Maintenance Technician

Archer Daniels Midland Company; Ferrybridge; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work time models

Subsidized health & fitness offers

Job summary

Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) is seeking a Maintenance Technician based in Knottingley, West Yorkshire. You will join a multi-skilled maintenance team, carrying out maintenance tasks to high safety and efficiency standards, with a night-shift pattern across Monday to Friday and reporting to the Maintenance Manager.

Key duties include safety and health compliance, fault finding on plant equipment, and contributing to improvements to maintain optimum plant performance.

Qualifications

• Maintain safety and health requirements per site procedures.
• Work within quality and hygiene standards for food safety.
• Undertake fault finding and repairs on plant equipment to minimise downtime.
• Possess NVQ level 3 or equivalent and an electrical apprenticeship completion.
• Demonstrate electrical and mechanical experience and knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Undertake maintenance duties within a multi-skilled team.
• Fault find on plant equipment to prevent production downtime.
• Contribute to electrical/engineering/production problem solving and improvements.
• Participate in projects and initiatives as directed by maintenance supervisor or manager.
• Adhere to safety, health, quality and hygiene standards; promote a safe working environment.

Skills

Fault finding

Electrical knowledge

Mechanical skills

Pneumatics

Bearings & gears

Time served apprentice

Electrical qualification

Maintenance experience

Safety awareness

Education

NVQ level 3 or equivalent

Electrical apprenticeship completion

Job description

An opportunity has arisen for a Maintenance Technician based in Knottingley, West Yorkshire. The purpose of the role is to undertake maintenance duties within the multi skilled maintenance team. Ensuring all tasks are carried out to the highest standards in safety and efficiency, following Health and Safety, Food Safety and Environmental guidelines. The role will be night-shift based across Monday- Friday and will report to the Maintenance Manager.

• To undertake and promote Safety & Health requirements in accordance with Company and Site procedures, programmes and targets.
• To work within Company and site quality and hygiene standards for food safety.
• To maximise efficiency and minimise production disruption and downtime.
• Fault finding on plant equipment with a view to resolving breakdowns resulting in production interruptions and issues.
• Contribute to solutions for electrical/engineering/production problems, implement modifications and improvements as required to maintain optimum plant performance.
• Involvement with projects and initiatives as directed by the maintenance Supervisor or Manager., Challenging tasks, short decision-making processes and a high level of personal responsibility in a modern work environment with flexible work time models
• Room for innovative thinking and growth with the possibility to manage your own career path.
• A company culture which promotes continuous learning and diversity. To assist with this all colleagues are able to join our Women's and Multicultural Employee Resource Groups, and the ADM Pride Employee Network and the Young Professionals Network. As well as the company wide mentorship programme as mentor or mentee.
• Excellent career opportunities in a world leading nutrition company.
• An attractive remuneration including a variety of social benefits like subsidized health & fitness offers.
• ADM is a company where managers and colleagues are encouraged to discuss and enable the flexibility that is needed to meet the demands of work and life
• Additional benefits and support for maternity and paternity leave
• ADM are an advocate of having a workforce who are aware of their mental health. In addition to our network of Mental Health First Aiders, all new starters to the business will be enrolled in 'Mental Health Aware' training within three months of joining the business.
• NVQ level 3 qualification or equivalent
• Completion of a timed served electrical apprenticeship
• Good Mechanical skills, Knowledge of pneumatics, bearings and gearboxes
• Fault finding on panel control systems / motors / drives / inverters and control relays
• Time served apprentice
• Recognised electrical engineering qualification
• Demonstrable, electrical & mechanical experience & knowledge in areas not covered by formal qualifications

ADM are committed to maintaining a workplace where everyone is respected, valued and free from harassment. Join a team that champions dignity, inclusion and a zero tolerance towards workplace harassment. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and value diversity at our company to encourage a diverse range of perspectives, skills, experience and knowledge within our business. To assist with this the Company has established a UK Diversity forum to support participation of underrepresented groups in the work place.