Maintenance Technician

Decora; Lisburn; Presencial; GBP 27.000 - 38.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Annual leave boost

Long service awards

Medical allowance

Health Shield

Product discounts

Leisure discounts

Employee referral

Life assurance

Assistance programme

On-site parking

Descripción de la vacante

Decora in Lisburn, United Kingdom, seeks a maintenance technician to carry out preventive and routine maintenance on process machinery, fault find, and repair to minimise downtime. The role requires on-site work with occasional travel to Birmingham and Huddersfield.

You will maintain logs, support safety practices, and liaise with suppliers. The ideal candidate has 4+ years in maintenance/mechatronics, knowledge of pneumatics, hydraulics and electrical systems, and strong problem-solving

Formación

• Minimum 4 years of maintenance/mechatronic experience in manufacturing.
• Experience with pneumatic, hydraulic and electrical equipment.
• Health and safety knowledge and calibration procedures.

Responsabilidades

• Carry out preventive maintenance on all process machinery and update schedules.
• Perform routine maintenance, fault finding and minor repairs to minimise downtime.
• Complete maintenance logs accurately to meet Health and Safety, ISO and insurance requirements.
• Coordinate with external contractors and accompany them on site.
• Ensure spare parts are available and maintain technical files with suppliers and operators.
• Daily/weekly/monthly health and safety checks and timely corrective actions.
• Carry out minor mechanical/electrical repairs to buildings and utilities with minimal disruption.
• Set up work benches and modify equipment as required.
• Follow up health and safety action points within timescales.
• Ensure calibration of measuring equipment and adherence to quality procedures.
• Support office equipment maintenance if needed.
• Review processes and propose improvements, including changes to training where needed.
• Liaise with customers and suppliers to clarify technical details and resolve issues.
• Travel to Birmingham and Huddersfield sites as required.
• Take on additional duties or project work as directed by management.

Conocimientos

Mechatronics

Fault finding

Problem solving

Health & safety

Pneumatic systems

Electrical equipment

Planning ahead

Time management

On-call readiness

Travel flexibility

Educación

NVQ/ONC/OND in Mechanical Engineering

Herramientas

MS Office

Databases

Descripción del empleo

Main duties and responsibilities

• Carry out an intensive programme of planned preventive maintenance for all company process machinery and equipment. Regularly revise and update schedule as required.
• Carry out routine maintenance on all company machinery and equipment to include fault finding, problem solving and minor repairs to minimise down time.
• Full, accurate and timely completion of all maintenance logs, schedules, etc. to comply with Health and Safety legislation and company, insurance and ISO requirements, etc.
• Contact external contractors as required and accompany/assist them while on site.
• Ensure there are adequate supplies of spares on site for commonly used parts or those with a long lead time. Create and continuously update technical files for plant and equipment from liaison with suppliers, operator or own knowledge, etc.
• Carry out daily, weekly and monthly health and safety checks and inspections and take timely corrective action. Report problems and/or unsafe practices to relevant Supervisor and Health and Safety, together with any recommendations for improvements.
• Carry out all minor mechanical and electrical repairs in relation to buildings and utilities, planned and executed in such a way so as to minimise risk or inconvenience to others.
• Set up and make modifications to work benches and new equipment as required.
• Follow up on action points agreed by the Health and Safety within the agreed timescales.
• Ensure quality procedures relating to maintenance are followed e.g. calibration of measuring equipment.
• Minor troubleshooting and maintenance for office equipment if required.
• Review processes, procedures, systems, paperwork, etc. in own area, and make suggestions for improvement.
• Communicate process changes to relevant parties in order that relevant follow up may be carried out, e.g. training.
• Ensure full and timely reporting of all major breakdowns, significant problems, repair requirements, delays or machine down time to relevant personnel.
• Liaise with customers and suppliers as necessary to clarify technical details and overcome problems.
• Travel to the Birmingham and Huddersfield sites as and when required.
• Any other reasonable duties or project work which may be required by management from time to time.

Essential requirements

• Minimum of 4 years’ relevant Mechatrician experience (inclusive of apprenticeship training).
• Experience of working as a Maintenance Technician, carrying out machinery repairs, fault finding and problem solving within a manufacturing environment.
• Experience of working on pneumatic, hydraulic, electrical equipment.
• Knowledge of health and safety requirements/precautions.
• Analytical / problem solving skills.
• Ability to plan ahead.
• Ability to work on own initiative.
• Able to prioritise work and manage own time.
• Ability to participate in an on-call rota, if required.
• Good literacy and numeracy skills.
• Willing to be flexible in terms of working hours. Availability for overtime.
• Flexible for travel to Birmingham and Huddersfield sites as and when required.

Desirable requirements

• Relevant mechanical engineering qualification e.g. NVQ, ONC, OND, Engineering.
• 2 years’ relevant post qualification/apprenticeship experience.
• Experience of pneumatics
• Experience of sewing machines.
• Experience of cutting and pressing machinery.
• Good computer literacy and knowledge of databases and MS Office packages.

What we offer

• Enhanced annual leave with additional for long service
• Long service awards
• Paid medical appointment allowance
• Health Shield benefit upon 6 months service
• Discount on company products- up to 50%
• Leisure corporate discounts
• Employee referral scheme
• Life assurance upon one years service
• Employee assistance programme upon one years service
• Employee recognition schemes
• On-site parking