Junior Maintenance Engineer
Skills & Technologies
Job Description
Job Title: Junior Maintenance Engineer
Location: Smart parc, Spondon, Derby DE21 7HW
Shift Pattern: Suez Shift Pattern rotating days and nights, 0600-1800 and 1800-0600.
Let's Discuss What's On The Table For You
70% off HelloFresh or Green Chef boxes
Free onsite parking (including ~90 EV spaces)
Gym membership
Bupa private medical insurance (including dental & family cover options)
Nursery support scheme (save up to 40% on your nursery fees)
Earn up to £500 with our Referral Program
Electric vehicle scheme
Cycle to work scheme
Group Life Assurance
Company pension scheme
Mental health first aiders and an employee assistance programme
Play a key part in supporting our Employee Resource Groups: FreshVets, Black Heritage Network, NEU Network (Neurodiversity), GET (Gender Equality Team) and FreshPride
About The Job
We are looking for a Junior Engineer to be responsible for fixing, maintaining and improving our equipment on site to make sure everything is working as it should at all times.
The Junior Engineer will be responsible for completing reactive and preventative works across the site, reporting defects to contractors, assisting contractors, keeping up to date on defect tickets raised on our CMMS system and following the sites Health and Safety rules.
What You Will Be Doing
Perform planned preventative maintenance (PPM) on plant and equipment, including automated conveying systems, gravity conveying systems with label applicators scanners, thermoforming equipment, refrigeration plant (CO2), hi-speed roller doors, dock levellers
Identify defects that arise while completing PPMs and undertake rectifications, recording actions taken in the maintenance manual and CMMS system.
Conduct minor structural and electrical improvement works.
Provide reactive support when required, including breakdown response, and ensure high standards and timely completion of work.
Supervise contractors to ensure works are completed in accordance with the specifica
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