Shift Maintenance Engineer

SJR Partners; Rugeley; On-site; GBP 51,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading manufacturing firm in Rugeley seeks a Maintenance Engineer for a critical role in maintaining manufacturing plant operations. You will facilitate engineering activities, perform breakdown repairs, and ensure compliance with health and safety standards. The ideal candidate will have a recognized apprenticeship and several years of relevant experience. PLC knowledge is a plus. This position offers competitive pay of £51,000 plus benefits.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2-3 years of relevant experience after apprenticeship.
• Evidence of 16th or above electrical legislation for electrical engineers.
• Basic knowledge of systems for managing ordering equipment.

Responsibilities

• Maintain health & safety and environmental standards.
• Respond to breakdowns and repair plant equipment.
• Conduct investigations into production problems.

Skills

PLC knowledge

Root cause analysis

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Education

Electrical or mechanical apprenticeship

Job description

Maintenance Engineer, Rugeley – 8 hour shifts days & nights – £51,000 + Benefits

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

• Maintain and support Health & Safety / Environmental requirements in accordance with internal standards and legislative requirements, application of LOTO and required permit to work procedures.
• 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.
• Request where applicable additional support for timely repairs from day shift and contract engineers.
• 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.
• Update and control engineering report documentation (Shires).
• Control spares, from placement of order to stock control.

EXPERIENCE / KNOWLEDGE

• 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 of production processes to achieve conformance of H&S environment and quality.
• Knowledge of Engineering and Technology processes in the spirit 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.