Electrical Maintenance Engineer

Smurfit Westrock; Tewkesbury; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Smurfit Westrock is seeking a capable technician/engineer to perform planned maintenance on print-related machinery and to drive improvements across finishing maintenance processes.

The role requires City & Guilds with HNC in Electrical Engineering and 17th/18th Edition qualifications, with experience in a manufacturing environment and PLCs, motors, drives, and controllers. IPAF training is a plus and the position reports to the Production Manager.

Qualifications

• City & Guilds trained with an HNC or equivalent in Electrical Engineering.
• 17th/18th Edition certificate.

Responsibilities

• Perform planned maintenance on print and related machinery to a high standard.
• Train print minders to enhance maintenance practices.
• Implement and train for planned preventative maintenance in finishing.
• Respond to breakdowns and requests for work.
• Implement improvements on current processes.
• Reduce downtime and manage spare parts inventory.
• Identify and implement improvements on finishing maintenance processes.
• Work with management to establish new spare parts processes (Kanban).
• Record all engineering activities in the Electronic Maintenance Management System.

Skills

PLC systems

Electrical motors

Drives & controllers

Computer literacy

Maintenance planning

Problem solving

Adaptable technician

IPAF training

Education

City & Guilds with HNC in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Electronic Maintenance Management System

Kanban & spare parts management

Job description

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., 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

Essential:

• City & Guilds trained with an HNC or equivalent in Electrical Engineering.
• 17th/18th Edition certificate.

Preferable:

• Experience working within a manufacturing environment
• Mechanical engineering experience
• Organisational skills with quick reactivity to breakdowns
• Problem solving skills
• Decision making ability
• Computer literate
• 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

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.