Maintenance Technician
We are recruiting on behalf of our Hereford based client for a Maintenance Technician to join their busy team on a full-time temporary to permanent basis. The successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining and setting up production machinery to aid the safe, efficient and effective operation.
What you can expect with this role:
- Temporary to permanent basis
- Pay rate: £13:00 per hour, rising to £14.00 after a successful probabtion period
- Working hours: Monday to Friday 6am – 2pm / 2pm – 10pm with some flexibility for 8-4.30pm when required
- Car parking on site
What you will be doing:
- Set-up or provide support for the set-up of all machinery to optimise machine production without affecting quality.
- Assist in training operatives in the safe and efficient use of equipment.
- Respond promptly to reported machine issues, ensuring downtime is kept to a minimum, carrying out basic repairs on machinery
- Complete routine maintenance checks and report issues and basic fault finding and identification of required parts
- Implement preventative maintenance measures, changing worn or damaged machinery consumable items as required.
- Liaise with external engineers and assist in the installation or removal of equipment
- Record machine settings, values and service dates
- Maintain inventory of repair equipment and spares and record all machine settings, values and service dates.
- Perform minor building repairs including painting and basic electrical / plumbing work and General housekeeping duties.
- Ensure machines and equipment are kept clean and tidy.
- To observe Health and Safety regulations and to report any inappropriate actions or dangerous situations.
- To undertake any other duties the Senior Management Team may require.
What we are looking for:
- Experience of machine setting and basic maintenance and troubleshooting
- Mechanical background would be an advantage
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- IT Literate across MS systems
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