Maintenance Engineer

Elis; St Helens; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

29 Days Holiday

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Elis is seeking an experienced on-site engineer to perform remedial works on industrial laundry equipment and support continuous improvement projects. You will liaise with the Engineering Manager and Senior Engineer to maintain equipment reliability and efficiency while ensuring safety procedures are followed on site.

You will need 3+ years in manufacturing, NVQ levels, and the ability to read schematics; travel to other factories for training may be required.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in a manufacturing/process environment.
• Engineering Level 3 and 4 NVQ qualification; Higher National Diploma or C&G an advantage; apprentice trained (BTEC).
• Skilled in electrical and mechanical trades with pneumatics, hydraulics, electrical circuits; able to read drawings/schematics.
• Self-motivated, decisive, good team player with strong communication skills (MS Office).
• Willingness to travel to offsite training facilities and other factories within the group.

Responsibilities

• Undertake remedial engineering works to industrial laundry equipment on site as instructed by the Engineering Manager.
• Provide input into continuous improvement of plant, machinery and maintenance activities; work with Senior Engineer to identify small projects.
• Ensure compliance with company disciplines, rules and standards; maintain equipment performance, reliability and running costs.
• Report incidents under Health and Safety policies; follow safe systems of work and best practices.
• Maintain asset efficiency and ensure safe contractor work on site; ensure clear handovers of ongoing activities daily.

Skills

Electrical & Mechanical trades

Pneumatics & Hydraulics

Health & Safety awareness

Communication

Education

Engineering Level 3 NVQ or equivalent

Higher National Diploma or C&G

Apprentice trained (BTEC)

Tools

Pneumatics

Hydraulics

Electrical circuits

Job description

Elis is an international leader in textile, hygiene and facility services, helping businesses across a wide range of industries to operate safely, sustainably and efficiently. With a presence in 29 countries and a team of around 52,000 people, we combine the scale and stability of an international organisation with the opportunity to build a rewarding and long-term career.

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. We believe in investing in our people, recognising their contribution and giving them the opportunity to develop, progress and build careers they can be proud of.

At Elis, you'll be part of a culture built on trust, respect and collaboration , where your ideas and contribution are valued. We want our people to have a voice, and our commitment to listening and acting on employee feedback was recognised when Elis UK won Best Employee Engagement Experience Initiative at the 2024 CIPD People Management Awards for our Employee Voice programme.

With opportunities across operations, engineering, logistics, sales and our head office support functions, there are many ways to develop your career with Elis.

The Opportunity

• You will undertake remedial engineering works to industrial laundry equipment on site as instructed by the Engineering Manager. Repairing equipment in a safe and timely manner ensuring that Production is regularly updated on progress.
• Provide knowledge and input into the continuous improvement of plant, machinery, and maintenance activities. Working with the Senior Engineer and Engineering Manager to identify areas and via ‘small projects’ find suitable solutions.
• To ensure the Company’s disciplines, rules and standards are maintained.
• As part of the Engineering team, you always look to improve equipment performance, reliability, and running costs for replacement parts and consumables.
• Report any incidents, accidents and near misses in accordance with Health and Safety Policies. Ensuring that safe systems of work and best practice procedures are adhered to at all times.
• To ensure the Company assets are maintained to achieve maximum efficiency.
• Working with Senior Engineers and Engineering Manager to ensure that contractors are working safely on site and adhering to Health and Safety rules and procedures.
• Guarantee all activities are carried out in accordance with the Site Health and Safety instructions and the SSG Health and Safety manual, as well as in accordance with relevant engineering standards.
• You will maintain excellent communication between Production staff and co-workers and ensure all handover of ongoing activities is carried out every day, and sharing all other information and practices as required.

What We're Looking For

• A minimum of 3 years’ experience working in a manufacturing/process environment.
• Engineering Level 3 and 4 NVQ qualification. A ‘Higher National Diploma’ will be a distinct advantage or C&G equivalent. Must be apprentice trained, BTEC.
• Skilled in both Electrical and Mechanical trades with knowledge of engineering disciplines including pneumatics, hydraulics, electrical circuits and able to comprehend the relevant drawings/schematics.
• You will be self-motivated, able to make decisions and react quickly to the needs of the business.
• Ability to develop effective working relationships across all levels of management and staff and work as part of a team.
• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal. (Inc. use of MS Office)
• A logical approach to fault finding with a high attention to detail.
• Able to travel to offsite training facilities and other factories in the group, as and when required.
• Previous Industrial Laundry experience.
• Steam systems and chemical water treatment – BG01 or BOAS accreditation.
• Water network and heat recovery systems.
• Electronic component fault finding and testing.
• Inspection and Testing C&G 2391-52.
• Fabrication and welding.
• PTW risk assessor and contractor control.
• Small to medium sized projects, 6 Sigma and Capex.

29 Days Holiday

Employee Assistance Programme

We offer a competitive salaryand the opportunity to work for a company that offers many development opportunities, has national structure to facilitate ambition and offer a friendly and supportive working environment.