Facilities Senior Technician

Summary

Plant Support Engineers are required to look after the day‑to‑day maintenance activities of an engineering manufacturing business. In this role staff are required to carry out a key number of tasks and activities as described. Flexible working is a major factor in this role, as plant support engineers have to cover early starts and other work patterns to suit the business. There is also a requirement to participate in a call‑out rota for site emergencies. There are also a number of individual tasks that are included and mentioned in the employee’s annual appraisal – these could be regular items or in some cases a one‑off requirement.

What You’ll Do

• Keeping production managers informed of maintenance activities and job progress.
• Checking and calibration of key production and metrology equipment to satisfy internal and external audits.
• Undertake minor improvements and project work relating to site services.
• Minor electrical and compressed air installations depending on skills base.
• Carry out building maintenance activities as required.
• Moving and installing small items of plant in production areas.
• Routine servicing work.
• Organising and planning larger maintenance tasks that require method statements and risk assessments.
• Responding to emergency breakdowns.
• Updating certificates and legislative documentation records.
• Daily monitoring tasks relating to site services and critical plant.
• Routine inspections and testing as part of general site walk‑around.
• Updating repair details & parts records on the computer maintenance system. Keeping asset lists up to date and controlling Line Replacement Units.
• Repair to production equipment, fixing faults and investigations relating to machine failures.
• Keeping a level of tidiness and house‑keeping in maintenance workshop and maintenance work areas around site.
• Following health and safety, environmental and other engineering standards that apply to the maintenance of plant and equipment site‑wide.
• Obtaining and stock management of specialist components and spares relating to business‑critical plant.
• Working to a defined budget.
• Support and daily control of external contractors. This includes checking method statements and risk assessments. Raising work permits to control these activities.

What You’ll Bring

• GCSEs in subjects such as maths, science, English and design and technology.
• An understanding of engineering drawings and principles.
• Good practical and technical skills.
• An awareness of health & safety legislation.
• Experience in a maintenance role with other organisations.
• Must be a good team player, able to work unsupervised and on own initiative, calm and ordered in a crisis.

What We Offer

• 25 Vacation Days + Bank Holidays
• Performance Bonus: non‑contractual bonus scheme.
• Future‑Proof Pension: solid pension scheme.
• Private Healthcare.
• Candidates must be eligible to work in the UK without VISA sponsorship.

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