Maintenance Engineer

Lake Chemicals & Minerals Ltd; Redditch; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Lake Chemicals & Minerals Ltd in Redditch seeks a Facilities Technician to support the Facilities Engineer with maintenance task administration, scheduling, and documentation. You will liaise with internal and external stakeholders on spare parts sourcing, procurement, and calibration schedules, helping reduce downtime and maintain capacity.

Applicants will have apprenticeship training and a minimum HNC/HND, with hands-on maintenance experience in light manufacturing.

Qualifications

• Apprenticeship trained with HNC or HND level, or equivalent experience.
• Maintenance experience with light manufacturing machines, ideally with food or pharmaceutical equipment.
• Troubleshooting experience to resolve in-process issues.
• Ability to document processes and write operating instructions.
• Experience with setting up liquid/powder filling machines or conveyors would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Maintenance administration, scheduling, documentation, procurement, metric tracking, and reporting.
• Assist Facilities Engineer on preventative maintenance and reactive equipment demands.
• Develop instruction manuals and maintain equipment records.
• Read engineering drawings to identify issues and opportunities.
• Communicate with Manufacturing Services Manager and stakeholders to resolve issues.

Skills

Maintenance

Reading drawings

Data analysis

Communication

Problem solving

Lean Six Sigma

Team collaboration

Education

Apprenticeship + HNC/HND

Tools

MS Excel

PLC

SCADA

Job description

To support the Facilities Engineer with maintenance task administration and documentation, liaising with internal and external stakeholders on spare part sourcing and procurement, service and calibration schedules, setting the preventative maintenance calendar, operating the enterprise resource platform used for asset management, tracking key metrics and producing periodic reports, to reduce downtime and maintain efficiency and capacity of facilities and processes, via a combination of proactive and reactive approaches (Total Productive Maintenance / Troubleshooting).

The role holder will hold fundamental practical maintenance skills to assist the Facilities Engineer in periods of high demand and as a stand-in during leave.

The role holder will be able to develop instruction manuals, provide reports on work carried out and ensure that equipment records are kept up to date. They will also be able to read engineering drawings to identify issues and opportunities.

The role requires significant drive and sense of process ownership to be able to work strategically and systematically as well as react promptly to any breakdowns, communicating with the Manufacturing Services Manager and working efficiently to resolve issues

DUTIES

Maintenance administration, scheduling, documentation, procurement, metric tracking, communication internal and external.

Assist Facilities Engineer on preventative maintenance on machinery and responding to reactive equipment demands.

Training

TRAINING AND EXPERIEINCE

Apprenticeship trained, qualified to a HNC or HND level, or have equivalent experience.

Maintenance experience with light manufacturing machines – Ideally with food or pharmaceutical equipment.

Troubleshooting experience to resolve pressing in-process issues with equipment.

Experience with innovation via in-process trial and hands-on learning.

Ability to document processes for equipment and write operating instructions.

Experience maintaining a wide range of equipment.

Experience with setting up liquid and powder filling machines, labelling machines, conveyors would be advantageous.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Safety & Compliance: knowledge of HSE regulations and risk assessments in industrial environments.

Process Engineering Knowledge – Strong understanding of process design, optimization, and control.

Documentation: skilled in interpreting as well as writing Process Flow Diagrams and SOP’s.

Data Analysis Tools: competence in using MS Excel or equivalent.

Automation & Control Systems: understanding of PLCs, SCADA, and other industrial control systems.

Advantageous: Quality Management Systems (QMS) – Experience with ISO standards and quality audits.

Advantageous: Root Cause Analysis (RCA) – Proficiency in tools like 5 Whys, Fishbone Diagram, and Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA).

Advantageous: Ability to monitor and improve processes using statistical and process improvement methodologies (Statistical Process Control, Lean Six Sigma).

PERSONAL SKILLS

Collaborative in approach, helping to work towards the team and business goals

Sense of process ownership and taking pride in own work.

Analytical Thinking: ability to dissect complex problems and identify effective solutions.

Attention to Detail in identifying subtle process deviations or anomalies.

Communication Skills: clear and concise reporting of findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Team Collaboration: working effectively with cross-functional teams including operations, maintenance, and quality.

Adaptability & Flexibility to respond to unexpected issues and changing priorities

Time Management: prioritising tasks and managing troubleshooting efforts efficiently.

Continuous Improvement Mindset: proactively seeking ways to enhance processes and reduce downtime.

Resilience Under Pressure: maintaining composure, focus and effectiveness during high-stress troubleshooting scenarios.

Sense of Urgency: understanding internal/external customer needs and aligning process improvements accordingly.

Learning Agility: quickly grasping new technologies, systems, and methodologies.

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