Maintenance Technician

  • Job Reference: JB-71
  • Date Posted: 29 November 2024
  • Recruiter: Archers Recruitment
  • Location: Marlborough, Wiltshire
  • Salary: £35,000 to £45,000
  • Job Type: Permanent

Job Description

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

The role focus is to ensure daily maintenance of the site including offices, plant, equipment and services.  This job role requires strong electrical skills with good mechanical experience as it is a multi-skilled position. Electrical qualifications are a prerequisite.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Specific responsibilities will include but are not limited to: 

   Compliance with all legislative and locally applied health, safety and environmental requirements

    The daily maintenance and improvements of Process Plant, Equipment, Site services and Buildings

    Control of preventative maintenance systems, mainly in mechanical discipline,  Electrical installation and repair as required.

    Maintain records/electrical drawings/information in an accessible and organised manner

    Identify/specify/source spares/parts for ordering

    Assist in the design, specification, selection of parts/equipment/suppliers and implementation of projects

    Liaise with Production Departments to ensure maximum machinery availability and assist with specific calibration activity

    Organise own workload according to site priorities

    Demonstrate willingness to learn and pass on skills and knowledge to others

    Instigate and participate in ongoing continuous improvement initiatives.  Identify and action engineering improvements to safety, performance of production machinery and the site services

    Ensure individual commitment to meeting both the engineering and company objectives and work towards improving the profitability of the sites

    Responsible for becoming familiar and complying with all site and engineering safety procedures - should by nature risk assess all activities prior to commencing work

   Ensuring all departmental KPI's are constantly being improved.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Qualifications: (essential for the role)

   Time served apprenticeship within engineering or equivalent experience

   Minimum City and Guilds level 3 in electrical engineering 

    3-5 years direct experience in a similar role within a manufacturing / maintenance environment / process industry.  

    Working with and understanding PLC control systems

    Understanding engineering, electrical and pneumatic drawings/schematics

    Knowledge of safe working practices, relevant codes of practice and legislation

    Control and supervision of contractors on site.

    17th - 18th edition electrical regulations preferred

    Detailed underpinning of operations and engineering 

    Working within a cleanroom manufacturing environment

   Ability to prioritise and plan workload

   Basic understanding of planned maintenance activities and the requirements for planned maintenance 

ADDITIONAL SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE OR ATTRIBUTES

    Experience within Pharm/Med device industry an advantage

    Flexibility with working hours as occasional shift cover required

   General building maintenance experience preferred.

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