The Flooring Systems division offers a broad and attractive range of environmentally friendly natural linoleum, high-quality vinyl floors, entrance matting systems for cleaning and drying shoes, carpet tiles, needle felt, and Flotex, the washable high-tech textile flooring. Thanks to their excellent technical properties and attractive design, these flooring products are invariably the first choice for public buildings, department stores, hospitals, and other healthcare facilities, schools, libraries, commercial and office spaces, leisure centers, shops, hotels, restaurants, and cafeterias as well as for applications in the residential market. With a market share of about 70 percent, Forbo is the world leader in linoleum.

Flooring Systems also provides ready-made adhesives for floor covering installations, parquet flooring, and ceramic tiles, leveling compounds for the construction industry as well as liquid floors under the trade name Eurocol.

The Role

We are looking to complement our existing Engineering workforce by recruiting an experienced Technician with relevant exposure within a heavy manufacturing production environment. The successful applicant will have specialised in a mechanical maintenance environment with some basic electrical experience.

Reporting to our Engineering Team Leaders the successful applicant will have completed a recognised Engineering Apprenticeship with proven experience within a heavy production environment.

This role involves working a 38-hour week within a three shift pattern over a five day week (Mon – Fri). A multi-skilled team of technicians per shift provide the engineering support to all production departments.

Mechanical Shift Maintenance Technician

Key Responsibilities

Exhibit a sound Health & Safety work ethic at all times.

Use knowledge and experience of sound engineering practices within a modern production environment to offer front line maintenance support to all production departments daily.

Carry out PPM activities across the site as required.

Carry out routine maintenance tasks on Site Services. (Compressed Air Systems. HPHW Systems, Package Boilers, Cooling Towers and Refrigeration Plant).

Fault find & rectify mechanical & basic electrical faults in a modern production environment to include conveying systems, couplings, bearings, motors and gearboxes. Experience with HPHW/Steam boilers may be advantageous.

Be involved in process improvement projects designed to reduce downtime & improve departmental efficiencies.

Training

The successful applicant will receive an onsite familiarisation & training program which will be implemented over the first six months of their employment.

Shift pattern

3 shift rota, Days, Nights & Backshifts. 38 hour week, paid 30 mins breaks. Monday-Thursday Days 6AM-2PM; Back 2PM-10PM; Night 10PM-6AM Friday Day 6AM-12PM, Back 12PM-6PM, Night 6PM-12PM

Competitive salary including shift premium

Bonus available

Overtime

Weekend & shift cover overtime available

Overtime Rates

1 .5x base rate up until Monday – Sat midday 2.0x base rate after Sat midday - 6AM Monday

Pension

Company will match up to 7%, employee may contribute more

Holidays

34 days paid holidays per annum inclusive of public holidays

Free on site parking

The selection process for the position will include an Interview and Psychometric Testing

To apply for this position, please forward your cover letter explaining how you meet the requirements, along with a current CV to the HR Admin Team

hrukadmin@forbo.com

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