Electrical And Mechanical Technician

Generations People

Mansfield

3 weeks ago

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Reporting to: Maintenance and Engineering Manager

Shifts: Continentals Shifts (12 hours, Days and Nights)

May involve out of hours work, weekends, or on-call duties and working overseas.
Job Types: Permanent, Full-time

Generations People is recruiting for an exciting opportunity, for an Electrical and Mechanical Maintenance Engineer to join a manufacturing company, an established, and stable engineering team based in Chesterfield.

Purpose of Electrical and Mechanical Maintenance Engineer to repair and maintain all department equipment via breakdown and preventative maintenance, minimising downtime, and costs, and reviewing and improving engineering delivery performance.

Responsibilities for the Electrical Maintenance Engineer role:

The undertaking of planned preventative maintenance to schedules and machine manufacturer's recommendations.
Carrying out repairs as necessary during planned maintenance.
Maintaining documentation of completed work.
Liaising with suppliers, both internal and external.
Adhering and promoting the Company's Health, Safety & Environment Policies and practices.
Monitoring the engineering Management System for adherence to requirements.
Improvement of equipment/ machine reliability and efficiency.
Ensuring engineering department goals are achieved.
Document control and record keeping, ensuring it's maintained.
Identifying Root Cause and Corrective Action.
Ability to contain and evaluate non-conformity.
Familiar with both the running of and development of Process Control/ engineering systems.
Ensure Company policies and procedures are always complied with.
Developing and maintaining a robust housekeeping approach.
Complying with H&S Policy and Procedure, satisfy requirements for legal compliance.
Liaising with external best practice and legislative bodies/authorities to ensure the above.
Supporting planned preventative maintenance on an agreed basis.
Participate as a member of the team, with full involvement in successful delivery of defined best practice and the sites/business objectives.

Qualifications & Experience:

Liaising with external suppliers.
In-depth knowledge of industrial electrical systems
In-depth knowledge of industrial mechanical systems
Completion of a relevant apprenticeship and hold an engineering qualification (Equivalent to level 4).
A degree or equivalent in an engineering discipline.
Strong decision maker who has successfully driven and influenced engineering teams through ambition and attention to detail in a manufacturing environment.
Track record of driving continuous improvement and implementing lean tools.
Experience of technical and environmental legislation and processes that ensure compliance.
Proven operational management experience and change management capability.

Benefits:

Free car park
On site Canteen
Food allowance
Drink Allowance
Uniform provided
Tools provided
Pension
Death in service benefit
Additional days of holidays with years of service

Skills Required:

Maintenance: 3 years (required)
High attention to detail
Methodical approach to the job
A can-do attitude
Good team player
Ability to work on their own initiative

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