Site Maintenance Engineer

DS Smith; City Of London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Pension scheme & Life insurance

Share Save scheme

Income Protection

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Employee Assistance Programme

Virtual GP

Occupational Health & free Flu vaccine

Cycle to Work and shopping discounts

Qualifying Sick Pay scheme

Job summary

DS Smith Ely site is seeking a Multi-Skilled Shift Maintenance Engineer with a mechanical or electrical bias who can work closely with engineering colleagues, operations, OEMs and suppliers to improve asset reliability.

The role is hands-on, fast-paced and requires you to follow health, safety and quality standards while implementing best practices for plant maintenance and cost control.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified multi-skilled maintenance technician with NVQ Level 3 or BTEC.
• Ideally dual mechanical and electrical training with 18th Edition wiring regs.
• Experience with PPM implementation and maintenance in fast-paced manufacturing.
• Knowledge of 5S, Lean Manufacturing and root cause analysis.

Responsibilities

• Carry out preventative maintenance schedules and tasks to high standards and safety regulations.
• Ensure maintenance costs are controlled while delivering plant cost targets.
• Perform preventative and breakdown maintenance and report findings.
• Source required parts through Engineering Team Leader.
• Conduct dynamic risk assessments on maintenance tasks.
• Manage stocks of materials and consumables.
• Familiarity with stop devices and safety procedures on equipment.

Skills

Multi-skilled maintenance

NVQ Level 3/BTEC

Mechanical training

Electrical training

PPM implementation

5S

Lean Manufacturing

Root Cause Analysis

Education

NVQ Level 3/BTEC

Job description

Our DS Smith Packaging site at Ely is searching for a Multi-Skilled Shift Maintenance Engineer, with either a Mechanical or Electrical bias but comfortable doing both. You will be working closely with your engineering colleagues, Operations, OEMs and vendors to develop and implement best practices and increase plant and asset reliability.

Key responsibilities

• The role is hands on and fast paced, requiring you to carry out duties with respect to Preventative Maintenance schedules. Reporting to the Engineering Team Leader / Manager, you will be responsible for ensuring any tasks carried out are completed to the best possible standard and in accordance with current regulations and company policy on health and safety, quality, hygiene, housekeeping delivery and cost., Ensuring all maintenance activity meets quality standards with respect to workmanship, processes and procedures in order to deliver plant quality targets
• Ensuring that company procedures and effective controls are followed and implemented with respect to maintenance costs in order to deliver plant cost performance targets
• Working on preventative and breakdown maintenance and feeding back reports
• Ensuring that any parts required are identified and sourced through the engineering Team Leader
• Carrying out dynamic risk assessments on all maintenance tasks undertaken
• Controlling stocks of materials and consumables
• Ensuring you are familiar with all stop devices and procedures on any equipment in your charge
• Being aware of the joint responsibility to keep all factory areas up to agreed standards

Requirements

• To be successful in this role you will need to be a fully qualified multi-skilled maintenance technician, accredited to a minimum of NVQ Level 3 or BTEC.
• Ideally have both Mechanical and Electrical training and qualifications to support this and 18th Edition wiring regulations.
• You should have experience of PPM implementation, delivery and control with a demonstrable background in a maintenance environment.
• Other essential attributes include good working knowledge of continuous improvement/operational training excellence such as 5S, Lean Manufacturing and Root Cause Problem Solving techniques and experience gained within a fast paced, multi-shift manufacturing environment.

What we can offer you

• Competitive salary
• Qualifying Sick Pay scheme
• Pension scheme & Life insurance
• Share Save scheme
• Income Protection
• 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Virtual GP, Occupational Health & free Flu vaccine
• Cycle to Work and shopping discounts

We are DS Smith, together with International Paper, we are a global leader in sustainable packaging solutions and other fibre-based products.We believe a better, more sustainable tomorrow is possible with the right people, who challenge and support one another to enact positive change. We employ more than 65,000 colleagues in North America and Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), who are experts in innovation,manufacturing, design, sales, sustainability, supply chain, and much more. Together with our customers, we make the world safer and more productive, one sustainable packaging solution at a time. Become part of a world-leading organisation and do your best work with us!