Maintenance Engineer

We are recruiting for a Maintenance Engineer to join our client in Broxburn on a permanent basis. This role is working Monday - Friday.

You will be responsible for site maintenance and process efficiency, working as part of a small team of onsite engineers. You will be carrying out day to day reactive maintenance on packaging machinery, skinners, stringers, pumps and HVAC systems.

You will be a key member of the team, assisting the business to attain there objective. It will be achieved by being part of a proactive engineering team delivering a cost effective engineering services.

You will have many responsibilities, some will include:

• Be involved in Mechanical Maintenance on plant within the production areas to include, skinning machines, stringers, vac packers. First line fixing on air compressors, refrigeration equipment
• Carry out PPM's and assist in further development of PPM to improve plant availability and productivity
• Work effectively with operations to coordinate maintenance and operational needs without compromising process efficiency/performance
• Recommend changes in training, working practices and processes which will improve the business
• Work with the team to develop technical best practice and establish standard policies and procedures
• Manage site buildings and facilities to ensure that they are maintained to the serviceable condition as required
• Comply with all safety instruction and procedures reporting any unsafe practices, accidents, or incidents
• Reporting of incidents as per company procedure
• Maintaining the highest cleanliness of all working areas

Our client is looking for you to have the following:

• Time served mechanical biased engineer or equivalent
• Multiskilled engineer understanding of all legislation and critical requirements including PUWER and LOLER; Electrical engineering bias with mechanical engineering competency, experience, and qualifications
• Good fabrication skills and the ability to weld
• Experienced working with electrical systems, knowledge of PLC and inverter-controlled systems
• Self-manager, problem solver, influencing and excellent communication skills
• Positive influencing and communication skills
• Calm under pressure able to work on own and working to deadlines
• Flexibility and availability towards working times to ensure the site is kept operational
• This is a hand on maintenance engineering role requiring manual dexterity in awkward positions. Lifting of tools and machine parts up to 15kgs