Dimensions

• Balance - emergency response to other areas and refresher training
• Break in work minimised – only high priority work
• First fix for emergency work – supported by area on call arrangements

Principle Accountabilities

Responsible for maintaining a safe working environment:

• Maintain a high standard of workmanship and adopt all required safe working practices in completion of tasks.
• Adhere to all current procedures.
• Participate in all site HSE initiatives, systems and controls e.g. permit to work, safety tours, procedures, COSHH and risk assessments etc.
• Participate in work handover with permit issuing authority to ensure risks fully understood in advance, job completed safely and left in tidy condition

Responsible for maintaining safe and efficient maintenance service to the plant to support business plans for volume, quality, reliability, fixed costs, variable costs and customer service:

• Inspect and maintain equipment to agreed priorities and plans within safety and operational procedures to ensure any potential faults are identified and acted on in advance of failure.
• Examine faulty equipment in order to accurately ascertain nature of fault and implement effective repairs to agreed priorities and plans
• Procure spares required for repairs from stores to expedite repair of equipment.
• Record progress and details of work and inspections carried out in Maximo maintenance record system to update equipment status and provide an accurate history of work carried out.
• Identify and implement improvements to work methods and equipment to eliminate faults and inefficiencies to improve overall and HSE performance.

Other Accountabilities

• Contribute to, and participate in, personal and Team training and development plans to enhance own and Team performance
• Identify and co-ordinate support services and resources requirements to expedite repair of equipment
• Assist, within their capabilities and competence, any other members of the team in any critical activities to expedite turnaround of equipment or systems to meet objectives.
• Mentor trainees
• Assist in the preparation and updating of plant instructions and procedures.

Special Features

• Strong technical skills and competence to cover the breadth of Instrument and Electrical activities
• Flexible and adaptable approach to the delivery of tasks
• Good diagnostics fault finding skills
• Good Teamwork behaviours, ability to work as part of a small team.
• Good safety ethic
• Applicant should be able to work with minimal Supervision and have a responsible attitude to work.
• Skilled in a range of non-core discipline tasks

Qualifications, Knowledge and Skills

• The postholder must be a maintenance technician with a proven track record of delivery across a broad range of Instrument and Electrical maintenance activities including routine maintenance, set piece equipment overhauls and plant/equipment troubleshooting.
• The postholder must have excellent communication and organisational skills.
• The postholder must be flexible, have the ability to work under pressure, work well on their own and act on their own initiative, be proficient in computer systems, be able to network effectively with a strong bias for action towards continuous improvement and provide significant drive where required.
• Candidates should have a current driving license.
• HNC and NVQ Level 3 or equivalent