The Role
An opportunity has arisen for an Multi skilled maintenance engineer based at our Knottingley site in West Yorkshire. Reporting to our Engineering manager the role is part of an engineering team of 6. Working hours based on a rotational 3 shift pattern of 8-hour days, afternoons and nights. Basic hourly contract of 40 to 48 hours per week worked flexibly with weekend working required to suit maintenance and operational demand, usually 1 Saturday morning in 3.
General responsibilities:
- Hands-on position holding responsibility for efficient repair and service of operational plant and equipment.
- Repair of all plant breakdowns both electrical and mechanical.
- Servicing and overhaul of plant and equipment.
· Active application of mechanical, electrical, hydraulic and pneumatic principles.
· Identify and assess cause of failure and execution of repair / corrective action.
· Participation of routine maintenance systems and execution of appropriate corrective action / recommendation of further necessary work.
- All activity in compliance with the company Environmental & Health & Safety Policy.
- Efficient and proactive execution of all activities.
Personal attributes required by the demands of the role are:
- At least 5 years’ experience in a similar background.
- A good mechanical knowledge including hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
- Experience in fabrication and welding.
- Electrical competency including fault finding on control systems and automated 3 phase plant equipment.
- Honest and reliable.
- Positive proactive and flexible attitude towards work.
- A desire for improvement and change.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Team worker and Leadership.
The Benefits Package
Plasmor Ltd is the UK’s leading independent Concrete Building and Paving Block manufacturer. Intrinsic to the company’s manufacturing capability the company has a strong engineering discipline which is instrumental to the efficiency of our production systems.
- Full time, 40-48 hours per week.
- 22 days paid annual holiday increasing by 1 day per year up to 27 days, plus statutory holidays.
- Participate in the profit-sharing scheme (discretionary payment being based on company performance)
- Annual service bonus.
- Government backed Auto enrolment pension scheme.
The candidate
A degree of physical activity is intrinsic within this role, including manual handling of large machinery parts/components and other equipment, negotiating steps/ladders/vertical ladders and above ground open-mesh floor walkways, working at height, accessing various areas of production machinery, at times the use of hand/pneumatic tools. There is also a requirement to wear items of personal protective equipment, (PPE), including, for certain tasks, respiratory protective equipment.