Plant Engineer

Johnsons Workwear Ltd; Salford; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnsons Workwear is seeking a Plant Engineer to maintain and service plant, buildings and equipment across the site, ensuring reliability, efficiency and site safety in a busy textile service operation.

You will attend to mechanical, electrical and building-related issues, perform safety checks, start up and shut down equipment, deliver a preventative maintenance programme and keep accurate maintenance records to support smooth site operations.

Responsibilities

• Attending to mechanical, electrical and building-related issues as they arise
• Carrying out safety checks and statutory testing as required
• Starting up and shutting down processing plant, equipment and facilities safely and efficiently
• Delivering a planned preventative maintenance programme to ensure optimum equipment performance and minimal downtime
• Carrying out duties in line with BS EN ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 local working instructions and the Company Operations Manual
• Maintaining accurate records of maintenance activities where required
• Undertaking ad-hoc duties as required to support site operations

Job description

We are currently seeking a Plant Engineer to provide effective maintenance, repair, and servicing of plant, buildings, and equipment across the site. This role is critical in ensuring equipment reliability, operational efficiency, and site safety., As a Plant Engineer, you will be responsible for maintaining the smooth operation of plant and facilities, responding to breakdowns, and carrying out planned maintenance to minimise downtime.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Attending to mechanical, electrical, plant, equipment, and building-related issues as they arise
• Carrying out safety checks and statutory testing as required
• Starting up and shutting down processing plant, equipment, and facilities safely and efficiently
• Delivering a planned preventative maintenance programme to ensure optimum equipment performance and minimal downtime
• Carrying out duties in line with BS EN ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 local working instructions and the Company Operations Manual
• Maintaining accurate records of maintenance activities where required
• Undertaking ad-hoc duties as required to support site operations

Johnsons Workwear is one of the UK's leading providers of textile service solutions, supplying thousands of customers across a wide range of industries - including food manufacturing, engineering, motor trade, healthcare, and specialist industrial environments.

Our customers range from large multinational organisations to independent family-run businesses, and we pride ourselves on delivering consistently high standards of service. We are independently reviewed by our customers each year and are recognised as a high-performing provider within our sector.

We are an employee-focused organisation, committed to developing our people and providing long-term career opportunities.