Senior Plant Support Technician

Lotus Cars is renowned for crafting world-class, high-performance, and lightweight sports cars that are celebrated across the globe.

Lotus Cars Limited serves as the company’s manufacturing HQ in the UK, where we proudly produce iconic models such as the Emira and the all-electric Evija. As we continue to elevate our capabilities and global presence, we are seeking a Senior Plant Support Technician to join our dynamic Facilities team at our state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Norwich, Lots Advanced Structure.

Plant Support Engineers are required to look after the day-to-day maintenance activities of an engineering manufacturing business. In this role staff are required to carry out a key number of tasks and activities as described.

Flexible working is a major factor in this role, as plant support engineers have to cover early starts and other work patterns to suit the business.

There is also a requirement to participate in a call out rota for site emergencies.

There are also a number of individual tasks that are included and mentioned in the employee’s annual appraisal. These could be regular items or in some cases a one off requirement.

• Keeping production managers informed of maintenance activities and job progress.
• Checking and calibration of key production and metrology equipment to satisfy internal and external audits.
• Undertake minor improvements and project work relating to site services. Minor electrical and compressed air installations depending on skills base.
• Carry out building maintenance activities as required.
• Moving and installing small items of plant in production areas.
• Routine servicing work.
• Organising and planning larger maintenance tasks that require method statements and risk assessments.
• Responding to emergency breakdowns.
• Updating certificates and legislative documentation records.
• Daily monitoring tasks relating to site services and critical plant.
• Routine inspections and testing as part of general site walk around.
• Updating repair details & parts records on the computer maintenance system. Keeping asset lists up to date and controlling Line Replacement Units.
• Repair to production equipment, fixing faults and investigations relating to machine failures.
• Keeping a level of tidiness and house keeping in maintenance workshop and maintenance work areas around site.
• Following health and safety, environmental and other engineering standard that apply to the maintenance of plant and equipment site wide.
• Obtaining and the stock management of specialist components and spares relating to business critical plant.
• Working to a defined budget.
• Support and daily control of external contractors. This includes checking method statements and risk assessments. Raising work permits to control these activities.

• GCSE's in subjects such as math's, science and english.
• An understanding of engineering drawings and principles.
• Good practical and technical skills.
• An awareness of health & safety legislation.
• Experience in a maintenance role with other organisations.
• Must be a good team player, able to work unsupervised and on own initiative, calm and ordered in a crisis.
• Good practical and technical skills.

• BTEC certificate in maintenance engineering
• City & Guilds certificate in engineering
• Ability in maths, science & IT
• Completion of an engineering NVQ or role as engineering apprentice
• Experience of robotic & automated equipment

• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Bonus scheme
• Pension

• 25 Vacation Days + Bank Holidays: Recharge, explore, or binge-watch your favorite series with plenty of time to relax and enjoy life outside of work.

• Performance Bonus: Get rewarded for your hard work with an exciting, non-contractual bonus scheme—because great effort deserves great perks.

• Future-Proof Pension: Plan for your tomorrow while thriving today with a solid pension scheme to keep your future bright.

• Private Healthcare: Stay healthy and stress-free with premium healthcare coverage tailored to keep you at your best.

• This role will be working from our Norwich plant, Lotus Advanced Structures.

• Frequent travel will be required to…