Maintenance & Facilities Team Member

We are currently recruiting for a Facilities Maintenance Engineer for our manufacturing client based in HD8.

We are looking for someone who is very practical and can work well on their own and under pressure. A good all rounder and that can take their hand to anything.

£30k - £35k Annual salary.

Your experience will include everyday maintenance across the office and factory. Duties will include the following but are not limited to - installing fixtures and fittings, joinery and plumbing maintenance, electrics, carrying out repairs to machinery and property, along with any other practical requirements that the business need. You may be asked to work off site and the occasional weekend.

Responsible for ensuring that site facilities, and machinery used to produce our extensive product range run to their maximum efficiency and output. This includes total preventative maintenance, managing breakdowns of mechanical and electrical. Please note this is a hands on role

The role
- To lead site Maintenance department by providing a service that may require reactive or proactive approach.
- Optimise availability, productivity and performance from plant and equipment on site and work with others to ensure an effective maintenance plan is in place and importantly adhered too.
- Ensure that all work carried out meets the latest health and safety and environmental legislation and regulations.
- Ensure that the multi skilled site team including apprentices are well trained and motivated to have a sense of urgency to complete repairs in a timely manner, whilst adhering to current health and safety legislation.
- Manage the team on technical best practice and establish standard policies and procedures, whilst also mentoring and leading the department.
- Manage all maintenance and facilities activities on site including external contractors, acting as a technical specialist in relation to company projects including building improvements and repair.
- Ensure that all risk assessments are undertaken and that safe systems of work are in place in relation to people, plant and equipment, property.
- Manage all relevant inspections and testing comply with health and safety policy and insurers requirements.
- Manage external contractors in the safe delivery of installations, maintenance, and service.
- Ensure high levels of housekeeping are kept throughout all areas of responsibility.
- Manage consumables inventory and replenishment of critical spares.
- Implement and manage continuous improvement and modern manufacturing principles by highlighting deficiencies and recommending changes in training working practices and processes.
- MUST be a time served Electrical Maintenance Engineer
- Proven experience of maintenance and facilities.
- Conversant with systems for mechanical, electrical, pneumatics, hydraulics, and control systems.
- Demonstrate the ability to read and interpret site plans and drawings / layouts and contribute to discussions around site development and changes.
- Possess a strong ability to analyse, resolve and implement solutions through solid problem-solving techniques.
- Ability to analyse and present data.
- IT literate and proficient in the use of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills including the ability to communicate with all levels.
- Possess the ability to effectively project manage.
- Experience of Textile machines would be an advantage but not essential.

Hours of work

Monday - Friday (40 hours)
- Hours: 7.45am - 16.30 (finish at 3.15pm on a Friday)
- 30 mins un-paid break and a 10 minute paid break

If interested please contact Ashleigh on 07774778876