Site Maintenance Engineer

DS Smith Plc; Ely; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Pension scheme

Life insurance

Share Save scheme

Income Protection

25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays

Employee Assistance Programme

Virtual GP

Cycle to Work

Job summary

DS Smith Ely is seeking a Multi-Skilled Shift Maintenance Engineer with a mechanical or electrical bias. The role, based at Ely, offers a £53,000 annual salary and a rotating shift pattern (0600-1400 / 1400-2200) with occasional Saturdays.

You will work with engineering colleagues, operations, OEMs and vendors to improve asset reliability and run preventative maintenance to compliance standards. The position requires NVQ Level 3/BTEC, experience in both mechanical and electrical disciplines, and

Qualifications

• Fully qualified multi-skilled maintenance technician
• Experience in maintenance with both mechanical and electrical bias
• Familiar with PPM implementation and control
• Knowledge of 5S and Lean Manufacturing practices
• Root cause problem solving in fast-paced manufacturing

Responsibilities

• Ensure maintenance activities meet quality standards and plant targets
• Control maintenance costs and follow procedures
• Carry out preventative and breakdown maintenance; feed back reports
• Identify and source parts through the engineering team
• Perform dynamic risk assessments on maintenance tasks
• Manage stocks of materials and consumables
• Be familiar with stop devices and safety procedures on equipment
• Help keep factory areas at agreed standards

Skills

Multi-skilled maintenance

Mechanical & Electrical

PPM

5S/Lean

Root Cause Analysis

Education

NVQ Level 3 or BTEC

Job description

Multi Skilled Engineer

Ely

£53,000

Monday - Friday 0600-1400 to 1400-2200 with occasional Saturday work

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.

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.

Responsibilities

• 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

This is a Multi Skilled role

• 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!

Our people come from diverse backgrounds, bring different perspectives, ideas and experiences to generate unique solutions focused on present and future sustainability challenges. We welcome all candidates to apply, even those not meeting all criteria.”

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