Maintenance Technician

Amcor is a global leader in packaging solutions. With industry-leading innovation capabilities, global scale and technical expertise, we help our customers grow and meet the needs of millions of consumers every day. Our teams develop responsible, more sustainable packaging in flexible and rigid formats across multiple materials. Supported by a commitment to safety, we bring our global capabilities to local customers and provide local access to global brands. Our work is guided by our purpose of elevating customers, shaping lives and protecting the future.

We are looking for motivated individuals who are passionate about improvement, proactive problem-solving, and shaping the future of Engineering within our site. Working as part of a team, reporting into the Engineering manager, you will be responsible for undertaking planned preventative maintenance, testing, repairs and new installation work covering a wide range of equipment, services, systems and buildings associated with the running of a large blown film extrusion manufacturing site. This is a Monday to Friday role comprising of 37.5 hours per week working 8.45am-5pm.

• Daily preventative maintenance activities and routine safety inspections.
• Fault finding and diagnostics in reactive breakdown or planned situations.
• Planned preventative maintenance on a variety of production machinery to include extruders and site services.
• Ensure all breakdowns are dealt with promptly and efficiently whilst ensuring that all PPM schedules are maintained.
• Support project development.
• Follow and encourage stringent HSE and standard company practices.
• Fully engage with the operations team to provide proactive support to the plant and equipment, maximising production output.
• Practice continuous improvement and pro-activeness for improved ways of working offering possible solutions.
• Perform maintenance tasks as part of planned maintenance or as directed by the Engineering Manager.
• Respond promptly to any unplanned maintenance issues or repairs to ensure minimum down time.
• Demonstrate tenacity in approach to incident management and actively pursue investigations to identify root causes.
• Understand importance of preventative maintenance schedules and prioritise activities to efficiently use resources.
• Use initiative and confidently make sound decisions quickly based on knowledge, experience and best practice.
• Understand the importance of accurate and clear written records, maintaining documentation to a high standard.

• Formal Qualifications and Experience: HNC or Degree level qualification in an Engineering discipline. Proven track record in production engineering. Experience using Lean and Six Sigma tools.
• Specific Skills and Abilities: Will have a time served apprenticeship (or equivalent) and have a recognised qualification in a related discipline (or equivalent). Possess excellent communication, organisational and interpersonal skills and be a confident team player. Experience of working in a production maintenance environment is essential for this role. Proactive and dynamic approach to health, safety and environmental situations. Be ambitious, driven and tenacious with a hunger to succeed and deliver results. Proactive and a positive can do attitude. Flexible, highly motivated and driven with the ability to prioritise own workload.