Multi Skilled Maintenance/Focus Technician

Unilever; Bebington; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading multinational consumer goods company is looking for a Focus Technician at their Port Sunlight Factories. This role focuses on professional maintenance and performance improvement, requiring mechanical and electrical skills. Key responsibilities include ensuring safety compliance, leading improvement initiatives, and conducting breakdown analyses. Candidates should hold a formal engineering apprenticeship and NVQ Level 3 in relevant disciplines. The company offers a competitive salary and additional benefits, including a pension scheme and gym membership.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Pension scheme

Annual bonus

Subsidised gym membership

Discounted staff shop

Qualifications

• Must be skilled in one discipline (Mechanical or Electrical) and instructed in the other.
• Formal engineering apprenticeship and NVQ Level 3 required.
• Experience in preventative and focused improvement maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Conduct health and safety assessments and follow safety procedures.
• Ensure equipment meets quality and operational standards.
• Lead improvement activities to enhance equipment efficiency.
• Monitor performance indicators and conduct breakdown analyses.

Skills

Mechanical expertise

Electrical expertise

Safety awareness

Problem solving

Education

Formal engineering apprenticeship (dual skill)

NVQ Level 3 in Mechanical and Electrical

Tools

Condition monitoring tools

FMEA

Job description

Please Note: The deadline for applying is 23:59 the day before the job posting end date.

Job Title

Focus Technician

Location

Port Sunlight Factories – Personal Care – Site Based

Job Purpose

The primary focus of the FT role is on professional maintenance and the secondary focus on focussed improvement. The job holder is accountable for mean time between failure, the overall maintenance plan for their work area and ultimately the performance on their line. The role holder is responsible for completion of Emergency Work Orders (EWOs) to root cause using World Class Manufacturing methodology (WCM) and ensuring that countermeasures are fully implemented. The role holder conducts focussed improvement work in their area to support the performance and operational efficiency of the lines they are accountable for. The FT acts as company contact and manages permits for own area and supports the wider focused technician team in this regard. The main expectation of the role holder is to work flexibly during the week to ensure they are driving performance on the line, leading the PM activities on their lines and ensuring that line operators are working to the AM standards to maintain basic conditions on the line to prevent breakdowns. The minimum qualifications are that this role holder is skilled, instructed and instructed however all role holders are encouraged to reach skilled, skilled instructed level.

Responsibilities

• Health, Safety and Environment
  • Identify and report health or safety hazards & dangerous situations and put appropriate control measures in place.
  • Ensure LOTO is followed by all, training others as required.
  • Conduct hot work permits in their area.
  • Be a Company Contact in their area.
  • Encourage ALL to behave in a safe manner and challenge unsafe behaviour.
• Quality
  • Ensure equipment is capable to manufacture products in accordance with quality procedures and standards, using process control techniques where applicable.
  • Perform agreed Quality improvement activities monitoring and controlling key process parameters to measure success where applicable.
• Customer Service
  • Prioritise and complete improvement activities to improve equipment efficiencies with a view to increase overall department throughput.
  • Perform improvement activities on changeover times to reduce losses per changeover.
  • Identify and implement agreed improvement opportunities to increase the production line flexibility.
• Cost
  • Lead improvement activities to improve efficiency and reduce costs, supporting operators to complete kaizens as required.
  • Implement cost optimisation activities eliminating losses that may not impact on OEE (e.g. yield, energy and spare parts).
• 5S
  • Ensure 5S standards are clearly defined and followed in your area.
• Autonomous Maintenance
  • Support the AM activities (e.g. cell meetings, step audits, board updating).
  • Transfer technical knowledge to technical operators in line with programme.
• Preventative Maintenance
  • Ensure breakdown analysis for all component failures using the EWO process and the implementation of countermeasures to eliminate root causes has been completed.
  • Ensure the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are reviewed and the gap analysis is carried out on a regular basis to understand and input into the improvement plan.
• Focused Improvement
  • Ensure the losses are being recorded and classified accurately, challenging and supporting others to correct errors.
  • Regularly monitor and analyse unit loss trees to identify loss patterns and take action to eliminate gaps.
  • Identify and lead improvements from top loss re-occurring breakdowns.
• Training and Development
  • Ensure all relevant personal skills are displayed on team skills matrix.
• Early Management
  • Maintain equipment technical documentation, updating with all improvements or modifications made.
  • Actively participate in design reviews and MP workshops.
  • Lead relevant line changes using appropriate project management tools to ensure efficient and successful project management.
  • For larger projects support the project team on new equipment or product projects and support vertical ramp up and changes to all applicable procedures.
• General
  • Support excellent internal communications between all teams via logbooks, activity boards.
  • Pro-actively support WCM pillar activities providing feedback and promoting application on the site.
  • Maximise the use of any downtime to carry out maintenance, improvement activities and training.
  • Ensure cover at all times through working effectively with colleagues in line with our site working agreements using line manager as point of escalation if required.
  • Individuals are expected to take responsibility, be skilled, motivated and committed to delivering business objectives and the continual development of people.
• OSHE
  • Risk Assessment, 80/20 System, SOL and THA process, Accident analysis, Machinery isolation, Permit to work procedure.
• WCM
  • 7 tools, Kaizen, PM, AM, FI.
• Maintenance Techniques
  • Condition based monitoring, FMEA, Predictive techniques: oils analysis, thermograph, vibration, Asset management, Ensure the work area is back to original conditions after engineering activities.
• Mechanical/Electrical
  • Must be at a Skilled Level in one discipline (Mechanical or Electrical) and at an Instructed Level in the other discipline.
  • Technical Qualification: formal engineering apprenticeship (dual skill) advanced diploma or equivalent + NVQ 3 in both disciplines.

Qualifications

Technical Qualification (formal engineering apprenticeship (dual skill) advanced diploma or equivalent + NVQ 3 in both disciplines). Must be at a Skilled Level in one discipline (Mechanical or Electrical) and at an Instructed Level in the other discipline.

Benefits and Diversity

We embrace diversity in our workforce. This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants and continuing development of all employees regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity. We are also more than happy to provide reasonable adjustments during our application and interview process to enable you to present your best self. We strive to achieve a family-friendly and inclusive workplace and to create possibilities for all.

Company Overview

Unilever is one of the world's leading suppliers of Food, Home and Personal Care products with sales in over 190 countries and reaching 2 billion consumers a day. Unilever has more than 400 brands found in homes around the world, including Dove, Tresemme, Lynx, Lifebuoy, Shea Moisture, Persil, Domestos, Ben & Jerry's, Magnum, Marmite, The Vegetarian Butcher, Graze and Pot Noodle. Faced with the challenge of climate change and the need for human development, we want to move towards a world where everyone can live well and within the natural limits of the planet. That's why our purpose is 'to make sustainable living commonplace'. By working with us you will enjoy a competitive salary, pension scheme, annual bonus, subsidised gym membership, discounted staff shop, shares and opportunities to engage with renowned brands in a flexible environment.