Multi Skilled Maintenance Technician

Maintenance Technician
Swanley
£Competitive Salary
Plus Pension, BUPA Medical Cash Plan, Life Assurance, Perkbox, 22 Days’ Holiday (rising with service)

Monday to Friday, 40 hours per week

This is an amazing opportunity to help make a difference and save the planet by making a positive impact in a ground-breaking business who truly put safety at the heart of everything we do and have big plans for the future.

As a Maintenance Technician at our newly installed fresh oil packing line and associated site plant, you will be a fundamental part of our team, enabling us to continue with our mission to serve the planet, a purpose we care strongly about and are committed to.

Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive repairs on the fresh oil packing line and related equipment (fillers, cappers, checkweighers, printers, conveyors, palletisers and associated automation).

Diagnose and resolve mechanical, electrical, pneumatic and automation faults quickly to minimise production losses.

Perform first-line PLC and control system fault-finding (programming not required).

Support line changeovers, installations, commissioning and continuous improvement activities on packing equipment.

Maintain accurate records in the maintenance management system and manage critical spares for the packing line.

Ensure all work is carried out to high Health & Safety standards and in compliance with relevant legislation and BRCGS food safety and hygiene requirements.

Provide Mechanical and Electrical support across the wider site as required.

Communicate maintenance progress and equipment status to colleagues and shift teams.

Mechanical, Electrical or Multi-skilled engineering qualification with City & Guilds NVQ Level 3 or equivalent.

Ideally apprentice-trained, with experience in an automated, fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Experience working with PLCs, motors, drives, sensors and automated packaging or production machinery.

Experience of planned and reactive maintenance in a manufacturing environment (food, FMCG, packaging, filling or similar preferred).

Experience of using a computerised maintenance management system (CMMS) desirable.

Knowledge of pneumatics and high-speed packing/filling equipment desirable.

• You’ll have the opportunity to make a difference, help us to become more successful and deliver more benefits to the environment
• We’re growing and so will you be able to develop your own career
• We provide opportunities for you to develop your career, we encourage continuous learning and pride ourselves on promoting from within
• Help us achieve even more amazing things

What do we expect of each other?

• That each of us act like owners of this growing business
• We collaborate to enable us to be the best we can be – especially when it comes to safety and wellbeing!
• We are committed to making food sustainable and ensuring that nothing is wasted so we encourage our colleagues to come forward with their ideas
• Focus on the things that matter and approach every situation proactively and with agility

Interested?

What are we looking for? As you can imagine, you’ll need a broad range of personal skills to succeed, but we don’t expect you to have everything from the start! We will coach, train and support you, it’s more important that you have the right interpersonal skills and the intelligence to grasp our business and take us forward.

Olleco is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We are dedicated to fostering an inclusive environment where all employees are valued based on their abilities. We believe that diverse voices and perspectives are essential for our growth. By empowering diverse teams to excel, innovate, and be heard, we all achieve more. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race (including colour, nationality, and ethnic or national origins), religion or belief, or sexual orientation.