Site Services Technician

1295 Unilever UK Limited; Leeds; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Unilever Leeds Factory is seeking a Site Services Technician to drive completion of Site Services PM tasks and tag closures, supporting the Asset Care Team. The role covers utilities, building services and infrastructure, with response to operational priorities on a relay shift pattern.

Working with the Maintenance Planner and Asset Care Leader, you will deliver KPIs, drive closure of maintenance gaps, and contribute to cost reduction.

Qualifications

• Apprentice trained in a relevant Engineering discipline with practical maintenance experience.
• Experience with industrial utilities including steam, compressed air, water distribution and HVAC/building services.
• IOSH Working Safe and Process Safety Awareness or experience of Legionella control, sprinkler/fire protection systems and statutory inspections.
• Working with equipment and service providers, overseeing contractor activities.

Responsibilities

• Complete planned and reactive maintenance across Utilities, Facilities, building services and infrastructure to required safety, quality and engineering standards.
• Investigate equipment faults and breakdowns, identify root causes and implement effective corrective actions.
• Identify asset deterioration, defects and maintenance gaps before they result in failures.
• Support statutory, regulatory and site compliance activities relating to Utilities and Facilities.
• Apply problem-solving tools to improve equipment reliability and drive breakdowns towards zero.
• Develop and use Standard Maintenance Procedures (SMPs) to improve maintenance quality, consistency and efficiency.
• Provide technical support to factory maintenance teams on Utilities and Facilities related issues.
• Manage contractors and specialist service providers when carrying out work on Site Services assets.
• Contribute to Site Services improvement projects and cost-reduction initiatives.
• Work within the required shift pattern and respond appropriately to operational priorities.

Skills

Maintenance experience

Contractor management

Education

Engineering apprenticeship

Tools

Steam systems

HVAC systems

Job description

Job Title: Site Services Technician Location: Leeds Factory

Job Purpose The PM Technician is responsible for driving completion of Site Services PM Tasks and Tags Closure ensuring efficiency in costs while supporting the Asset Care Team. This involves appropriate application of problem-solving techniques, whilst adhering to company policies and regulations. This position requires working in relay shift pattern.

Responsibilities

Working as part of the Asset Care/Site Services team, the technician will:

• Complete planned and reactive maintenance across Utilities, Facilities, building services and infrastructure to required safety, quality and engineering standards.
• Investigate equipment faults and breakdowns, identify root causes and implement effective corrective actions.
• Identify asset deterioration, defects and maintenance gaps before they result in failures.
• Support statutory, regulatory and site compliance activities relating to Utilities and Facilities.
• Apply problem-solving tools, including EWO analysis, to improve equipment reliability and drive breakdowns towards zero.
• Develop and use Standard Maintenance Procedures (SMPs) to improve maintenance quality, consistency and efficiency.
• Provide technical support to factory maintenance teams on Utilities and Facilities related issues.
• Manage contractors and specialist service providers when carrying out work on Site Services assets.
• Contribute to Site Services improvement projects and cost-reduction initiatives.
• Work within the required shift pattern and respond appropriately to operational priorities.

ALL ABOUT YOU

Working closely with the Maintenance Planner and Asset Care Leader, the technician will:

• Deliver agreed performance targets and KPIs, including PM completion, tag closure, GMP task completion, asset reliability and maintenance cost performance.
• Prioritize, analyze and drive closure of Utilities and Facilities maintenance and safety tags.
• Apply problem-solving tools to eliminate recurring failures and drive breakdowns towards zero.
• Identify and address anomalies or gaps in maintenance completion and asset performance.
• Deliver improvement and cost-reduction activities with measurable results within agreed timescales.
• Support continuous improvement of the Utilities and Facilities maintenance strategy and overall Site Services performance.

PREFERRED/DESIRABLE EXPERIENCE

• Apprentice trained in a relevant Engineering discipline with practical maintenance experience.
• Experience with industrial utilities including steam, compressed air, water distribution and HVAC/building services.
• IOSH Working safely and Process Safety Awareness or experience of Legionella control, sprinkler/fire protection systems and statutory inspections.
• Working with equipment and service providers, overseeing contractor activities.

What We Offer

Diversity at Unilever is about inclusion, embracing differences, creating possibilities and growing together for better business performance. We embrace diversity in our workforce. This means giving full and fair consideration to all applicants and continuing development of all employees regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity. We are also more than happy to provide reasonable adjustments during our application and interview process to enable you to be present your best self. Equity, Diversity & Inclusion at Unilever | Unilever.

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