Multi-Skilled Maintenance Technician

JDR Cable Systems; Cambois; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

JDR Cable Systems in Cambois, Blyth, is seeking a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Technician to join our expanding team. You will maintain and repair equipment across rotating equipment, stranders, extrusion lines, armourers and carousels, ensuring production priorities are met and machinery runs at maximum efficiency.

Reporting to the Maintenance Team Leader, you will handle TPM and PPM, carry out safety practices, use the CMMS, and work with contractors.

Qualifications

• Time served in a multi-skilled discipline with relevant qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Define, plan, perform and document maintenance activities using the CMMS.
• Diagnose faults and perform repairs to plant and equipment.
• Contribute to TPM and PPM schedules to maximise downtime reduction.
• Supervise external contractors and reviews of risk assessments and permits.
• Maintain documentation including maintenance plans and SOPs.

Skills

Multiskilled

Troubleshooting

Maintenance planning

Reading engineering drawings

Lean manufacturing

5S

Contractor management

Safety awareness

Education

ONC / City & Guilds Level 3

A Levels / BTec National Diploma Level 3

NVQ Level 3

Tools

CMMS

Job description

As JDR's expansion into Blyth continues to progress, we are looking to recruit a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Technician to join our team. This is a fantastic opportunity to be involved in the startup of JDR’s brand new facility in Cambois, Blyth.

Reporting to the Maintenance Team Leader, the Maintenance Technicians will maintain and repair equipment within designated areas to ensure that production priorities are met, and equipment performs to its optimum capacity. Equipment includes rotating equipment, stranders, extrusion lines, armourers and carousels.

The successful candidate will work to strict safety and quality requirements to ensure that the machinery used to manufacture our product are running to their maximum efficiency and output. Included will be total preventative maintenance (TPM) and managing breakdowns, along with responding to technical issues affecting production and maintain mechanical services through Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM).

Reporting to the Maintenance Team Leader, the main responsibilities of the role include:

• Safety First – promotes and adheres to the JDR safety policies and procedures.
• Define, plan, perform and document all maintenance activities utilizing the site CMMS system and other appropriate systems
• Carry out diagnosis of faults, planned maintenance and repairs to all types of plant and equipment in a safe, timely and professional manner and return equipment to operational service
• Estimate length of time required to complete a job and likely consequences of failure to complete work within required timescales
• Identify and escalate any activity that has the potential to cause harm or damage
• Report breakdown root causes, equipment faults and concerns to management
• Assist in the development of planned preventative maintenance (PPM) schedules
• Carry out PPM schedules as necessary and planned work orders as required and provide feedback to develop the system
• Contractor management, supervise external contractors and equipment vendors, reviewing of risk assessments and method statements, completing permits and isolations utilizing site LOTO procedures
• Attend training courses where necessary to ensure personal job skills keep pace with technical developments
• Proactively engage in continuous improvement activities relating to productively and safety
• Develop, follow, review and update documentation such a maintenance plans, task lists, standard operating procedures, change control tasks, equipment service reports, risk assessments and method statements

As either a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Technician, you will be time served in a Multi-Skilled discipline and/or qualified to ONC, A Levels, City & Guilds level 3, BTec National Diploma Level 3, IVQ Technician Diploma or equivalent NVQ level 3 qualification.

A practical approach to problem solving and substantial experience in a high-volume manufacturing environment is also required to be successful in this role along with a commercial understanding of the impact of failure/downtime on production and ultimately customer delivery.

The successful candidate will also be able to read and interpret engineering drawings and hold an understanding of lean manufacturing including the 5S process. In addition, the candidate will be able to work under minimum supervision with the ability to communicate effectively with staff at all levels.