The Mechanical Maintenance Engineer will be responsible for carrying out planned, predictive and reactive mechanical maintenance to ensure optimum efficiency of all machinery and plant requirements are met. Involvement in all mechanical activities on a day-to-day basis, current projects, and future projects. Key activities and Responsibilities
Perform planned, predictive, and reactive mechanical maintenance in a timely manner, whilst adhering to safe working procedures
Attending breakdowns, fault finding and conducting rectifications of faults
Perform preventative maintenance inspection (PM), diagnose, repair, and rebuild major equipment/components including pumps, centrifuges, screw conveyors, gearboxes, milling equipment, pulleys, shafts, bearing and belts
Perform Daily Equipment Inspections (DEI) and greasing schedules
Involvement in the testing, improvement and maintenance of manufacturing processes and infrastructure
Work in conjunction with contractors/vendor service teams when more specialised skills are required
Support the implementation of a computerised maintenance management system (CMMS) of all repairs, servicing, and modifications to equipment
Work towards a zero-breakdown and zero-stop mentality
Assist with all other site service requirements as they arise
Take Health, Safety and Environmental ownership of yourself, others and activities within your areas of responsibility and raising all HSE concerns you become aware of, outside your areas of responsibility, with relevant managers.
Undertake other duties as reasonably requested
Apprentice trained or relevant mechanical engineering qualifications, with the ability to demonstrate suitable experience in a similar role
Ability to work unsupervised when tasked to do so, and to organise the work of others, where relevant, in response to the site needs
Proven ability to multi-task and manage multiple priorities, whilst working to high standards and time constraints
Machine shop experience would be beneficial
Positive and proactive problem solver
Experience in fabrication and welding such as TIG, MMA, MIG etc
Perform all duties in compliance with Heath, Safety and hygiene standards
Ability work in varying temperatures and weather, including working outside, in production areas and on‑site workshop
Able to work in a team environment, with good communication skills both verbal and written
Ability to work interact at all levels within an organisation
Ability to be on call out of hours on a rota system
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