Maintenance Engineer

The role

Salary - £35,000-£40,000

Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensure that all PPM activities are carried out and recorded in line with company procedures that are currently in place.
• Keep and maintain all maintenance records for the site ensuring that all relevant documentation is completed and filed with attention to detail.
• Take a positive approach to issues that may occur on the plant and detail this to the Plant Manager, so that plans can be made in advance of a planned shut-down to remedy the problem.
• Have a proactive approach in identifying problems that may occur and propose solutions to rectify these issues before they affect the running of the process and site.
• Identify defects on all aspects of the plant and site and report on a daily basis to the Plant Manager.
• Detail work that is required over the weekend to the Plant Manager and assist with the planning of weekend work.
• Work with the Plant Manager to produce shutdown plans.
• Inform the plant Manager of any breach of health and safety around the plant and make safe again if possible.
• Assist with the training of personnel on the plant when required, ensuring that all operators are trained in accordance with site procedures.
• Ensure that all maintenance spares are replenished before stock runs out; this can be done by informing the Plant Manager that these items need re-ordering.
• Ensure that all areas of the plant are kept in a safe manner whilst working and that the area is left in a safe state and tidy afterwards.
• Work on the plant during weekly shutdown periods and work with the Plant Manager to organise the appropriate resources needed.
• With the plant manager help guide/train plant operators when needed in their routine maintenance duties.
• Liaise at all times with the Plant Manager regarding maintenance issues.
• An out of hours call out facility is in place this will be shared with the Plant Manager. There may be times when there will be a requirement to attend site in the case of an emergency breakdown, when called upon by the plant Manager.
• Hours of work will be dictated by the requirements of the plant.
• Assist the Plant Manager in driving the operators to take a more active role in process or environmental improvements around the plant.
• Be flexible in approach to any additional training that may be required to improve knowledge and understanding on all aspects of the plant.

The person

• Recognised Mechanical / Electrical apprenticeship or similar.
• Welding skills would be advantageous.
• Computer Literate
• Good communication skills
• Experience of continuous processing equipment
• Permit to work systems.
• PPM Maintenance systems
• Experience of working in the waste industry/with heavy process equipment beneficial
• Knowledge of Environmental Legislation