Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer (Electrical bias)

Clays Ltd; Bungay; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent publishing company in Bungay seeks a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer with electrical bias. Responsibilities include maintaining and repairing factory machinery to minimize downtime and ensuring proper functioning of equipment. Ideal candidates should have NVQ Level 3 in Electrical Engineering, strong diagnostic skills, and the ability to work under pressure. The position offers benefits such as a contributory pension, sick pay, and 22 days annual leave, alongside flexible working hours.

Benefits

Contributory Pension

Company Sick Pay

22 Days Annual Leave

Free Onsite Car Parking

Qualifications

• Demonstrable workplace experience in maintenance engineering.
• Comfortable working alone or as part of a small team.
• Flexible with working hours and shift patterns.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and repair factory machinery as required.
• Assess faulty machinery and diagnose faults promptly.
• Complete both reactive and preventative maintenance.

Skills

Strong diagnostic skills

Attention to detail

Ability to work under pressure

Broad engineering skill base

Education

NVQ Level 3 Electrical Engineering or equivalent

HNC in Electrical Engineering or equivalent

Job description

Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer (Electrical bias)

Job Description:

We are looking for an efficient Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer to be responsible for all tasks involved in maintaining and repairing all Clays Ltd factory machinery as required or as directed by your shift supervisor. Our Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineers have a range of duties that include assessing faulty machinery and diagnosing faults in a timely manner, ensuring minimal downtime is experienced due to machine breakdowns and completing both reactive and preventative maintenance on a wide range of binding and printing / print finishing equipment.

Multi-Skilled Engineers are essential to guarantee the smooth running of binding and printing lines, and other critical equipment across the site, ensuring we can meet the operational needs of the business.

To be successful as a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer you should be able to carry out all tasks with high attention to detail. Ultimately, a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer should be highly organised, able to keep the electronic work log up to date on a regular basis, order and follow up on machine parts, liaise with external contractors and OEM’s as necessary, suggest improvements to working practices to your Engineer supervisor and handover workload and updates on work activity from your shift to the next shift.

In this role, you will be expected to cover holiday and sicknesses as and when required. Please also note that work location may vary depending on projects.

About you:

• This is an opportunity to be an active team player who is happy to support and be supported in our Engineering department.
• You will have an NVQ Level 3 Electrical Engineering or equivalent and demonstrable workplace experience alongside proof of multi-skilled qualification / conversion training and demonstrable experience.
• HNC in Electrical Engineering or equivalent discipline would be advantageous.
• Holding a full, clean driving license is desired.
• Being apprentice trained is desired but not required.
• Previous experience in a similar role or industry is required and will support you in working in our fast-paced environment. Previous manufacturing / production experience is desired and Bindery, Sheetfed or Web Press experience would be advantageous.
• You will have strong diagnostic / rectification skills.
• You are used to working with fine tolerances.
• Happy to be flexible when required with working hours and shift patterns.
• You are reliable with a strong work ethic.
• You will be comfortable working alone or as part of a small team.
• You are comfortable working under pressure
• Have a broad engineering skill base.

What we can offer you:

• Contributory Pension
• Company Sick Pay
• 22 Days Annual Leave including Bank Holidays
• Free Onsite Car Parking (Subject to Availability)
• Working Hours: 36 contracted hours per week + one 12-hour shift every 4 weeks
• Wednesday, Thursday, Friday nights 18:00 – 06:00, and;
• 1 Saturday night 18:00 – 06:00 every 4 weeks
• Some flexibility with regards to working days will be required when working on projects and planned interventions

About Us:

We have been operating for over 200 years, producing some of the most well-known and best-selling books in the UK, providing an invaluable service to a range of publishing clients and in turn, bringing you and your family the books you love to read. With over 800 employees based on the Norfolk/Suffolk border, we supply over 150 million books per year. Through our union with Elcograf since May 2018, we continue to have a strong and exciting future ahead of us and look forward to welcoming you to the company.

Please note, due to the location of our factory, it would be preferable if you have your own transport.

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