Maintenance Technician

**Maintenance Technician**

**Portchester**

**Full-time, Permanent**

**£40,950**

Our client is an automotive parts manufacturer based in Portchester who are looking to recruit a Maintenance Technician. This is a double day shift role working 39 hours per week and the shift pattern will be made up as follows:
**_Week 1_**

06:00 - 14:30 Monday

06:00 - 14:15 Tuesday to Friday

With a 30-minute unpaid break each day

**_Week 2_**

13:45 - 22:15 Monday

14:00 - 22:15 Tuesday to Friday

With a 30-minute unpaid break each day

We are looking to offer a basic salary of £35,000 and this role will have a 17% shift allowance equalling £40,950 per annum.

**JOB PURPOSE**

The main responsibility of this role includes the general day to day maintenance of all plant machinery and associated equipment alongside general site maintenance.

**RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Carry out the TPM system (planned maintenance) and maintain all relevant records.
- Carry out the safe installation of new production lines.
- In-house relocation of machinery and associated equipment.
- Lighting and power distribution maintenance and repair.
- Compressed air equipment maintenance and repair.
- Maintain and repair all lighting and small power.
- Maintain and repair all equipment on assembly cells to include Siemens PLC controlled equipment.
- Maintain and repair moulding machines and all associated equipment.
- Maintain and repair all hydraulic/pneumatic plant equipment.
- To carry out all pipe work installations and relocations.
- To carry out maintenance/repair to all jigs and fixtures.
- To carry out all necessary oil changes.
- Ensure stock level spares are maintained and ordered when required.
- To ensure all plant and machinery conform to Health & Safety requirements.
- Provide support & assistance to other departments as required.
- Provide support and mentoring to Apprentices and Junior Engineers.
- Achieve personal business objectives (PBO).
- Comply with the Health & Safety Policy and observe all the safety rules to ensure your personal safety and the safety of others.
- Support out of hours callout on a rota basis/or weekends to meet business demand.
- Ensure that you comply and adopt the 5S programme regarding the organisation of your work environment.

Any other duties as may be reasonably requested by the Facilities & Maintenance Manager.

**ATTRIBUTES**

**Education/Training**

**Essential**
- Electrical qualification
- Mechanical qualification
- Computer literate

**Desirable**
- Fork lift truck training

**Experience**

**Essential**
- Experience working within a Maintenance department in a factory environment
- Control system fault finding (electronic) and electrical
- Injection moulding experience

**Knowledge**

**Essential**
- Familiar with Single Phase and 3 Phase installation
- Control system knowledge
- PLC (Siemens and Mitsubishi)
- Environmentally aware

**Desirable**
- Familiar with Health and Safety requirements

**Skills/Abilities**

**Essential**
- Ability to read machine drawings

**Personality**

**Essential**
- Self-motivated
- Confident
- Team player