Maintenance Technician



My client, a world-renowned company within the food industry, are looking for a Maintenance Technician to join their London based team. You will be working within an established team of professionals who will all have a similar skill set and background to yourself, so you will be able to interact with like-minded individuals on a daily basis.



POSITION SCOPE

Provision of an effective maintenance service to all plant/equipment used within the refining and packing areas, with emphasis on the improving plant availability & reliability.



DETAILED RESPONSIBILITIES

* Carry out plant isolations.
* Maintenance responsibility for all mechanical, electrical and electronic systems employed within the Process, Packing, Utilities and Jetty sections.
* Carry out reactive maintenance when required by plant priorities.
* Progress to agreed maintenance plans.
* To plan, schedule & agree daily/weekly workload with the Area Maintenance Leader, incorporating Preventative, Predictive and improvement activities.
* Plan plant insurance inspections liaising with the insurance inspector when required.
* Complete plant improvement projects as time allows.
* Supervise maintenance activities optimizing available on-site resources and contractors to ensure expedient, high quality repairs, servicing and improvement projects.
* Supervise cleaning resources to maintain plant hygiene.
* Administer and review SAP maintenance system for budgeting, historical trend & reliability analysis, and in order to maintain accurate SAP inventories.
* Provide where necessary HT cover for the site following the appropriate training and assessment.
* Undertake detailed RCA on component failures, generating and implementing modifications & improvements to address reliability and performance issues within the plant.
* Provide cost estimates for improvement projects and generate capital requests for these projects.
* Participate in capital projects at all stages of implementation through to commissioning including pre-delivery inspections & installation of new plant for area of responsibility.
* Meet with suppliers or potential suppliers and carry out audits/visits to suppliers' premises when required.
* Mentor, train and advise on engineering practices and Maintenance issues at all levels.
* Plant reliability measured in up time, OEE & lost opportunity.
* Performance against job specific KPM's
* Meet or better all Health, Safety, Quality and Environmental targets.



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.
* Knowledge of Health, Safety & environmental systems & procedures
* Experience of planning and organizing engineering tasks often involving contractor resources.



ESSENTIAL WORK EXPERIENCES



* Comparable experience of maintenance within an automated continuous process environment, which may include PLC and/or HT 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.



Location: East London

Salary: Competitive

Shift: Various shifts available.



As a Maintenance Technician working with this company, you will be rewarded with a competitive basic salary You will also be entitled to an excellent range of benefits.



If you are interested in this role, please click 'APPLY' and submit your CV for immediate consideration.

All successful candidates will be contacted within two working days of application.