Electrical Maintenance Engineer

MB926: Electrical Maintenance EngineerLocation: Bury St EdmundsSalary: £40,000Working Hours: Mon to Fri 8am to 4.30pm + Overtime opportunitiesCompany Benefits: Generous holiday allowance, Contributory pension scheme with life assurance, Employee share scheme , Employee shopping savings portal, Payment of Professional FeesOverview:First Military Recruitment is proudly working in partnership with a fantastic refrigeration business who are looking to recruit a Electrically Biased Maintenance Engineer to support the upkeep and maintenance of their internal factory plant equipment. This is a permanent position located at their depot in Bury St Edmunds.Duties and Responsibilities:

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• Carry out work assignments issued and maximize effectiveness of the shift at all times by ensuring efficient completion of tasks.
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• Demonstrate a team approach with regard to maintenance and hygiene of equipment and support (teams of) Logistics.
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• Provide support to the team during breaks and absences and work together to ensure completion of their duties.
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• Follow all work instructions, procedures, job descriptions at all times.
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• Ensure that all Work Orders, PM’s issued to the shift are completed.
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• Complete and check all necessary paper work.
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• Work with other functions as part of the manufacturing team to ensure efficient running of the site and carry out prioritized work as agreed.
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• Carry out the assigned activities to meet operational targets; working with other functions to ensure mutual objectives are met.
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• Compliance with Company policies, procedures and regulations (e.g. attendance, quality, safety, GMP’s, etc.) and ensure these are followed to maintain the required standards (e.g. Food Safety, PPE etc.).
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• Resolve mechanical and/or electrical problems in a timely fashion.
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• Order spare parts as required on shift if unavailable from stock and contact contractors/suppliers as required in order to resolve problems on shift.
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• Ensure all parts removed from stores while on shift are booked out of stores in the correct way.
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• Where necessary, must initiate the purchase of parts or equipment completing the relevant order requisition forms with relevant information.
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• Provide the Engineering manager with information on all engineering downtime attended on shift, related quality issue, work orders completed, PM’s completed and other details as required.
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• Identify and analyse problems before crises and determine appropriate action and follow up.
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• Ensure remedial works on site is raised by work order or PM’s are highlighted to the Manager.
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• Work closely with Logistics teams. Work under supervision of engineering managers. Ensure that
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• handovers are smooth and efficient whilst sharing relevant information with other engineers.
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• Request/give information from/to the engineering manager..
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• Capable of instructing un-skilled/semi-skilled people in simple operations of equipment.
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• Use of power tools, drills, grinders, cutting equipment, saws, files, presses.
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• Use of ladders, steps, walkways.
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• May have to work with hot/cold equipment using suitable safe systems of work and/or PPE.
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Skills and Qualifications:

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• Previous manufacturing / processing / warehouse / cold-store industry experience.
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• Electrical bias, electrical qualifications/time served apprenticeship.
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• 4 years experience
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• A good standard of both written and oral English.
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• Basic Health & Safety.
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• Data and analytical skills.
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• Computer literate. (word/excel/windows based packages).
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Desirable skills:

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• PLC knowledge.
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• Working on hydraulic systems.
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• Working on temperature control systems.
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• Working with instrumentation systems.
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• Welding experience.
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• FLT/MEWP license.
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MB926: Electrical Maintenance EngineerLocation: Bury St EdmundsSalary: £40,000Working Hours: Mon to Fri 8am to 4.30pm + Overtime opportunitiesCompany Benefits: Generous holiday allowance, Contributory pension scheme with life assurance, Employee share scheme , Employee shopping savings portal, Payment of Professional Fees