preventative maintenance programs in finishing
• Responding to breakdowns and requests for work
• Implementing improvements on current processed
• Reducing downtime of current equipment and maintain the current spare part inventory
• Identifying and implementing improvements on current finishing maintenance processes
• Working with management to establish new spare parts processes including Kanbans where necessary to improve spare part inventory management
• Developing and recording all engineering activities carried out by use of the Electronic Maintenance Management System including spare parts ordering and booking in
• Effectiveness of machinery and therefore production output

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, EXPERIENCE

• City & Guilds trained with an HNC or equivalent in Electrical Engineering.
• Experience working within a manufacturing environment
• Mechanical engineering experience
• Organisational skills with quick reactivity to breakdowns
• Decision making ability
• Adaptable technician with experience working with PLC's, AC/DC motors, drives and controllers, ideally within the packaging industry.
• Adaptable fault finding and rectification skills.
• IPAF working at heights training

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by state or federal law.