Granulator Technician: Maintenance & Reliability Expert

Kingston Barnes Ltd; Nether Stowey; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care cash plan

Pension plan

Life Assurance

Company sick pay

Onsite parking

Free eye test

Cycle to work scheme

Sick pay after probation

Job summary

Kingston Barnes Ltd is seeking a Granulator Technician to join a busy manufacturing site in Bridgwater. You will service, maintain and repair industrial granulators, diagnose faults and perform preventative maintenance to maximise equipment reliability.

You will work Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week, with a salary of £40,000 per annum and benefits including pension, life assurance, health plans and on-site parking.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Granulator Technician or Granulator Engineer.
• Proven servicing and repair of industrial granulators.
• Strong mechanical maintenance and fault-finding abilities.
• Experience with bearings, gearboxes, drive systems and rotating machinery.
• Experience with planned preventative maintenance and CMMS systems.
• Problem-solving and root-cause analysis skills.
• Ability to work independently and make sound technical decisions.

Responsibilities

• Servicing, maintaining, overhauling and repairing industrial granulators.
• Provide first-response engineering support for breakdowns.
• Diagnose and repair mechanical, electrical and operational faults.
• Carry out planned preventative maintenance and condition monitoring.
• Replace and set granulator knives, screens, bearings, gearboxes and drive systems.
• Strip-downs, rebuilds and commissioning of machines.
• Fault-finding on rotating machinery and related equipment.
• Support root cause analysis and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Maintain maintenance records in CMMS.
• Collaborate with OEMs and suppliers for specialist support.
• Support 5S and Operational Excellence initiatives.

Skills

Granulator maintenance

Fault-finding

Bearings & gearboxes

CMMS experience

Preventative maintenance

Independent worker

Root-cause analysis

Rotating machinery

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Kingston Barnes Ltd is seeking a Granulator Technician to join a busy manufacturing site in Bridgwater. You will service, maintain and repair industrial granulators, diagnose faults and perform preventative maintenance to maximise equipment reliability.

You will work Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week, with a salary of £40,000 per annum and benefits including pension, life assurance, health plans and on-site parking.