Maintenance Technician

Maintenance Technician - Lye- £28,000- £35,000 DOE plus extensive benefits

My client is a privately owned manufacturing company, who are well established and is a UK leader in their field who are now looking to recruit a Maintenance Technician.

The role of the Maintenance Technician will be supporting the Maintenance Manager and Operational staff ensuring that the overall sites, facilities, layout and machinery used for production and in support of production run to their maximum efficiency and output.

The successful Maintenance Technician must be City & Guilds Qualified Mechanical Engineering or Similar with experience in working in the Manufacturing Industry experience.

Responsibilities for the Maintenance Technician:

* Working with the company’s maintenance management system

* Completing Total Preventative Maintenance Inspections/Servicing/repair as necessary

* Attending faults to machinery or plant at all company sites to ensure continuity of production.

* The fabrication and/or manufacture of components for maintenance repairs.

* Requisitioning maintenance spares and components with authorisation from the Maintenance Manager.

* Advising the Maintenance Manager of faults that may require an external contractor.

* Assisting with the annual review of the Works Maintenance Programme with the Maintenance Supervisor to ensure all machinery and plant is inspected each year.

* Regular inspections of grounds, factory, security and general building maintenance.

* An awareness of sub-contract maintenance visits and assisting when necessary.

* The positioning of plant and machines in factory areas.

* Attending faults to customer site installations when requested.

* Ensuring that housekeeping of work area is maintained.

* Assistance in working for other departments when necessary.

* Ensure the safety, security and integrity of all plant, equipment, facilities and processes at all times.

* Setting up & maintaining a critical equipment database

* Taking part in Operations co-ordination meetings and agreeing on work schedules and priorities with managers and directors

Requirements for the Maintenacne Technician:

* Exceptional organisational skills

* Excellent communication skills

* Computer skills with Maintenance Planning, Microsoft Tools

* City & Guilds Qualified Mechanical Engineering or similar

* Manufacturing Industry experience

* Must have a high degree of self-motivation

* Team work ethos all functions (Engineering, Productions, Quality Management)

* Valid driving Licence

* Basic knowledge of CMMS

Hours of work Monday-Thursday 7.00am to 4pm Friday 7.00-1pm

Applicants: Due to the expected large volume of applications you should assume you have been unsuccessful should you have not heard within 7 days of your application

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