Place of Work/Group Company: Nijhuis Saur Industries Industrial O&M Solutions, Ledbury & South Wales
Summary:
The Maintenance Technician will be responsible for delivering front line mechanical preventative and corrective maintenance on Water Treatment Plant systems. The role will include working closely with and supporting projects and other maintenance elements within the business, such as plant equipment upgrades and commissioning of new equipment.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Identify faults, evaluate rectification measures and make initial recommendations, in order to carry out basic and/or complex repairs
- Deliver timely maintenance duties
- Interpret advanced technical literature and drawings to affect repairs
- Utilising plant information, identify any changes in equipment performance and/or potential operational problems, evaluate and make initial recommendations to return plant to its optimum operating condition
- Obtain quotations for parts and consumables as required
- Understand the multi-skilled (EMI) maintenance function in order to complete basic and/or complex maintenance tasks and to work unsupervised with a proactive attitude
- Display a good knowledge of all electronic systems used for maintenance work i.e. CMMS
- Management of maintenance consumables; spares, parts, sub-contractors, PPE & tools
- Visible leadership on HSE issues at all levels both in the client organisation and within NSI
- Proactive approach to safety, inputting into monthly safety stats and KPI’s, and taking an active part in ensuring the team meets its targets
- Development and maintenance of good housekeeping practices
- Attend maintenance related meetings as required providing input as appropriate
- Reporting all PM and emergent works on a weekly basis
- Continually look to improve methods and systems
- Work in partnership with the Process Plant Operators
- Work closely with Site Managers, Project Managers and Site Operators to ensure effective delivery of maintenance/project activities in a timely manner
- Establish and maintain professional relationships with NSI personnel, and sub-contractor staff
- Identify and carry out on-the-job training of new personnel
- Working away from home on an as required basis
Required Skills/Qualifications (Essential):
- NVQ/ City & Guilds or other qualification in Mechanical Engineering/Technology and/or significant relevant experience
- Health and safety training
- Extensive experience of carrying out all aspects of a Mechanical planned maintenance programme
- Demonstrate through previous experience, an ability to interpret advanced technical literature and engineering drawings to affect repairs of complex items of plant
- Operational and maintenance knowledge of water and effluent treatment plants
- Knowledge of complete cycle of maintenance work from planning stage, to implementation and to completion of tasks
- Experience of working directly with sub-contractors and dealing directly with third parties to arrange/organise tasks
- High level problem solving/fault finding skills
- Ability to read technical drawings, manuals and technical specifications
- Experience of working within a quality system