Senior Maintenance Technician
Location: Newport
Salary: £43k per annum
Full time: rotating double day shift + 20% shift premium
The Senior Maintenance Technician's role will carry out Facilities, Continuous Improvement, and maintenance activities at the local site ensuring that the service supplied complies with all manufacturers, H&S, legal & regulatory requirements. Ensuring that the service supplied is to the highest possible standard & fits with production/business requirements. The Senior Maintenance Technician will promote the use of best-practice maintenance system tools and techniques, ensuring they are applied in a safe and effective way. Must comply with all H&S requirements & benefits the company's performance in the areas of Quality, Cost, and Delivery. Actively supporting facilities and running continuous improvement & safety activities.
Essential Job Functions/ Responsibilities
* To promote and ensure a safe and healthy working environment for employees. Actively support the H&S committee & meetings associated with the site H&S policies & procedures.
* To provide & oversee the maintenance/repair/routine service of the site's processes, services & equipment in alignment with production & management needs.
* Ensuring all maintenance/service complies with all the legal, regulatory & H&S requirements.
* Support the production team in the application of TPM & PPM activities; ensure all activities are completed on time in line with the annual plan.
* Ensure all paperwork completed in line with the maintenance process/system is accurate & legible.
* Positively support & drive continuous improvement culture through the production areas with the maintenance team.
* Support Risk Assessments & all H&S improvement activities & complete issues raised in a timely manner.
* Recommend Capital investment projects to improve production/site performance.
* Be responsive to support production needs for maintenance & repair in line with priorities set by the Maintenance Manager.
* Support and conduct operator training as required.
* Actively carry out continuous improvement activities/initiatives & Kaizen events to maximize productivity. Proactively identify & make recommendations for improvements.
* Sharing experience, best practice, relaying all relevant knowledge & information with colleagues.
* Demonstrate good housekeeping.
* Actively support the new product introduction process from an engineering perspective. Attend meetings as required, source equipment/solutions & conduct tests & trials/pre-production runs when required.
* Be flexible in your approach to working to support production needs.
* Any other duties as required by the Maintenance Manager.
Qualifications - Minimum
* Time served HNC/HND (Mechanical and Electrical) with practical engineering supervision (minimum 2 years) desirable in a manufacturing environment packaging/FMCG/automotive.
* PLC & Pneumatics control experience essential - ability to design/modify/build software.
* Practical approach to modern problem-solving tools & techniques.
* NEBOSH/IOSH H&S qualifications and wide practical experience are desirable.
Qualifications - Desirable
* Qualifications in Engineering minimum HNC/HND in electrical and mechanical engineering.
* Wide knowledge/experience of mechanical/electrical PLC & Pneumatic systems, including programming.
* 18th Edition wiring regulations.
* NEBOSH H&S.
Minimum Skill Requirements
* Engineering supervisory experience in a 'lean culture' manufacturing environment.
* Several years' experience as a Maintenance/Facilities in a packaging/automotive/FMCG working environment.
* Broad knowledge of equipment types: packaging & processing.
* Continuous improvement techniques & Tools 5S, Kaizen, etc.
* Awareness of modern technologies.
* Effective communication skills & attitude.
* PC literate.
* Good communication skills & attitude.
* Team player.
* Flexible approach to work.
* Competent & self-motivated.
* Leadership Skills - team motivator - problem solver/coaching skills.
Other Skills/Abilities Desirable
* Result driven/change agent.
* Ability to work under pressure to achieve tight delivery schedules.
* Wide management maintenance/engineering experience in a selection of modern 'lean cultured' manufacturing environments.
Please apply with your CV in the first instance.
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