Production Assistant jobs in United Kingdom

Milliken & Company is a diversified industrial manufacturer that has been in business since 1865. With corporate headquarters located in Spartanburg, South Carolina, the company is active across a breadth of disciplines including specialty chemical, floor covering performance and protective textile materials, and healthcare. The Beech Hill Plant supports a key role in supplying world class textile floor coverings throughout Europe Middle East, our products have won numerous awards for design & innovation along with ethical principles. This really is an exciting time to be joining a global leader within the maintenance team at the Beech Hill Plant with new leadership and changing working patterns to give a comfortable work/life balance to our associates.

4 Teams-Monday to Friday 6-2 / 2-10 / 8 -4 / 10-6 Rotating 1950 annual hours

• You will be working autonomously on shifts but will be reporting to the maintenance Team Leader.
• Maintain and install all electrical plant & machinery in line with company requirements
• React quickly, diagnose & repair any Electrical related problems on the plant or equipment.
• Carry out a planned preventative maintenance schedule on the full range of equipment within the site.
• Ensure that all plant and machinery is kept in a good, safe working & clean condition.
• Interrogate PLC equipment such as Allen Bradley & Siemens.
• Complete all relevant administration associated with the task being performed in a timely and accurate manner.
• Report any problems regarding equipment and machinery immediately to the Engineering Team Leader or the engineering co-ordinator.
• Ensure that you are aware of the Company Health, Safety and Environmental policies and procedures and that you always adhere to them.
• Promote Lean thinking and actively look for ways to improve efficiency.
• Cross departmental communication with connected associates.
• Complete Maintenance work requests, use of a CMMS system, Agility or similar
• Able to work efficiently, without supervision

• Knowledge and experience of fault finding and repairs to industrial controls & systems
• Ability to read, understand PLC logic and fault finding within
• Knowledgeable with VSD’s
• Ability to read schematic drawings is crucial
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to think outside the box
• Use of Microsoft office tools is essential

• Time served indentured apprenticeship or equivalent
• IET wiring regulations
• Relevant qualifications in electrical/electronics
• Proven manufacturing maintenance environment experience
• Able to provide references.

• Pension scheme 7% company, 7% employee
• Death in service
• Holiday purchase scheme
• Volunteering opportunities
• Charity days and events
• Mental Health Wellbeing
• Cycle to work
• Free car parking
• Subsidised canteen
• Social and Company events
• Health Drop in sessions
• On site counselling
• Employee referral programme
• Milliken Inspire – Reward Scheme including Long Service
• Extensive Internal/external training opportunities
• Course fees, study leave and professional subscription support