Maintenance Engineer - Ballymena
No nights or weekends, highly competitive hourly rates.
About Us
Our client is a market-leading company with a site in Ballymena and part of a multi-site business across the UK. We hold four main principles at the heart of everything we do: People, Quality, Value, and Innovation.
Your New Role
As a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer, you will report to the Maintenance Manager.
Your core duties and responsibilities include:
* Providing engineering resource in carrying out and developing planned preventative, predictive, and breakdown maintenance, repairs, refurbishment, installation, improvements, and modification or upgrade to plant and services to minimize downtime and maintain equipment in the best possible condition to attain world-class performance from all assets.
* Proactively developing a continuous improvement culture in support of all machinery and equipment to effectively reduce engineering downtime, thereby maintaining plant availability, efficiency, productivity, and product quality at all times.
* Developing high Engineering, Quality, Safety, and Hygienic standards within Engineering.
* The role holder will be involved in dealing with employees at all levels of the business and liaising with different departments as needed while complying and assisting in the creation of high standards and procedures.
You will work across both mechanical and electrical trades as qualified and authorized.
Ensure all engineering work is carried out in an efficient and effective manner, in accordance with Good Manufacturing Practice, Health and Safety Legislation, and current Company Standards.
Fault diagnosis and breakdown repairs of plant, machinery, and site services – both trades.
Planned maintenance (PM), modifications, installations, and upgrades to plant machinery and site services.
To utilize the CMMS fully and assist in its development to achieve 'World Class' asset performance.
To undertake statutory checks as directed by the management team.
To deal directly with suppliers on machine or plant issues.
Proactive involvement in Project work, including the installation and commissioning of machines and equipment within authorized skill level.
Upkeep and alteration of electrical and mechanical drawings as needed.
To work with, or lead, multi-functional teams on CI initiatives using agreed techniques to improve production processes and plant design to minimize downtime and improve safety and quality performance.
To work as part of a team with operations to improve site production processes and plant design to minimize downtime and improve safety and quality.
To undertake training and upskilling programs as directed by business needs and to keep abreast of technological advancements.
Requirements
In order to be considered for this role, you will need to have:
* Time served electrical apprenticeship.
* Educated to HND level (desirable).
* A minimum of 5 years maintenance experience within a manufacturing setting.
* Practical experience gained within engineering function.
* Health and Safety knowledge directly relating to the Engineering function.
* Working knowledge of CMMS.
* Wide range of knowledge of functional engineering disciplines.
* Ability to solve problems using a logical thought process and implement solutions to prevent reoccurrences.
* Ability to work consistently to high standards and prioritize tasks accordingly to workload.
* The ability to operate under pressure in a fast-moving technical environment.
What You'll Get In Return
Highly competitive Hourly Rates + enhanced OT rates.
Working on a rotating shift pattern of 05:00 - 13:30 and 12:00 - 20:30.
A share scheme is also available amongst other staff benefits.