Junior Maintenance Technician

Hillarys; Washington; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading home improvement company in Washington is seeking a Junior Maintenance Technician to join their team. You will support maintenance tasks, perform equipment repairs, and manage inventory. Ideal candidates will have experience in mechanics or engineering and knowledge of Health and Safety legislation. This role offers a diverse working environment with a strong focus on continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in maintenance, mechanics, and/or engineering is essential.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment incorporating job-specific Health and Safety legislation.

Responsibilities

• Complete various maintenance tasks to support the team.
• Perform production breakdown maintenance.
• Reposition manufacturing equipment as required.
• Manage and monitor inventory within the workshop.

Skills

Resilience and commitment

Adaptability

Problem-solving

Time Management

Compliance

Inventory Management

Quality Standards

Attention to Detail

Communication

Continuous Improvement

Education

Qualified in an engineering capacity

Tools

MS Word

Excel

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Junior Maintenance Technician to join our Hillarys Maintenance team, based at our Washington site.

As a Maintenance Technician, you’ll complete various tasks to support the team, including (but not limited to)…

• Production breakdown maintenance - skilfully repairing and replacing production equipment, in conjunction with the ‘production breakdown’ request system whilst recording downtime data affiliated with each attendance.
• Equipment reconfiguration - the repositioning of manufacturing equipment and services to accommodate changes in production flow or orientation.
• Site tasks - the completion of specific site tasks throughout all departments of the business, including the management of componentry and tooling.
  
  

Key Skills & Responsibilities

• Resilience and commitment: Demonstrating the ability to maintain resilience and see tasks through to conclusion.
• Adaptability: Welcome change with enthusiasm, embracing new ideas and change initiatives.
• Problem-solving: Identifying and resolving issues in a timely manner.
• Time Management: Work to a schedule in a timely manner, with the ability to prioritise tasks in order of importance.
• Compliance: Follow work instructions, safe working procedures and all company policies.
• Inventory Management: Successfully manage and monitor inventory within the workshop.
• Quality Standards: Maintain a comprehensive understanding of internal and external quality standards.
• Attention to Detail: Maintain excellent attention to detail in all aspects of your work.
• Communication: Display effective communication skills, regularly updating progress to key stakeholders, whilst simultaneously fostering positive working relationships.
• Continuous Improvement: Utilising Continuous Improvement methodology to enhance overall effectiveness.
  
  

Proven experience in maintenance, mechanics, and/or engineering is essential for this role. You will also have working knowledge of MS Word and Excel and display the company values. You will have experience, or be qualified in an engineering capacity, with first-hand experience of working within a manufacturing environment; incorporating job specific Health and Safety legislation.

We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all our colleagues. If you require any reasonable adjustments to be made for you throughout the recruitment process, please do let us know and we will be happy to accommodate.

Everyone who applies will receive a response.