This exciting role means you will be responsible for the implementation and execution of all corrective, preventative and predictive maintenance in all areas of the process. Direct liaison with the Engineering Manager to ensure that the maintenance department delivers a safe, effective and efficient service to the Production department.

Implementation and development of the site CMMS to involve direct liaison with the Engineering Manager, Maintenance Development Engineer and Stores Coordinator.

To assist in the strategic development of the maintenance philosophy by implementing new maintenance techniques and procedures directed at increasing the overall plant availability in line with budget expectations.

To be directly involved in the planning stages of all planned outages to ensure outage time schedules and specific maintenance programmes are completed on time and within budget. Direct supervision/liaison with sub-contractors either as a general additional maintenance resource or through specific maintenance contracts.

Key Duties:

Health & Safety

* Ensure that all activities within the site are carried out in a safe manner in line with the Safety Policy and all Health & Safety statutory requirements.
* Carry out Risk Assessments to ensure activities are completed in a safe manner at all times.
* Working as part of a team striving for continual improvement in minimising Health & Safety risk at the manufacturing plant.
* Ensure visitors/subcontractors attending the site are inducted in the site safety and emergency procedures.
* Ensure that the sites housekeeping standards are achieved and developed.
* To ensure that the implementation and use of specific tool box talks are carried out consistently and documented accordingly.
* To act as the authorised/nominated person, within the limits of their competence, by issuing safety permits as and when required.
* To strive to introduce best practice and "right first time philosophy" within the maintenance department.

1 Plant development

* To assist in the implementation of equipment upgrades and replacement in line with the agreed process priorities.
* To be a key member in the planning, execution and completion of the annual planned shutdown (usually 3 main shutdowns per year).
* To be actively involved in all statutory inspections of the plant and equipment on an annual basis.
* To be actively involved in the day to day use of, implementation and the development of the company CMMS.

1 Team working

* Manage and contribute towards the team effort, encouraging team spirit and provide assistance to others.
* Encourage employee involvement in decision making processes.
* Maintain and develop industrial relations through effective communication.
* To develop and be a part of the culture on site by developing procedures and initiatives (Quick Kaizen, EWO/4D, Route Cause analysis, FEMECA) and participate in all parts of the PM (Professional Maintenance) pillar.

Qualifications and Experience Required:

* City & Guilds/ONC qualified (ideally in Mechanical/Electrical/Instrumentation & Control).
* Having completed a recognised apprenticeship from within a comparable industry.
* Previous experience from within the Power, Paper, Cement or Energy from Waste industries, or from a FMCG manufacturing environment.
* Previous CMMS experience an advantage.
* Ideally holding an IOSH safety accreditation.
* Experience with preventative/predictive maintenance techniques (vibration analysis, laser alignment, thermography, oil analysis).
* Electrically, Instrumentation/Control the ideal candidate will have experience with instrumentation and control systems to include Siemens PLC's, DCS and all forms of level, temperature, pressure and flow control.
* Mechanically the ideal candidate will have specific manual handling and lifting technique experience and an understanding of LOLER.
* Mechanically the ideal candidate will have previous experience of statutory inspections of steam pressure systems and associated equipment.
* Previous hydraulics experience would be a distinct advantage.
* The ability to be able to carry out basic welding repairs.

Working Pattern

Monday to Friday - weekly rotating shift pattern. 1 in 3 Saturdays to be worked on the 06:00-14:00 shift.

3 shift system: 06:00-14:00, 08:00-16:00 and 14:00-22:00

Own transport required due to location.

Connect2Staff/Connect2Kent, part of Commercial Services Trading/Kent Ltd, is an equal opportunities Employment Agency & Business and positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates.