Senior Maintenance Engineer

SJEngineering | SJExecutive Partners; Tamworth; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

SJEngineering | SJExecutive Partners seeks an experienced maintenance technician to support a 24-hour manufacturing plant. You will respond to breakdowns, repair plant equipment, and drive health and safety improvements in a fast-paced environment.

You will perform root-cause analyses, contribute to plant projects, and manage spare parts while ensuring compliance with HS&E and quality standards.

Qualifications

• Electrical or mechanical apprenticeship with recognised qualifications plus 2–3 years relevant experience.
• PLC knowledge an advantage.
• Electrical engineers to provide evidence of 16th or above electrical legislation.
• Knowledge of HS&E and quality conformance.
• Continuous improvement mindset in engineering processes.
• Experience with ordering equipment/spares from order to delivery.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and support Health & Safety / Environmental requirements per internal standards and permit to work procedures.
• Respond to breakdowns and repair plant/equipment within required time scales.
• Provide status information on breakdowns and projects to the engineering team leader.
• Request support for timely repairs from day shift and contract engineers when needed.
• Ensure interventions meet required standards and best practice.
• Carry out investigations into problems or production development initiatives, individually or in a team.
• Contribute to Plant Engineering projects as needed.
• Contribute to design considerations of equipment and processes in the plant.
• Identify areas to reduce maintenance spend and machine downtime.
• Update and control of engineering report documentation (Shires).
• Manage spares from placement to stock control.

Skills

Electrical apprenticeship

Mechanical apprenticeship

PLC knowledge

Root cause analysis

Communication skills

Education

Apprenticeship with recognised qualification

Job description

SCOPE AND IMPACT OF POSITION ON THE ORGANISATION:

To facilitate all engineering activities associated with maintaining a 24hrs manufacturing plant, to provide breakdown repairs, health and safety improvements and deliver projects to improve plant performance and efficiency.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

To maintain and support Health & Safety / Environmental requirements in accordance with internal standards and legislative requirements, application of LOTO and required permit to work procedures

• To respond to breakdowns and maintain / repair plant and equipment within the required time scale
• Supply routine breakdown and engineering project status information to engineering team Leader
• To request where applicable for additional support for timely repairs from day shift and contract engineers.
• To ensure engineering interventions meet the required standards and best practice
• Carry out investigations into problems or production development initiatives, individually or as a member of a project team.
• Contribute when required, to Plant Engineering projects
• Contribute to the design considerations of equipment and processes within the plant.
• Identify areas to reduce maintenance spend and machine down time
• Updating and control of engineering report documentation (Shires).
• Control of spares, from placement of order to stock control

EXPERIENCE/KNOWLEDGE:

General Experience / Knowledge base:

• Electrical or mechanical apprenticeship with recognised qualifications within the chosen field plus an additional 2 – 3 years relevant experience.
• PLC knowledge an advantage.
• Electrical engineers to provide evidence of 16th or above electrical legislation
• Knowledge production processes to achieve conformance of H&S environment and quality.
• Knowledge of Engineering and Technology processes in the sprit of continuous improvement.
• Basic knowledge of systems and processes for managing ordering equipment / spares from placement of order to delivery of component/service.
• Conduct root cause analysis.
• Communication and presentation skills
• Applies analysis and judgement to assess performance against key measures, to decide between priorities and solve problems.