Mechanical Shift Engineer

BEWI is a leading European provider of packaging, components, and insulation solutions. Through a circular business model, we produce raw materials and end goods, while collecting and recycling used materials into new products. Our core offering is circular packaging and energy-efficient solutions for the building sector. We have ambitious targets for profitable growth and to decarbonising customer offering and own operations, supported by innovation, industry partnerships, and our people.

With a vision to protect people and goods for a better everyday, we are ‘leading the change’ towards a circular economy.

BEWI’s business is organised in segments:
Insulation & Construction (I&C), Packaging & Components (P&C) including Automotive, and Circular.

The Insulation & Construction (I&C) segment manufactures an extensive range of solutions for insulation and infrastructure, as well as systems for the building and construction industry.

The Packaging & Components (P&C) segment Division manufactures standard and customised solutions for many industrial sectors, including boxes for transportation of fish and other foods, protective packaging for fine goods, as well as technical and automotive components.

The Automotive segment manufactures and develops customised, lightweight parts and components of EPP for the automotive and logistics industries.

The Circular segment is responsible for collecting and recycling used material. The segment offers different solutions for waste management and a range of recycled materials.

The overall purpose of this role is to maintain and repair equipment, machinery and tools used in the factory. To provide effective maintenance support to the production team. Carry out repairs to a high standard, working within the engineering team to drive best practice, and communicating effectively with the production department to ensure the smooth running of operations.

• Early Shift: 5:00am – 1:00pm, Monday to Thursday; 5:00am – 12:00am on Friday
• Late Shift: 2:00pm – 10:00pm, Monday to Thursday; 1:00pm – 8:00pm on Friday
• Please note:
  
  A different shift pattern may be introduced in the future, with advance notice. (Night Shift: 10:00pm - 6am)

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In addition to these functions employees are required to carry out other duties and responsibilities as reasonably required.

• Carry out Planned preventative maintenance (PPM), routine inspections, reports and remedial work.
• Closely monitor machine performance, identifying and investigating faults.
• Repair and maintain serviceable valves and spares always ensuring stock levels are correct. Complete a visual check of machine for any other faults or potential problems.
• Leave machine in a good tidy condition. Carry out all welding and fabrication repairs safely using all PPE equipment provided.
• Report any faults to either the engineering supervisor or works manager.
• To provide technical support for the Plant facilities and services, including moulding machines, steam, compressed air, water process pumps and vacuum units.

• Be quick to respond to breakdowns as instructed by production, carry out pre-checks to identify fault.
• Be confident in your diagnosis of electrics, Pneumatic, hydraulic and process functions.
• Communicate to production supervisor time scales to carry out repair. Machinery down time being the priority until machines is back on and running.
• You will be working alone with operatives and will be required to make decisions on machine priorities.

• At the beginning of your shift ensure all plant and services are correct and the factory has the adequate amount of services for machines running, carry out boiler checks.

• Embrace all company values, policies, procedures and business ethics codes and demonstrate them within all daily activity.
• Communicate at all levels within the business to ensure the customers’ expectations are exceeded in all that we do.
• Plan, prioritise and self-manage daily activity to be as efficient and effective as possible within this role.
• Ensure machine is isolated and locked off before commencing work.
• Overtime – Some…