Maintenance Technician

Imperial Recruitment Group; Leeming Bar; On-site; GBP 51,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Imperial Recruitment Group are working with a leading North Yorkshire manufacturing organisation to recruit a Maintenance Technician (electrical bias) on a full-time, permanent basis in Leeming Bar.

The role involves maintaining production lines, monitoring machines with logs, and ensuring safety, with an electrical bias and apprenticeship background. Salary starts at £51,000 and increases to £60,000 after 6 months, with 4 on 4 off days and nights shifts.

Qualifications

• Experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Apprentice served and electrical bias.
• Strong communication and willingness to learn.

Responsibilities

• Maintain close attendance of the Production line and provide engineering solutions.
• Monitor machines and plant during production and keep logs.
• Ensure rectifications are completed with clear communication to the Engineering team and Plant Manager.
• Assist in cold starting, changes, cleaning in place and running machines as required.
• Follow preventative maintenance and lubrication schedules; liaise on spare parts.
• Assist with installation work and support contractors while upholding site standards.
• Obtain required permits before work and notify management prior to tasks.
• Carry out repairs and maintain a clean, safe area.
• Ensure guarding is functioning correctly and participate in training to gain skills.
• Plan workload and communicate with Team Managers; provide detailed handovers.

Skills

Good communication

Keen to learn

Education

Apprentice served

Electrical qualifications

Tools

High-volume manufacturing equipment

Job description

Job Title: Maintenance Technician

Location: Leeming Bar

Salary: £51,000 increasing to £60,000 after 6 months

Hours: 4 on 4 off (days and nights)

Type: Permanent

Imperial Recruitment Group are delighted to announce that we are working with a leading North Yorkshire large manufacturing organisation, who are looking to recruit a Maintenance Technician (electrical bias) on a full time , permanent basis.

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.

Keys skills / Experience:

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