Maintenance Engineer

Alkegen brings together two of the world’s leading specialty materials companies to create one new, innovation-driven leader focused on battery technologies, filtration media, and specialty insulation and sealing materials. Through global reach and breakthrough inventions, we’re delivering products that enable the world to breathe easier, live greener, and go further than ever before.

With over 60 manufacturing facilities and a global workforce of over 9,000 of the industry’s most experienced talent, including insulation and filtration experts, Alkegen is uniquely positioned to help customers impact the environment in meaningful ways. Alkegen offers a range of dynamic career opportunities with globe-spanning reach. From production operators to engineers, technicians to specialists, sales to leadership, we’re always looking for top talent ready to bring their best. Come grow with us!

Job Description: Solely responsible for completing planned, preventative, and reactive maintenance tasks for all textile machines including sewing machines, slitting, cutting and site repairs. Responsible for improvement work using effective problem-solving and troubleshooting across our Stoke and Bury facilities.

Working hours: Monday – Thursday: 08:00 – 17:00, Friday: 08:00 – 13:00

Responsibilities:

• Dual site responsibility. Role to be based at Stoke but, with regular travel to our Bury, slitting and warehouse facility.
• Plan and prioritise own work to ensure that tasks are completed on time in line with company objectives.
• Attend breakdowns and ensure downtime is kept to a minimum and recorded for improvement purposes.
• Contribute to site asset condition register to assist in identifying areas for investment.
• Identify and source / obtain required parts, supplies and repair items as required.
• Maintain stock of routine parts.
• Maintain equipment and repair/replace as required.
• Liaise with suppliers and ensure their compliance with security requirements and company policies and procedures.
• General housekeeping of the workshop and stores.
• Testing of the weekly fire alarm.
• Liaise with contractors and ensure contractor compliance with site security, policies and procedures as required (permit to work).

Qualifications:

• Proven experience in a similar role within a manufacturing or textile environment.
• Formal qualification or equivalent experience in electrical and mechanical maintenance.

Additional Education, Experience, Skills and Abilities Preferred:

• Experience of pneumatics and hydraulics.
• Experience in textiles; Sewing, cutting and slitting.
• Site maintenance repairs, including facilities (lighting, plumbing, building maintenance etc).

Competencies:

• Have a proactive approach to HSE to ensure an accident-free workplace.
• Multi-skilled engineer with electrical and mechanical experience.
• Ability to analyse and solve complex problems.
• Flexible in approach and attitude to work.
• Excellent communications skills.
• Competent IT skills including Outlook, Windows and Excel.
• Excellent organisational skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a team and on own initiative.
• Able to work calmly and effectively when under pressure.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time or without notice.

At Alkegen, we strive every day to help people – ALL PEOPLE – breathe easier, live greener and go further than ever before. We believe that diversity and inclusion is central to this mission and to our impact. Our diverse and inclusive culture drives our growth & innovation and we nurture it by actively embracing our differences and using our varied perspectives to solve the complex challenges facing our changing and diverse world.

Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, nation of origin, religion, colour, gender identity and expression, age, disability, education, opinions, culture, languages spoken, veteran’s status, or any other protected class.