Engineer

About the role

Our DS Smith Packaging site in Devizes is searching for a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer, ideally with a Mechanical bias. You will be working closely with your engineering colleagues, Operations, OEMs and vendors to develop and implement best practices and increase plant and asset reliability.

The role is hands on and fast paced, requiring you to carry out duties with respect to Preventative Maintenance schedules. Reporting to the Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for ensuring any tasks carried out are completed to the best possible standard and in accordance with current regulations and company policy on health and safety, quality, hygiene, housekeeping delivery and cost. 

Other key responsibilities include:

• Ensuring all maintenance activity meets quality standards with respect to workmanship, processes and procedures in order to deliver plant quality targets
• Ensuring that company procedures and effective controls are followed and implemented with respect to maintenance costs in order to deliver plant cost performance targets
• Working on preventative and breakdown maintenance and feeding back reports
• Ensuring that any parts required are identified and sourced through the engineering stores
• Carrying out dynamic risk assessments on all maintenance tasks undertaken
• Controlling stocks of materials and consumables
• Ensuring you are familiar with all stop devices and procedures on any equipment in your charge
• Being aware of the joint responsibility to keep all factory areas up to agreed standards and ensure your team are aware of their responsibilities

Note: The shifts will be 4 on and 4 off (2 x 12 hour day shifts followed by 2 x 12 hour night shifts). You will not be required to work Saturday nights and will work an average of 40.5 hours per week.

What we would like our candidate to have:

• Sound engineering experience working in a maintenance environment (mechanical knowledge is preferable)
• Electrical or Mechanical apprenticeship with multi-skilled knowledge
• Computer literate, and well versed in Excel and Word
• Experience with autonomous maintenance practices
• The ability to work well individually and within a small team and
• Strong fault finding skills and knowledge
• Experience of maintenance management systems (SAP) would be advantageous

Benefits

• £51,611.45 Annual Salary
• 23 shifts of annual leave
• Discretionary site bonus
• Pension scheme, life assurance and income protection
• Employee assistance programme
• Salary sacrifice electric car scheme
• Digital GP Service
• Cycle to work scheme
• Corporate discounts

Location: Devizes, SN10 3EW