Maintenance Technician (Days)

ASR Group; City Of London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading sugar company seeks a Maintenance Engineer in London to provide maintenance services for plant and equipment. The role emphasizes improving plant availability and reliability. Qualifications include an engineering discipline qualification and experience in an automated environment. The position requires strong problem-solving and communication skills along with a proactive approach to maintenance and reliability initiatives.

Qualifications

• Experience in maintenance within an automated continuous process environment.
• Experience with Predictive/Preventative maintenance techniques.

Responsibilities

• Meet or better all Health, Safety, Quality and Environmental targets.
• Carry out plant isolations and maintenance responsibilities.
• Plan and schedule daily/weekly workload.
• Supervise maintenance activities and provide training.

Skills

Problem solving

Communication skills

Multi-skilled across engineering trades

Knowledge of Health, Safety & environmental systems

Education

HNC/NVQ 4 in engineering discipline

Tools

SAP maintenance system

PLC systems

Job description

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.

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