Maintenance Technician

Role Definition:

Working within a factory environment, the maintenance technician will be required to provide engineering support to the production stream to maximise production line efficiencies. The maintenance technician will have a focus on electrical/electronic and mechanical preventative techniques, fault finding and trouble shooting.

Duties will involve:

• Day to day maintenance of all plant, machinery and equipment
• Preventative maintenance scheduling
• Trouble shooting and fault finding in a fast paced manufacturing environment
• Carrying out general mechanical and electrical maintenance repairs as they arise
• On-going preventative maintenance of all plant and machinery
• Participation in problem solving activities, electrical and mechanical process trouble shooting.
• Complete electro-mechanical repairs to high speed food processing, handling and packaging equipment.
• Supply technical support for the plant facilities & services including compressed air, steam, refrigeration and effluent plant.
• All repair requirements including buildings and grounds.

Essential Person Criteria:

• A relevant engineering qualification or a time served apprenticeship in a high volume, highly automated manufacturing environment – preferably food.
• Proven experience in a high volume, highly automated manufacturing environment
• Specialisation in either electrical/electronic, mechanical or automation & control.
• Strong familiarity with PLCs
• Food safety knowledge will be a big advantage
• Knowledge of lean manufacturing tools would be an advantage
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Flexible and Innovative problem solver

• Full clean driver‘s license

Experience:

* Mechanical/Electrical Engineering : 3 years (Required)

Benefits:

• Competitive Salary
• Overtime rates
• 21 days annual leave