Multi-skilled maintenance engineer

Location:  Leicester, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
Employment Type:  Regular
Category:  Engineering & Technology
Posting Date:  Feb 9, 2025

Job Description

Purpose

To provide a comprehensive, timely, and effective mechanical maintenance service to the Production Departments and the site. Through a computerized maintenance management, system (CMMS) the Engineering department maximizes the availability of plant and machinery ensuring manufacturing operations are inherently safe, effective, and efficient.

Role and Responsibilities

• Promptly react to equipment failure, diagnosing faults and making good.
• Carry out planned preventative maintenance routines to the given schedules.
• Identify reoccurring equipment failures; work with Engineering management to improve long-term reliability.
• Faults are found on varied process equipment such as conveyors, bottle filling, mixing, material transfer systems, and mixing equipment.
• Work on various fluid and pneumatic power systems, such as hydraulics power packs, compressors, and vacuum pumps.
• Carry out maintenance and a major overhaul of the site process plant, including process mixing equipment.
• Have basic skills in general machine shop practices.
• Understand technical drawing.
• Site services maintenance - steam, air, water.
• Work to safe Engineering procedures and site safety rules.
• Carry out weekend maintenance cover when required, paid at over-time rates.
• Qualifications and Education Requirements
• A nationally recognized Electrical time served apprenticeship minimum level 3 or equivalent.
  

Preferred Skills

• Multi-Skilled - 70/30 Mechanical/Electrical.
• Aptitude for process awareness, diagnosis, and resolution.
• Experience in maintaining equipment located in potentially explosive atmospheres, knowledge of
• DSEAR,A TEX.
• Good written and verbal communication
• Experience working in a health and safety-conscious environment.