Maintenance Engineer
Gravesend, Kent
We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our ENGINEERING team as a Maintenance Engineer, based at our European Manufacturing plant in Gravesend, Kent. This role currently operates Mon-Fri but requires flexibility at times to work extra hours and weekends as required.
The Moove Group is already a leading provider of automotive lubricants, oils, and chemicals throughout the UK, Europe, the Americas and growing fast. Under the Brazilian owned Cosan Group, the organisation is a Global provider of Energy and Logistics.
There are 200 employees based at the Gravesend location at which over 26 different languages are spoken.
This is a high energy, fast evolving environment with ambitious improvement plans. If you are excited by change and growth, then this role should be of interest.
As a Maintenance Engineer, you will join a broad team of manufacturing professionals focused on maintaining and improving overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) to maximise plant availability and performance whilst meeting quality requirements.
Responsibilities as a Maintenance Engineer are to:
* Maintain site health, safety & environmental standards, and company policies, being responsible for your own safety and the safety of those around you who may be impacted.
* Attend and resolve equipment breakdowns within agreed target times.
* Carry out and record works in accordance with the annual maintenance plan.
* Provide engineering support to the operation and minimise non-operational time.
* Maintain workshop spare inventory.
* Support process improvement activities which affect Overall Equipment Effectiveness (product of Quality, Performance & Availability).
* Actively contribute to capital investment projects.
* Achieve and maintain workshop housekeeping standards.
* Adopt and behave according to the Moove Attitudes, acting with consideration and respect for others.
* Supply essential out of hours activity as required by the business, without breaching the Working Time Directive or exceeding the company’s 6-day maximum working policy.
* Act on any reasonable request by the company or leadership team.
Skills required of our Maintenance Engineer:
* Experience of maintenance engineering in a manufacturing process environment.
* Practical fault-finding knowledge of Electrical, Controls & Instrumentation systems.
* Experience of maintenance and repair of the following:
o Fluid transfer pumps (diaphragm & positive displacement).
o Electrical drive systems - direct, geared, fixed & variable speed controllers.
o Mechanical systems - gears, shafts, bearings, drive belts, conveyors.
Highly desirable:
* Compressed air systems, compressors, direct expansion dryers & filtration systems.
* PLC checks and programme modifications capability (Siemens S7, ideally Omron and Mitsubishi).
* Knowledge of steam boiler heating systems.
* Knowledge of basic hydraulics.
* Root cause analysis methodology skills.
* Ability to provide clear & concise communication with colleagues and managers on a 1:1 basis and in production and project meetings.
In return for joining the team, Moove are able to provide:
* Competitive Salary
* 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
* Contributory pension scheme (company match up to 7%)
* Life Assurance 4x basic salary
* Ample free onsite parking
* Access to the subsidised canteen
* All tools and PPE required for the role
* EAP and Perks
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