Mechanical Maintenance Engineer - Recycling

Mechanical Maintenance Engineer - Waste Processing / Recycling

£40,000 to £50,000 – Multiple Shifts Available

The Role as a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

As a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer you will have a wide range of responsibilities at our clients recycling facility. Woking within a team of Mechanical Maintenance Engineers you will be responsible for planning, organising and undertaking corrective and reactive work and delivering improvement projects leading to increased plant reliability and cost reduction. Previous experince working as a Mechanical Maintenance Engineer in a recycling, production or manufacturing environemnt is required.

Responsibilities

• To deliver the Planned Maintenance (PM) schedules as defined by the site maintenance plans, working to a high standard and in a cost-effective manner.
• To complete the Planned Maintenance inspections as defined by the site maintenance plans in a safe and effective manner.
• To plan and deliver corrective and reactive work, ensuring that tools, parts and materials are available and production downtime is minimised whilst also upholding and exceeding standards of safety ensuring that all work areas are kept tidy by adopting a ‘clean as you go’ approach at all times;
• To ensure that all plant and equipment on sites is modified and improved, as necessary, to maximise equipment availability and performance whilst still achieving output levels required to meet production demands;
• To complete dynamic risk assessments where necessary to ensure that safe working practices are upheld and risks reduced;
• To be aware of stock control and maintain shift paperwork to the highest standard, to complete condition reports and other documentation as defined by the maintenance strategy;
• To undertake assessments of malfunctioning equipment and provide advice to the site management team to assist and influence decision making.
• To undertake engineering project work and assist with new installations or refurbishments.
• To update and administer the Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
• To contribute to problem solving workshops, providing engineering expertise to identify root causes of failures and subsequent improvement actions.
• To attend daily operational review meetings, providing updates on Planned Maintenance compliance, live defects, and ongoing improvement plans.

You:

• You have completed an apprenticeship (NVQ Level 3) in an appropriate engineering discipline or have direct experience working at a recycing/waste processing facility.
• You have experience working within a recycling, processing, production, manufacturing, or similar environment.
• You have knowledge of CMMS systems, purpose, and functionality.
• You have a good understanding of a proactive maintenance strategy and condition monitoring.
• You are numerate and literate with the ability to produce basic reports and management data as required.