Electrical Maintenance Engineer

About the role: Our DS Smith Packaging site in Burscough is looking to recruit a Maintenance Engineer, either multi-skilled or with an electrical bias (with the ability to fault find and resolve some mechanical issues). 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 Team Leader, 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. Shift: Shift engineer X2 days X2 nights 12 hours 48 hour per week Potential for permanant position. Key responsibilities include: 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 to deliver plant cost performance targets To work in support of a preventative maintenance strategy by undertaking work of a predictive preventive and repair nature Ensuring contractors are appropriately supervised and comply with contractual commitments and site operating processes Document and communicate as necessary comprehensive maintenance records Ensuring appropriate training is completed for both self and others with a view to maintaining professional and technical skills. Note: This is a shift-based role working 4 on 4 off (2x 12-hour days, 2x 12-hours nights, 4 rest days). What we would like our candidate to have: Sound engineering experience working in a similar maintenance environment Electrical or Mechanical apprenticeship with multi-skilled knowledge Computer literate, and well versed in Excel and Word Experience with autonomous maintenance practices The ability to work well individually and within a small team Strong fault finding skills and knowledge Experience of maintenance management systems (SAP) would be advantageous 17th or 18th edition (need to be able to evidence) Apprentice route, time served Industry experience Benefits: £23.95 per hour Equivalent of 277.2 hours of annual leave (including bank holidays) There will be a test if you are interviewed, this will involve technical questions asked. Contact Randstad now for your application to be considered. Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application. Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK. For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business