Shift Engineer - DS Smith : Job Details

Maintenance Engineer

Livingston

About the role?

We’re actively recruiting for a Site Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer with at our site in Livingston. The focus of this role is to deliver a world-class service in a fast-paced environment to delight our customers and grow our business. The Engineering function is key to the success and continued improvement of our site operations. In this role you’ll be responsible for coordinating and conducting all routine preventive and reactive asset maintenance to ensure safe operation and equipment reliability to meet production demands. You will ensure work is completed safely according to company and legislative standards, to the required quality and workmanship in the time allotted. Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to: We’re looking for a candidate who has a genuine interest in people with well-developed listening and communication skills with a proactive approach and strong prioritisation skills. You will be comfortable working as part of a team and happy to “muck in” when needed.

This role operates Monday to Friday on a 24/5 shift pattern

Role Responsibilities:

• Ensuring all site manufacturing and equipment is fully compliant with respect to technical safety legislation, testing and inspections
• Tracking, analysing and reporting asset reliability performance and issues to identify maintenance and equipment improvement needs
• Leading on asset and equipment technical issues, resolution through fault finding and problem solving with the support of manufacturing resources, OEM’s and contract service providers
• Identification of critical spares, ordering and maintaining inventory to agreed stock levels
• Maintaining site and equipment housekeeping in compliance to agreed standards
• Supporting capital project plans including site preparation work, equipment installation and commissioning, technical training and planning and scheduling of asset life-cycle plans.
• Site capital project lead with responsibility for all aspects of project delivery supported by Group Engineering
• Hands on technical support for site improvement initiatives

Person Specification:

• Fully qualified Electrical or Mechanical engineer accredited to a minimum of NVQ Level 3 or BTEC.
• Evidence of PPM implementation, delivery and control
• Must have a demonstrable background in a Maintenance environment
• Continuous Improvement/Operational Excellence training e.g.5S, Lean Manufacturing, Root Cause Problem Solving techniques.
• Experience in a fast-paced, multi-shift manufacturing environment.
• Experience of using SAP is an advantage
• Comfortable using Microsoft packages such as Excel
• Ability to handle purchasing, stock control, and supplier communication and correspondence via a variety of business systems

What we can offer you:

• Competitive salary
• Qualifying Sick Pay scheme
• Pension scheme Life insurance
• Share Save scheme
• Income Protection
• 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Virtual GP, Occupational Health free Flu vaccine
• Cycle to Work and shopping discounts

We are DS Smith, together with International Paper, we are a global leader in sustainable packaging solutions and other fibre-based products.?We believe a better, more sustainable tomorrow is possible with the right people, who challenge and support one another to enact positive change. We employ more than 65,000 colleagues in North America and Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), who are experts in innovation,?manufacturing, design, sales, sustainability, supply chain, and much more. Together with our customers, we make the world safer and more productive, one sustainable packaging solution at a time. Become part of a world-leading organisation and do your best work with us!

Our people come from diverse backgrounds, bring different perspectives, ideas and experiences to generate unique solutions focused on present and future sustainability challenges. We welcome all candidates to apply, even those not meeting all criteria.”