Shift Maintenance Technician – Electrical

Knauf stands for opportunity. This exciting role within the Engineering department at the Sittingbourne Plant could be the perfect opportunity for you to build a unique career in a values‑led culture with a clear purpose of making tomorrow a home for all of us.

Within this role, the Electrical Maintenance Technician will be working 4 on, 6 off. This shift pattern includes 2 day shifts (5am‑5pm) and 2 night shifts (5pm‑5am) followed by 6 days off.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Provide electrical expertise on shift to maximise plant availability through effective preventative maintenance and a quick reactive response to breakdowns.
• Support the manufacturing team by providing a good service that includes assisting with breakdowns, quality issues, technical improvements, and the daily operations of the production plant.
• Assist the Shift Manager and Shift Fitter when required while ensuring all data is accurately recorded in SAP and a clear shift handover is provided.

Duties Include

• Follow company Health and Safety procedures to ensure personal and others’ safety.
• Demonstrate appropriate levels of technical competence, assess and mitigate risks, and implement safeguards when undertaking maintenance or intervention activities.
• Execute efficient and effective reactive maintenance to process interruptions or abnormalities, and engage with the shift operational team as needed.
• Uphold planned preventative maintenance and improvement activities according to the work schedule.
• Develop own process knowledge and technical expertise in designated manufacturing processes, contributing to standardisation, optimisation, improvement, and diagnostics initiatives.
• Ensure all work is performed to a high technical and professional standard, including supervising the work of others where necessary.
• Record all activity and observations in the SAP CMMS with sufficient technical detail to support later analyses.
• Provide an active contribution to the engineering department, supporting and covering colleagues where required.

What We’d Love For You To Have

• Awareness of current workplace health and safety legislation.
• Knowledge of machine safety systems.
• Certified competence in a primary discipline: latest edition IEE wiring regulations, instrument technology skills, isolations, PLC skills.
• Cross‑training to minimum basic competence in the secondary discipline.
• Experience working with automated plant and equipment.
• Developed knowledge of manufacturing process plant, utilities and infrastructure throughout the factory.
• Process competencies to develop technical expertise.
• Motivated, able to work without supervision, and able to meet tight deadlines.
• Articulate, literate and numerate with good communication skills.
• Well‑developed IT skills including MS Office; SAP skills are an advantage.

We Will Provide

• A competitive salary of £48,182.64 + bonus.
• Three paid days leave for community, charitable, or voluntary commitments.
• 7% employer pension contribution.
• Level 3 Westfield Cashplan Healthcare.
• Income Protection.
• Access to a Reward & Benefits platform.
• Access to an Employee Assistance Program (legal or medical advice).
• Life Assurance (x 4 times your basic salary).
• Cycle to Work Scheme and Tech Scheme.

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