Maintenance Engineer

Imperial Recruitment Group; Sunderland; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Imperial Recruitment Group in Sunderland is seeking a Maintenance Technician with an electrical bias to support a high-volume manufacturing environment. You will monitor production machinery, perform preventative maintenance and assist with machine changes, installations and safety guarding.

The role requires hands-on engineering involvement, good communication with the engineering team, and a proactive approach to developing skills and improving plant performance.

Qualifications

• Ideal candidate must have experience working within a manufacturing environment.
• Electrical bias with supporting qualifications.
• Experience of working within a high-volume manufacturing equipment.
• Keen to learn new skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintain close attendance of the Production line, providing Engineering solutions and assisting in an operational capacity when required.
• Monitor all machines and ancillary plant during production and keep notes/log sheets.
• Ensure rectifications are followed through with effective communication with the Engineering team and Plant Manager.
• Assist in cold starting, size or product changes, cleaning in place and running a machine as required.
• Follow preventative maintenance and lubrication schedules and liaise on spare parts requirements.
• Assist with installation work and support contractors while maintaining site standards.
• Obtain permission to proceed from relevant management before work and ensure required permits are in place.
• Carry out repairs or maintenance ensuring the area is left clean and safe; ensure guarding is functioning correctly.
• Provide handovers to the next shift and identify opportunities to train and develop to gain extra skills.
• Contribute ideas to improve plant/equipment performance and reliability.
• Plan workload and complete set personal objectives.

Skills

Electrical bias

Job description

Hours: Monday - Thursday (days and nights weekly rotation)

Type: Permanent

Main Duties:

• Maintain close attendance of the Production line, in order to provide Engineering solutions, and to assist in an operational capacity when required.
• Monitor all machines and ancillary plant during production (whilst maintaining notes and relevant log sheets).
• Ensure that any rectification is followed through to a satisfactory conclusion by effective communication with other members of the Engineering team, and Plant Manager.
• Assist in cold starting, size or product changes, cleaning in place and running a machine as and when required.
• Follow preventative maintenance / lubrication schedules and liaise with Engineering Manager(s) regarding spare parts requirements.
• Assist with installation work and give assistance to contractors, as and when required, ensuring that site standards are adhered to at all times.
• To ensure that prior to carrying out any intended work the relevant Departmental Management is notified in order to obtain permission to proceed.
• Ensure that any specific permits required to carry out any work is obtained before proceeding to work.
• Carry out any repair or maintenance work that is required, whilst ensuring the area or workshop is left in a clean and safe condition.
• The Technician is legally bound to make sure all guarding is functioning correctly.
• Use appraisals and one to one meetings with Team Managers to identify opportunities to train and develop to gain extra skills.
• Plan workload and seek opportunity to complete set personal objectives.
• Provide a detailed handover to the next shift ensuring all relevant information is passed on and understood.
• Participates in contributing ideas and completing all tasks to improve the plant and equipment performance, reliability and efficiency.
• Adopt and maintain working practices learnt on training programmes.

Ideal candidate must have experience working within a manufacturing environment

Electrical bias with supporting qualifications

Experience of working within a high-volume manufacturing equipment

Keen to learn new skills