PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

The role focus is to ensure daily maintenance of the site including offices, plant, equipment and services. This job role requires strong electrical skills with good mechanical experience as it is a multi-skilled position. Electrical qualifications are a prerequisite.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Specific responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Compliance with all legislative and locally applied health, safety and environmental requirements
• The daily maintenance and improvements of Process Plant, Equipment, Site services and Buildings
• Control of preventative maintenance systems, mainly in mechanical discipline, Electrical installation and repair as required.
• Maintain records/electrical drawings/information in an accessible and organised manner
• Identify/specify/source spares/parts for ordering
• Assist in the design, specification, selection of parts/equipment/suppliers and implementation of projects
• Liaise with Production Departments to ensure maximum machinery availability and assist with specific calibration activity
• Organise own workload according to site priorities
• Demonstrate willingness to learn and pass on skills and knowledge to others
• Instigate and participate in ongoing continuous improvement initiatives. Identify and action engineering improvements to safety, performance of production machinery and the site services
• Ensure individual commitment to meeting both the engineering and company objectives and work towards improving the profitability of the sites
• Responsible for becoming familiar and complying with all site and engineering safety procedures ? should by nature risk assess all activities prior to commencing work
• Ensuring all departmental KPI?s are constantly being improved.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Qualifications: (essential for the role)

• Time served apprenticeship within engineering or equivalent experience
• Minimum City and Guilds level 3 in electrical engineering 3-5 years direct experience in a similar role within a manufacturing / maintenance environment / process industry.
• Working with and understanding PLC control systems
• Understanding engineering, electrical and pneumatic drawings/schematics
• Knowledge of safe working practices, relevant codes of practice and legislation
• Control and supervision of contractors on site.
• 17th /18th edition electrical regulations preferred
• Detailed underpinning of operations and engineering
• Working within a cleanroom manufacturing environment
• Ability to prioritise and plan workload
• Basic understanding of planned maintenance activities and the requirements for planned maintenance

ADDITIONAL SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE OR ATTRIBUTES

• Experience within Pharm/Med device industry an advantage
• Flexibility with working hours as occasional shift cover required
• General building maintenance experience preferred.