Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer

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7 months ago
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Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer
Shift: Panama Shift Pattern days and nights 12 hours
(3 Days, 2 off, 2 Nights, 2 off, 3 Days, 2 off, 3 Nights, 2 off, 2 Days, 7 off)
Salary: £35,973 - £51,366 + 26% Shift Allowance = £45,325 - £64,721
Location: Stifford Rd, Aveley, South Ockendon RM15 6RL

CHEP helps move more goods to more people, in more places than any other organization on earth via our 300 million pallets, crates and containers. We employ 11,000 people and operate in more than 55 countries. Through our pioneering and sustainable share-and-reuse business model, the world’s biggest brands trust us to help them transport their goods more efficiently, safely and with less environmental impact.

We are now recruiting for a Multi-Skilled Engineer to join our Service Centre in South Ockendon.

POSITION SCOPE

To provide an effective small project and maintenance service to all South Ockendon plant/equipment used within the production facility, with emphasis on the improving plant availability, reliability, and facility improvements. Be capable of providing skill set training and mentoring.

DETAILED ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Meet or better all Health, Safety, Quality and Environmental targets.

  • Progress small project initiatives.

  • Oversee maintenance, installation and general upgrade to plane serialization assets.

  • Provide technical expertise to Apprentice and other staff furtherment projects.

  • Allen Bradley PLC experience to fault-finding level with ability to progress with training.

  • To plan, schedule & agree daily/weekly workload with the Area Maintenance Leader, incorporating Preventative, Predictive and improvement activities through CMMS Megamation.

  • Assist with larger plant improvement projects as time allows.

  • Supervise maintenance activities optimising available on site resources and contractors to ensure expedient, high quality repairs, servicing and improvement projects.

  • Liaise with contractors and manage RAMS and PTW.

  • Maintenance responsibility for all mechanical, electrical and electronic systems employed within the South Ockendon plant.

  • Carry out reactive maintenance when required by plant priorities.

  • Undertake detailed root cause analysis on plant failures, generating and implementing modifications & improvements to address reliability and performance issues within the plant.

  • Provide cost estimates for improvement projects and assist with preparation of capital requests for these projects.

    ESSENTIAL CAPABILITIES (KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES)

  • Self-motivated with desire for continual personal development.

  • Excellent interpersonal & communication skills.

  • Demonstrates ability for problem solving and providing long-term solutions.

  • Multi-skilled across a range of engineering trades with bias in electrical competence.

  • Knowledge of Health, Safety & environmental systems & procedures

  • Experience of planning and organizing engineering tasks occasionally involving contractor resources.

    ESSENTIAL WORK EXPERIENCES

  • Comparable experience of maintenance within an automated continuous process environment, which may include PLC and/or FMS systems.

  • Experience of Predictive/Preventative maintenance techniques and regimes.

    ESSENTIAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

  • Preferably an HNC/NVQ 4 in an engineering discipline, at least BTEC/ONC in relevant discipline.

    Why work for CHEP?

  • A competitive salary of £45,325 - £64,721 PA

  • 25 days holiday plus bank holidays with option to purchase and sell days

  • Share Scheme (We match your contributions 1:1 and these are vested after a year)

  • Company enhanced Pension contribution (You contribute 5%, CHEP contributes 7.5%)

  • Employee platform offering everyday discounts.

  • Life Assurance

  • Volunteer days

    If you feel it’s a good fit for you, please don’t wait for this advert to disappear, apply now! Or if it’s not quite for you, please feel free to share with someone you know who would love it.

    Finally, as an inclusive employer, Brambles wants to see every candidate performing at their best throughout the job application, interview process and whilst at work. Please speak to the recruiter if you require any reasonable adustments throughout the process

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