Duties & Responsibilities

• Fixing machine faults occurring as part of the normal shift activity.
• Fast response to line breakdowns affecting production and liaising extensively with the Extrusion Shift Manager.
• Carrying out preventative maintenance activities and routine safety inspections.
• Fault finding and diagnostics in reactive breakdown or planned situations.
• Planned preventative maintenance on a variety of production machinery to include extruders and site services.
• Ensure all breakdowns are dealt with promptly and efficiently whilst ensuring that all PPM schedules are maintained.
• Support project development
• Follow and encourage stringent HSE and standard company practices.
• Fully engage with the operations team to provide proactive support to the plant and equipment, maximising production output.
• Practice continuous improvement and pro-activeness for improved ways of working offering possible solutions
• Perform maintenance tasks as part of planned maintenance or as directed by the Engineering Manager.
• Respond promptly to any unplanned maintenance issues or repairs to ensure minimum down time
• Demonstrate tenacity in approach to incident management and actively pursue investigations to identify root causes
• Understand importance of preventative maintenance schedules and prioritise activities to efficiently use resources
• Use initiative and confidently make sound decisions quickly based on knowledge, experience and best practice
• Effectively involve specialists to resolve complex issues
• Understand the importance of accurate and clear written records, maintaining documentation to a high standard
• Providing a written report on a shift basis.