Maintenance Technician (Mechanical)
Salary: £44,600 (Negotiable) plus bonus and overtime
Benefits: BUPA, 4 x Salary Life Assurance, Critical Illness Payment Protection for 5 years
Location: Stonehouse

About Us: We are a recruitment agency partnering with a global manufacturing business based in Stonehouse. We are currently seeking a motivated and customer-focused Maintenance Technician (Mechanical) to join our dynamic team.
Purpose of the Role: The Maintenance Technician will ensure all safety regulations and policies are adhered to, conduct preventative maintenance to a high standard, and provide high levels of equipment availability through continuous improvement.
Responsibilities:

• Prioritise health and safety best practices in all work, ensuring compliance with all H&S standards and regulations.
• Conduct Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) on a wide range of equipment within the site.
• Respond swiftly to breakdowns, communicate effectively with affected parties, and work efficiently to resolve issues.
• Provide high levels of equipment availability.
• Support the wider team and manage contractors.
• Offer on-site support and take responsibility for managing and escalating high-risk situations.
• Control contractors when required.
• Manage critical spare parts inventory.
• Provide general production support.
• Utilise basic IT/IS functions.
• Maintain electronic documents and databases, recording accurate data on reports.
• Perform repairs to the building infrastructure.
• Create check and maintenance lists for new installations.
• Review, complete, and modify construction plans (Management of Change) for production facilities.
• Collaborate with leaders and fellow partners to ensure food safety and partner safety.
• Understand and execute standard operating procedures relevant to the position.
• Follow all PCP and CCP checks and the reaction plan for food safety, food quality, and customer requirement outages.
• Identify and understand customer requirements and assist in ensuring proper operation and product quality.

Experience Required:

• Multi-skilled in both mechanical and electrical (instrumentation) with a mechanical bias.
• Experience with Planned Preventative Maintenance systems.
• Fault-finding on material handling automated systems.
• Ability to interpret both mechanical and electrical drawings.
• Experience with conveyor maintenance, motor controllers/inverters.
• Maintenance and servicing of production facilities.
• Experience with sortation, conveyor machinery.
• Fault-finding on building equipment (HVAC, dock levelers, chillers, and general building maintenance).

Essential Requirements:

• Apprentice trained.
• HNC or equivalent.

Desirable Requirements:

• Welding experience.
• Mechanical experience.
• Experience with Siemens PLCs.
• Knowledge of electro-pneumatics.
• FMCG experience.
• Experience working in the food industry.

Behavioral Competencies:

• Organisational awareness.
• Personal drive.
• Proactivity.
• Ability to work effectively with others.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Nice to Have:

• Willingness for further education (degree level).

How to Apply: If you are a proactive and skilled Maintenance Technician looking to join a reputable global manufacturing business, we want to hear from you. Apply now to become a valued member of our team!

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