Maintenance Technician

ASR Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Tate & Lyle Sugars is seeking a maintenance professional to provide reliable service across the refinery and packing areas. The role emphasizes meeting HSE targets, planning work with the Area Maintenance Leader, and delivering improvements to plant reliability.

The ideal candidate will manage plant isolations, supervise maintenance activities, and contribute to capital projects. A strong engineering background and cross-disciplinary skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Comparable experience of maintenance within an automated continuous process environment (PLC and/or HT systems).
• Experience with Predictive/Preventative maintenance techniques and regimes.

Responsibilities

• Meet or better Health, Safety, Quality and Environmental targets.
• Carry out plant isolations.
• Maintenance of mechanical, electrical and electronic systems in Process, Packing, Utilities and Jetty sections.
• Plan daily/weekly workload with Area Maintenance Leader; include preventative, predictive, and improvement activities.
• Plan capital projects and participate through to commissioning; manage contractor resources and RAMS.
• Mentor and advise others on engineering practices and maintenance issues.

Skills

Engineering trades

Problem solving

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Multi-skilled

Education

HNC/NVQ4 in engineering

BTEC/ONC in relevant discipline

Tools

SAP maintenance system

RAMS

PTW

Job description

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The ASR Group® family of companies make up the world’s largest refiner and marketer of cane sugar. The companies produce a full line of grocery, industrial, foodservice and specialty sweetener products. Across North America, ASR Group® companies operate five sugar refineries, located in California, Maryland, Louisiana, Canada and Mexico. In Europe, ASR Group® companies operate sugar refineries in the United Kingdom, Portugal, and, with a joint venture partner, Italy. The companies also farm sugarcane and own sugar mills in Mexico and Belize. The ASR Group® portfolio includes the leading brands Domino®, C&H®, Florida Crystals®, Redpath®, Tate & Lyle®, Lyle's®, Sidul® and Whitworths®. ASR Group® companies also produce and market Tellus®, a single-use, compostable tableware and foodservice product made from plant fibers, including sugarcane.

POSITION SCOPE

Provision of an effective maintenance service to all plant/equipment used within the refining and packing areas, with emphasis on the improving plant availability & reliability.

Shift:

Mon-Fri Days

DETAILED ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Meet or better all Health, Safety, Quality and Environmental targets.


• Carry out plant isolations.


• Maintenance responsibility for all mechanical, electrical and electronic systems employed within the Process, Packing, Utilities and Jetty sections.


• Carry out reactive maintenance when required by plant priorities.


• Progress to agreed maintenance plans.


• To plan, schedule & agree daily/weekly workload with the Area Maintenance Leader, incorporating Preventative, Predictive and improvement activities.


• Plan plant insurance inspections liaising with the insurance inspector when required.


• Complete plant improvement projects as time allows.


• Supervise maintenance activities optimizing available on site resources and contractors to ensure expedient, high quality repairs, servicing and improvement projects.


• Liaise with contractors and manage RAMS and PTW.


• Supervise cleaning resources to maintain plant hygiene.


• Administer and review SAP maintenance system for budgeting, historical trend & reliability analysis, and in order to maintain accurate SAP inventories.


• Provide where necessary HT cover for the site following the appropriate training and assessment.


• Undertake detailed RCA on component failures, generating and implementing modifications & improvements to address reliability and performance issues within the plant.


• Provide cost estimates for improvement projects and generate capital requests for these projects.


• Participate in capital projects at all stages of implementation through to commissioning including pre-delivery inspections & installation of new plant for area of responsibility.


• Meet with suppliers or potential suppliers and carry out audits/visits to suppliers’ premises when required.


• Mentor, train and advise on engineering practices and Maintenance issues at all levels.


• Plant reliability measured in up time, OEE & lost opportunity.


• Performance against job specific KPM’s


• Self-motivated with desire for continual personal development.


• Excellent interpersonal & communication skills.


• Demonstrates ability for problem solving and providing long-term solutions.


• Multi-skilled across a range of engineering trades.


• Knowledge of Health, Safety & environmental systems & procedures


• Experience of planning and organizing engineering tasks often involving contractor resources.

ESSENTIAL WORK EXPERIENCES

• Comparable experience of maintenance within an automated continuous process environment, which may include PLC and/or HT systems.


• Experience of Predictive/Preventative maintenance techniques and regimes.

ESSENTIAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

• Preferably an HNC/NVQ 4 in an engineering discipline, at least BTEC/ONC in relevant discipline.

At Tate & Lyle Sugars, our goal is to be the most admired sweetener Company.

Service Excellence -

Be the industry's Gold Standard by a relentless focus on reliability, providing products with superior quality and excellent customer services.

Efficiency and Sustainability -

Eliminate inefficiency to be a sustainable, low cost producer and to generate fuel for reinvestment.

Value-Add -

create strategic advantage and enhanced profitability through value-added products and services. The foundation of our values is

Talent and Culture

as we aim to build, retain and motivate a winning team.