Maintenance Technician - Walsall

£39,000 - Engineering
Ref: 457 Date Posted: Wednesday 24 Apr 2024

The Role: Maintenance Technician 

Location: Walsall

Salary/bens: Basic £39,000, 24 Days plus 8 Bank Holidays 

Shift: Monday to Friday 8am to 4pm

Status: Permanent

Your Mission: The Maintenance Technician will be responsible for all processing equipment on the site, ensuring equipment is safely maintained to the relevant schedules and developing the process capability of the site. 
As part of the company’s growth trajectory, this role will also engage with the team who are delivering a significant capital investment to build a new factory, nearby. 

Role Profile:

  • Control the Planned Maintenance schedule for the site and ensure records are maintained. 
  • Safely execute all planned maintenance activities; develop Risk assessments and Safe Systems of Work; Utilise dynamic risk assessments and permits to work. 
  • Oversee engineering contractors, when required. 
  • Respond to equipment breakdowns, rectifying issues in a safe and timely manner. 
  • Support development of the site processing capability and capacity and engage with the production staff, in doing so. 
  • Develop and maintain a stock of spare components/parts. 
  • Complying with all health & safety requirements. 

 

What are we looking for:

  • The Maintenance Technician must have good electrical & mechanical aptitude and experience of maintenance/engineering in a manufacturing environment. 
  • Multiskilled Technician experience, ideally C&G/BTEC L3 or greater, or time-served apprenticeship. 
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills; ability to interact with production personnel and management. 
  • Good H&S and Environment knowledge and understanding, in a manufacturing setting. 
  • Strong self-organisational skill, ideally with experience of managing a maintenance programme. 
  • Logical and structured thinker. 
  • Good IT & written skills including Microsoft Outlook, Excel, and Word as well as industry known maintenance systems. 
  • Clean driving licence.