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Job title: Maintenance Technician
Function: Supply Chain
Location: Wigan
Reporting to: Engineering Manager
Direct reports: 0
Job grade: P2 SC
Standard Hours (inc shift pattern): 42 hours - Rotational shift pattern between days and nights

ESSENTIAL COMPETENCIES, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Multi-Skilled Engineer with experience and knowledge of a production line environment.
• NVQ Level 3/BTEC National Diploma in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering
• Analytical skills with drive to implement improvements
• Able to fault find on both electrical & pneumatic systems

DESIRABLE COMPETENCIES, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Experience of a target driven/KPI focussed environment
• Exposure to a Roof tile manufacturing environment.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• HNC/D in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering
• Relevant IOSH Safety Training

ROLE SUMMARY

You’ll be responsible for maintaining items of plant and machinery to the appropriate compliance standards to ensure their performance is safe and reliable.
The main focus of the Maintenance Technician’s role is to reduce downtime and improve plant performance, reliability by identifying areas of concern and implementing ongoing solutions.
This will include maintaining the production plant and equipment used for the manufacture of tiles and being an active member of the operations team whilst maintaining records within the site maintenance system.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Deliver fast, effective electrical / mechanical fault finding by investigating the root cause and identify and implement preventative solutions
• Ensure all corrective maintenance actions are carried out constructively and accurately.
• Use appropriate SSWs and PTWs and observing relevant legislation
• Ensure all items of plant operate efficiently and safely through implementation of proactive planned maintenance that ensures all departmental KPI’s are met
• Practise continuous improvement, innovation and proactiveness for improved ways of working offering possible solutions to problems encountered wherever possible
• Effective liaison with the operations team leaders and other members of the management team
• Have a working knowledge of 5S principles
• Assisting in the training and development of other technical personnel and enhancing own skills by participating in specific training courses/programmes
• Comply with company policy on accident and near miss follow up reporting
• Monitoring performance of equipment, reporting/rectifying faults, and running breakdowns including the use of electronic planned maintenance/recording systems
• Assisting with the daily plant operations
• Effective communication of breakdowns and repairs done; verbally & via shift reporting