Engineer - #146585

Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

Devizes

£53,417.85

Our DS Smith Packaging site in Devizes is searching for a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer, ideally with a Mechanical bias. You will be working closely with your engineering colleagues, Operations, OEMs and vendors to develop and implement best practices and increase plant and asset reliability.

The role is hands on and fast paced, requiring you to carry out duties with respect to Preventative Maintenance schedules. Reporting to the Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for ensuring any tasks carried out are completed to the best possible standard and in accordance with current regulations and company policy on health and safety, quality, hygiene, housekeeping delivery and cost.

The shifts will be 4 on and 4 off (2 x 12 hour day shifts followed by 2 x 12 hour night shifts). You will not be required to work Saturday nights and will work an average of 40.5 hours per week.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring all maintenance activity meets quality standards with respect to workmanship, processes and procedures in order to deliver plant quality targets
• Ensuring that company procedures and effective controls are followed and implemented with respect to maintenance costs in order to deliver plant cost performance targets
• Working on preventative and breakdown maintenance and feeding back reports
• Ensuring that any parts required are identified and sourced through the engineering stores
• Carrying out dynamic risk assessments on all maintenance tasks undertaken
• Controlling stocks of materials and consumables
• Ensuring you are familiar with all stop devices and procedures on any equipment in your charge
• Being aware of the joint responsibility to keep all factory areas up to agreed standards and ensure your team are aware of their responsibilities
  
  

This is a Multi Skilled role with Mechanical Bias.

• To be successful in this role you will need to be a fully qualified multi-skilled maintenance technician, accredited to a minimum of NVQ Level 3 or BTEC.
• You should have experience of PPM implementation, delivery and control with a demonstrable background in a maintenance environment.
• Other essential attributes include good working knowledge of continuous improvement/operational training excellence such as 5S, Lean Manufacturing and Root Cause Problem Solving techniques and experience gained within a fast paced, multi-shift manufacturing environment.
  
  

We are DS Smith, together with International Paper, we are a global leader in sustainable packaging solutions and other fibre-based products. We believe a better, more sustainable tomorrow is possible with the right people, who challenge and support one another to enact positive change. We employ more than 65,000 colleagues in North America and Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), who are experts in innovation, manufacturing, design, sales, sustainability, supply chain, and much more. Together with our customers, we make the world safer and more productive, one sustainable packaging solution at a time. Become part of a world-leading organisation and do your best work with us!

“To fulfil our purpose of redefining packaging for a changing world, we aim to build a diverse, motivated, and engaged workforce. Our goal is to create a culture of inclusion where everyone is treated fairly, differences are valued, and everyone has an equal opportunity to succeed.

Our people come from diverse backgrounds, bring different perspectives, ideas and experiences to generate unique solutions focused on present and future sustainability challenges. We welcome all candidates to apply, even those not meeting all criteria.”