Electrical Maintenance Engineer – Packaging & PLC Systems

Smurfit-Westrock; Tewkesbury; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Smurfit Westrock in the United Kingdom is seeking a skilled maintenance technician to perform planned maintenance on print and finishing equipment, respond to breakdowns, and support improvements in manufacturing processes.

Reporting to the Production Manager, you will train staff, help manage spare parts, and record activities in the maintenance system to boost machine reliability and overall production output in packaging operations.

Qualifications

• City & Guilds with HNC or equivalent in Electrical Engineering.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge of PLCs, AC/DC motors, drives and controllers.
• Strong organisational skills and fault-finding ability.
• IPAF at heights training.

Responsibilities

• Perform planned maintenance on print and print related machinery.
• Train print minders to enhance maintenance practices.
• Provide training for planned preventative maintenance in finishing.
• Respond to breakdowns and requests for work.
• Implement improvements on current processes.
• Reduce downtime and maintain spare part inventory.
• Identify and implement improvements on finishing maintenance processes.
• Work with management to establish spare parts processes including Kanbans.
• Record all engineering activities using the Electronic Maintenance Management System.
• Improve effectiveness of machinery and production output.

Skills

PLC & motor controls

Manufacturing environment

Fault finding & rectification

Organisational skills

Decision making

Adaptable technician

IPAF training

Education

City & Guilds + HNC in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Smurfit Westrock in the United Kingdom is seeking a skilled maintenance technician to perform planned maintenance on print and finishing equipment, respond to breakdowns, and support improvements in manufacturing processes.

Reporting to the Production Manager, you will train staff, help manage spare parts, and record activities in the maintenance system to boost machine reliability and overall production output in packaging operations.