Shift Engineer (Widnes, Cheshire)

Plasmor Concrete Products; Widnes; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit-sharing scheme

Annual holiday entitlement 22–27 days

Annual service bonus

Pension scheme

Job summary

PLASMOR LIMITED in Widnes, Cheshire, seeks a Shift Engineer for its production plant. The role focuses on maintenance of block plant machinery, with duties including liaising with team leaders, adhering to the PPM schedule, and ensuring safe operation of materials handling equipment. Training will be provided for hydraulics and electrical systems.

The successful candidate will perform regular checks, resolve breakdowns, and support production while maintaining health and safety standards on site.

Qualifications

• Experience in industrial maintenance is preferred, training will be provided.
• Liaise with Production Team Leaders regarding maintenance activities.
• Adhere to the Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) schedule.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with Production Team Leaders regarding maintenance activities
• Adherence to the planned preventive maintenance (PPM) schedule
• Safe and efficient maintenance and repair of block plant machinery and equipment
• Carry out dynamic risk assessments of work to be done
• Report any issues immediately when identified
• Assist in production and cleaning down of production related equipment / machinery
• Safe operation of materials handling equipment once trained
• Maintain a tidy working environment
• Reduce waste during maintenance and repair
• Adhere to health and safety standards at all times
• Keep line manager updated on progress and conclusions

Skills

Hydraulics

Electrical systems

Job description

A vacancy for a Shift Engineer has arisen within our production plant at our site in Widnes, Cheshire.

The Role

PLASMOR LIMITED is one of the UK's largest independent building block and block paving manufacturers, with a reputation for supplying quality products to our customers.

A vacancy for a Shift Engineer has arisen within our production plant at our site in Widnes, Cheshire. Reporting to the Site Engineer / Engineering Manager, the position demands good teamwork and a versatile skill set to fulfil the various responsibilities and duties of the role. Whilst experience in hydraulics and/or electrical systems is desirable, training will be provided.

Principle responsibilities will include:

• Liaison with Production Team Leaders regarding maintenance activities
• Adherence to the planned preventative maintenance (PPM) schedule
• Safe and efficient maintenance and repair of block plant machinery and associated equipment, including carrying out dynamic risk assessments of work to be done
• Effective and timely response to resolving breakdown issues
  Carrying out regular checks and inspections as directed by your Line Manager
• Reporting any and all issues immediately they are identified
• Assisting in production and cleaning down of production related equipment / machinery as directed by your line manager
• Safe and responsible operation of materials handling equipment, once trained
• Maintenance of a tidy working environment
• Reduction of waste materials, parts, etc. during maintenance and repair
• Adherence to good health and safety standards at all times
• Ensuring your line manager is kept fully up to date with the progress and conclusion of maintenance and repair activities

Other responsibilities:

• The jobholder will be required to perform ad-hoc duties in accordance with the needs of the business
• The jobholder will be expected to provide holiday / absence cover for other colleagues within the business as and when required, and in accordance with management instructions
• The jobholder is expected to be receptive to development training in both an in-house and external nature

A degree of physical activity is intrinsic within this role, including manual handling of large machinery parts/components and other equipment, negotiating steps / ladders / vertical ladders and above ground open-mesh floor walkways, accessing various areas of production machinery, the use of hand/pneumatic tools. There is also a requirement to wear items of personal protective equipment, (PPE), including, for certain tasks, respiratory protective equipment.

Working hours:

Working 40 hours per week with a requirement, when necessary, to work up to 48 hours per week. This will be on a 2-shift system, alternating each week from 6:00am to 2:00pm, and 2:00pm to 10:00pm, rotating and covering for holidays and sickness as and when required.

Employment Package:

• Annual holiday entitlement, comprising 22 days paid holiday increasing by 1 day per year up to 27 days, plus statutory holidays
• Participation in the profit-sharing scheme (discretionary payment being based on company performance)
• Annual service bonus
• Stakeholder auto-enrolment pension scheme