Zenith People are working with our client who are recruiting for an experienced, Time-served Electrical biased Maintenance Technician on a permanent basis.

The main purpose of the role is to provides engineering/ maintenance support by performing plant preventative maintenance, engineering support both during working hours and also out of hours support by working as part of an on-call roster (on call allowance when on call)

The Main Purpose of the Role

You will be responsible for electrical/ mechanical maintenance, repair and fault finding of plant and equipment.

• Fulfilling the requirements of the facility CMMS to reduce unplanned downtime and works towards improvement of OEE.

 

• Electrical/ mechanical fault finding, isolation and repair of equipment.

 

• Providing input into the electrical maintenance and operation of plant equipment.

 

• Carry out evaluation and risk assessments within all areas of the plant to ensure safe working methods and environment

 

• Ensure that plant critical spares are maintained at the required level.

 

• Identify suitable external resource when appropriate for routing maintenance activities or ongoing improvement projects.

 

• Use SAP to raise purchase requisitions as appropriate.

 

• Working on plant improvement initiatives and makes recommendations to reduce unplanned downtime.

 

• Working with suitable external engineering services as and when required to ensure safe and effective operation of plant equipment.

 

• Undertaking periodic training to ensure that maintenance activities are performed in compliance with best safe working practice and current legislation.

 

Qualifications & Skills Required

1. Formal Electronic/ Electrical Engineering qualification (Minimum NVQ Level 3 or equivalent) with at least three years practical experience working as a plant electrician.
2. Experience of maintaining and fault finding on the following types of equipment; PLC control, Variable Speed Drives, Conveyor Systems and Thermal processing equipment.
3. City & Guilds 2382 (minimum of 18th Edition Regulations)
4. Familiar with the requirements of working within a GMP facility.
5. Excellent internal and external communications skills
6. Experience of working an on-call maintenance system.

 

If you are a time-served Maintenance Technician with PLC Fault Finding experience and would like to be considered for this vacancy please click apply now.