Maintenance Engineer

Riverside Recruitment ,
Penrith, Cumbria
Salary: £12.00 per hour

Overview

This position is being advertised on behalf of Riverside Recruitment who operate as an employment business. We are currently recruiting for a Maintenance Engineer to work in a busy site near Penrith. Responsibility for the overall maintenance of the site including both reactive and planned maintenance tasks, fault finding , plant optimisation while supporting the Engineering Manager creating capital plans and budget. Maximise efficiency, service and feed consistency while ensuring that feed safety and health and safety standards are never compromised. Main Duties include: Carry out planned preventative maintenance utilising agreed schedule • Carry out reactive maintenance as required • Order and maintain a stock of mill spares, along with sourcing parts and other spares in a cost effective manner • Ensure that the achievement of food safety is always a priority • Quick resolution to plant breakdowns, faults, leaks etc. • In association with the Operations Manager & Site Management complete the preventative maintenance schedule on time and within costs • Tasks to be completed in a safe manner and all equipment to be kept in a safe condition • Minimise Plant downtime due to mechanical and electrical failure • Monitor plant condition on a regular basis to prevent unnecessary equipment failures • Support the Plant internal hygiene audit ensuring contribution to score increases audit on audit • Ensure the site is Electrically & Mechanically safe • Contribute by identifying energy cost saving initiatives • Drive workshop and work area housekeeping improvement to a very high standard • Control of Contractors, Permits To Work etc Knowledge • Multi-skilled engineer; HNC (or equivalent) • Suitable & relevant Engineering experience • Experience of planned maintenance systems, preferably within the Food industry. • Good H&S knowledge in legislation and application (IOSH qualification, desirable) • Exposure to high volume manufacturing; CI or lean methodologies • Strong Communication skills • Resilient personal development focus to continuously improve Hours of work for this role are 7am-5pm (Monday-Thursday) 7am-3pm (Friday) Responsibilities for this role include 24 hours call on a rota basis. This role is temporary but may lead to permanent for right candidate. To apply for this role please submit your CV online. This job was originally posted as www.totaljobs.com/job/89655304