Senior Plant Support Technician

Lotus; Norwich; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading sports car manufacturer in Norwich is looking for a Senior Plant Support Technician to oversee maintenance at their manufacturing facility. The role requires practical and technical skills, an understanding of engineering principles, and the ability to manage emergency breakdowns. Essential qualifications include GCSEs in Math, Science, and English, along with prior experience in a maintenance role. Benefits include 25 days of holiday, a bonus scheme, and private healthcare.

Benefits

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Bonus scheme

Pension

Private Healthcare

Qualifications

• Understanding of engineering drawings and principles.
• Experience in a maintenance role with past organizations.
• Awareness of health & safety legislation.

Responsibilities

• Maintain day-to-day operations of an engineering manufacturing business.
• Calibrate production and metrology equipment for audits.
• Undertake minor improvements and project work.
• Respond to emergency breakdowns and perform repairs.
• Organize and plan larger maintenance tasks.
• Manage stock of specialist components and spares.

Skills

Practical skills

Technical skills

Team player

Ability to work unsupervised

Calm in crisis

Education

GCSEs in Math, Science, and English

BTEC certificate in maintenance engineering

City & Guilds certificate in engineering

Engineering NVQ or apprenticeship

Job description

Lotus Cars is renowned for crafting world-class, high-performance, and lightweight sports cars that are celebrated across the globe.

Lotus Cars Limited serves as the company’s manufacturing HQ in the UK, where we proudly produce iconic models such as the Emira and the all-electric Evija. As we continue to elevate our capabilities and global presence, we are seeking a Senior Plant Support Technician to join our dynamic Facilities team at our state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Norwich, Lots Advanced Structure.

Job summary

Plant Support Engineers are required to look after the day-to-day maintenance activities of an engineering manufacturing business. In this role staff are required to carry out a key number of tasks and activities as described.

Flexible working is a major factor in this role, as plant support engineers have to cover early starts and other work patterns to suit the business.

There is also a requirement to participate in a call out rota for site emergencies.

There are also a number of individual tasks that are included and mentioned in the employee’s annual appraisal. These could be regular items or in some cases a one off requirement.

Roles and responsibilities

• Keeping production managers informed of maintenance activities and job progress.
• Checking and calibration of key production and metrology equipment to satisfy internal and external audits.
• Undertake minor improvements and project work relating to site services. Minor electrical and compressed air installations depending on skills base.
• Carry out building maintenance activities as required.
• Moving and installing small items of plant in production areas.
• Routine servicing work.
• Organising and planning larger maintenance tasks that require method statements and risk assessments.
• Responding to emergency breakdowns.
• Updating certificates and legislative documentation records.
• Daily monitoring tasks relating to site services and critical plant.
• Routine inspections and testing as part of general site walk around.
• Updating repair details & parts records on the computer maintenance system. Keeping asset lists up to date and controlling Line Replacement Units.
• Repair to production equipment, fixing faults and investigations relating to machine failures.
• Keeping a level of tidiness and house keeping in maintenance workshop and maintenance work areas around site.
• Following health and safety, environmental and other engineering standard that apply to the maintenance of plant and equipment site wide.
• Obtaining and the stock management of specialist components and spares relating to business critical plant.
• Working to a defined budget.
• Support and daily control of external contractors. This includes checking method statements and risk assessments. Raising work permits to control these activities.

Essential criteria

• GCSE's in subjects such as math's, science and english.
• An understanding of engineering drawings and principles.
• Good practical and technical skills.
• An awareness of health & safety legislation.
• Experience in a maintenance role with other organisations.
• Must be a good team player, able to work unsupervised and on own initiative, calm and ordered in a crisis.
• Good practical and technicalskills.

Desirable criteria

• BTEC certificate in maintenance engineering
• City & Guilds certificate in engineering
• Ability in maths, science & IT
• Completion of an engineering NVQ or role as engineering apprentice
• Experience of robotic & automated equipment

Benefits

• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Bonus scheme
• Pension

What we offer:

• 25 Vacation Days + Bank Holidays: Recharge, explore, or binge-watch your favorite series with plenty of time to relax and enjoy life outside of work.
• Performance Bonus: Get rewarded for your hard work with an exciting, non-contractual bonus scheme—because great effort deserves great perks.
• Future-Proof Pension: Plan for your tomorrow while thriving today with a solid pension scheme to keep your future bright.
• Private Healthcare: Stay healthy and stress-free with premium healthcare coverage tailored to keep you at your best.

Additional Information:

• This role will be working from our Norwich plant, Lotus Advanced Structures.
• Frequent travel will be required to visit different sites.
• Candidates must be eligible to work in UK without VISA sponsorship.

Our Company:

Group Lotus is a leading sports car manufacturer with over 75-year long history of iconic designs, groundbreaking engineering and legendary victories on the F1 track. Today we are transforming into a truly global performance car brand focused on the electrical future. In 2022 welaunch the Eletre, the world’s first all-electric hyper-SUV, and in 2023 our fully-electric Hyper-GT, Emeya.

As part of the Lotus team, you push boundaries. Those of the car industry and of your own. Every member of the Lotus family has some of the pioneering mindset of founder Colin Chapman in them.

Hethel, Norfolk, England has been the home of Lotus for over 60 years, ever since Colin Chapman, our founder, started making championship-winning racing cars.In conjunction with production facilities in Norwich, and research facilities near Warwick, our UK sites offer a wide breadth of roles for all disciplines.

We're not just a car company; we're a diverse mix of talent from all walks of life.At Group Lotus, we firmly believe that diversity and inclusion are not just buzzwords but essential pillars of a thriving and successful organisation.Read more here: Equity, Diversity & Inclusion in Lotus Cars.

Do you want to know what Sophisticated, Rebellious and Pioneering mean for Lotus Cars Limited? Come and take a look at our career siteand join the incredible adventure: https://lotusukmanufacturing.teamtailor.com/