Maintenance Engineer
Livingston
Shift Pattern: 3 shift rotation; Early/Backs/Nights
Early: Mon – Fri (0600 – 1400)
Backs: Mon – Fri (1400 – 2200)
Nights: Sun – Thu (2200 – 0600)
Nine Twenty are proud to be working with one of the UK’s leading food manufacturers to find a Maintenance Engineer to work with them in their Livingston site.
Responsibilities
- Proactive and reactive maintenance and repairs to plant including liquid and powder transfer, mixers, ovens, conveyors, robotics, wrapping machines pneumatics hydraulics and site services.
- Planned maintenance (PPM), modifications, installations, and upgrades to plant machinery and site services.
- Application and adherence to Good Manufacturing Practice.
- Upkeep and alteration of electrical or mechanical drawing as required.
- Gas system maintenance including oven burner repairs and set up (if qualified)
- To work across mechanical and electrical trades as qualified.
- To improve site production processes and plant design to minimise downtime & improve safety and quality.
- Repair, refurbishment & modification to all pipework & valves including gas (if qualified), ingredient lines, pneumatics, water heating systems, water jackets.
- Maintenance and repairs to steam pressure vessels and pipework including boilers, calorifiers, steam traps and condensates.
- Maintenance and repair of plant and equipment to high Engineering, Quality, Safety and Hygiene standards.
- All work to be completed on CMMS
- Identify areas of improvement to reduce downtime or increase efficiency, and reduce energy
Requirements
- Time Served apprenticeship in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering discipline. (HNC preferred)
- IOSH working safely.
- Food safety/Hygiene qualification.
- Knowledge of planned maintenance systems (Shire)
- PC literate spreadsheets, word.
- Manufacturing background (preferably food industry)
- Ability to problem solve.
- To undertake self-measurement and development as appropriate.
- Ability to work consistently to high standards and prioritise tasks according to workload.
- Root cause analysis and fault finding.
- Must be able to demonstrate a flexible skill set.
- To be fully conversant and compliant with site Permit to Work and Isolation procedures.