Within this role you will be tasked with maintaining the smooth operation of machinery within a fast-paced manufacturing environment. The multi-skilled Industrial Maintenance Technician will be responsible for the continuous running of equipment and machinery as part of the Engineering team. The Industrial Maintenance Technician will work in collaboration with the remote Group Engineering Manager and report directly to the VP of Operations.

The Industrial Maintenance Technician is responsible for performing routine maintenance and organising repairs as and when required, dealing with emergency breakdowns urgently, calling in outside contractors when required, assisting with installing and commissioning new machinery and providing maintenance support to all departments as and when required. This role would suit a qualified Industrial Maintenance Technician Engineer looking to join a growing company.

The Role of Multi Skilled Industrial Maintenance Technician

• Multi Skilled Industrial Maintenance Technician – (Electrically Biased)

• Electrical/Mechanical maintenance of heat sealing packaging machinery,

• Role will be a day shift 8am – 5pm Monday - Friday

• Working within a small Engineering team. Reporting to the VP of Operations

• Working on various projects

Responsibilities:

· Preparing, carrying out and recording weekly/monthly/quarterly/annual preventative maintenance schedules

· Dealing with emergency breakdowns urgently, calling in outside contractors when required

· Suggesting pro-active improvements to problems encountered

· Providing a hand sealer repair service to our customers

· Finding faults and resolutions

· Carrying out PAT Testing

· Ensuring that company system of purchase requisitions/orders is adhered to

· Dealing with property repairs and general onsite maintenance

· Occasional out of hours work when necessary to support breakdowns/urgent repairs

· Competent set up and operation of production machinery.

· Multi Skilled Industrial Maintenance Technician – (Electrically Biased)

· Working within a small Engineering team. Reporting to the Engineering manager.

· Working on various mechanical and electrical projects including fabrication

· Installing and commissioning new machinery

· Training other staff on production machinery

· Ensuring all Departments in the company are working together towards a common goal

· Developing your own engineering and management skills

· Any other reasonable request, including helping with production when engineering duties are taken care of.

Skills and Experience:

• At least 3 years in a similar factory maintenance role
• Ideal candidates will have experience working in a maintenance role in an industrial environment.
• Ideal candidates will have experience working on slitter-rewinder, bagging or printing machines
• Qualification/understanding of Electrical Engineering
• Experience in various types of PLCs and drives e.g. LENZE (not essential but desirable)
• Must be able to read electrical drawings
• Ability to fault find within complex systems is essential
• Specific experience on electric overhead cranes and lifting systems together with good awareness of Health & Safety will be viewed favourably.

· You must be able to attend to both Mechanical and Electrical maintenance tasks and additional training will be provided.

· Trained to Engineering apprenticeship standard

• Must be familiar with 110/220/277/480VAC – Single and 3-Phase electrics
• Specific experience on electric overhead cranes and lifting systems
• Sound knowledge of Mechanical Engineering:

o Good math skills

o Understanding of specialised machine tools e.g. lathe or milling machines

o Using various hand and measuring tools

o Assembling components so they are ready for installation like bearing, shafts, rollers, gearboxes and gears

o Reading and interpreting mechanical project plans

o Coordinating with contractors for efficient installations

o Performing MIG or TIG and other types of welding methods depending on the project will be viewed favourably

o Plumbing

o Finding and fixing faults in pipework

o Experience with Pneumatics and Hydraulics systems essential

o Repair and service conveyor systems

· Together with good awareness of Health & Safety will be viewed favourably

· Experience in factory and office electrical wiring

• Flexibility
• Decision making
• Ability to work without supervision
• Comfortable with using computers
• Positive, can do attitude and self-motivated
• Well organised and works well under pressure
• Communication skills
• Full driving license / own transport desirable
• Professional
• Organised and ability to multi-task
• Excellent attention to detail
• A good planner
• “Hands on” approach to all tasks
• Technically minded
• Ability to approach problems in a methodical and logical manner

Qualification:

· Ideal candidates will hold the minimum of the following qualifications:

NCCER Level 1 – electrical training certificate

Core OSHA certificate

Desirable but not essential knowledge and experience:

· Fault finding and performing diagnosis on PLC equipment – Allen Bradley, Lenze PLC

· Knowledge of Appliance testing and statutory regulations

· Arc or MIG welding

· MS Visio or AutoCAD – crating tech drawings

· Tools and die making – use of machine tools (lathe, milling machine and pillar drill)

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $55,000.00 - $60,000.00 per year

Experience level:

• 3 years

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Work setting:

• In-person

Work Location: In person