Maintenance Engineer in Flitwick

Full time - 40 hours per week, based at Flitwick site. Focused on recyclable and compostable products, we design and manufacture award-winning, sustainable food packaging solutions exported worldwide. Our creativity and innovation takes inspiration from our markets around the globe.

Responsibilities:

• Provide fast and efficient installation, diagnostics, repairs and preventive maintenance to all the machinery, plant and equipment within the factory, keeping the Senior Works Engineer fully informed and up-to-date.
• Carry out basic electrical fault diagnosis and repairs.
• Work with the Senior Works Engineer to facilitate large or major repairs to plant and equipment.
• Assist in the development and implementation of a planned maintenance programme in consultation with the Senior Works Engineer.
• Demonstrate the effectiveness of planned maintenance through reducing numbers of breakdowns and problem-free equipment installations.
• Purchase sundries, machine parts and services, in liaison with the Senior Works Engineer, with due regard for stock levels and overall budget.
• Arrange, assist and direct external contractors for specialist work or installations in consultation with the Senior Works Engineer and Operations Director.
• Participate in the technical aspects of capital investment decisions.
• Advise senior management on Health and Safety issues or concerns.

Qualifications:

• Recent, relevant and proven experience as a maintenance engineer or similar role.
• High level qualification in engineering or manufacturing.
• Solid understanding of pneumatics, hydraulics, and mechanics.
• Familiarity using various power and hand tools.
• Ability to stand for long hours and lift heavy loads.
• Problem-solving and organisational skills - a self-starter who is well organised, positive, flexible and highly motivated to get the job done efficiently and safely using own initiative, and as part of a team, with a flexible approach to working hours and ability to work some overtime.
• Confident in communicating verbally and in writing in English.