Effluent Plant Maintenance Engineer

Job title: Effluent Plant Maintenance Engineer

Reference: 51763

Location: Halewood, Merseyside

Duration: Permanent

Start date: ASAP

Salary:  £46,587.88 basic pay per annum (inclusive of 35% holiday bonus) plus 33 days holiday per year (25 vacation and 8 bank holidays)

GPW Recruitment are partnering with Ford Halewood Transmissions Ltd (FHTL) in Halewood to recruit an Effluent Plant Maintenance Engineer

Ford Halewood Transmission Limited (FHTL) develops and manufactures transmissions with an employee workforce of circa 700 people. The Plant has a proud 60-year history as a local employer and are dedicated to manufacturing high quality products. Ford are currently investing up to £230 million at the facility to transform it to build electric power units for future Ford all-electric passenger and commercial vehicles.

On Offer as the Effluent Plant Maintenance Engineer SPOC

• £46,587.88 basic pay per annum (inclusive of 35% holiday bonus) plus 33 days holiday per year (25 vacation and 8 bank holidays) 
• Access to the Employee Development and Assistance Programme
• A unique opportunity to access Ford's Privilege scheme - allowing you to purchase Ford vehicles at a discount
• A great salary increasing yearly, along with a competitive pension scheme
• An excellent work-life balance, including a generous holiday allowance of 25 days (inclusive of set shutdown dates)
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• On site facilities such as a gym, sauna and steam room

Working hours:

Hours: Monday to Thursday 7:00-15:30 and Friday 7:00-12:30 (must be flexible to work shift patterns when required)

The role

Job Title: Maintenance Craft Worker – Effluent Process Plant

An Electrical / Mechanical Maintenance Craft Worker to maintain and repair all equipment associated with the Halewood Effluent Process Plant.

As well as maintaining the effluent plant, the candidate will also be expected to maintain the plant comfort cooling systems and assist with working in other indirect areas as and when required.

Tasks

Please note, the below listing is not exhaustive, and the tasks listed do not include a full description of all essential and non-essential responsibilities. Candidates must be aware tasks may vary in support of the plant’s future and the expectation for the successful candidate will be to apply versatility within the department.

• Plan and carry out preventive maintenance actions on machines and associated equipment.
• Including all electrical, PLC, refrigeration and mechanical functions.
• Take and analyse effluent samples
• Collate data from the preventive maintenance actions and analyse information so as to plan required item replacement and overhaul.
• Overhaul machine parts wherever possible to avoid need to buy new.
• Identify and carry out machine improvement actions to improve performance / OEE improvements.
• Focus on identifying and implementation of root cause fix for breakdowns
• Schedule maintenance improvements and 5 why generation – continuous improvements.
• Kaizen activities; safety, environment, cost reductions.

To meet a number of the above requirements, the candidate will be required to complete training in the following:

• F-Gas regulations
• MEWP training
• Confined Spaces training

About Ford

Ford Motor Company is a global automotive industry leader that manufactures or distributes vehicles across six continents. With over 200,000 employees and 65 plants worldwide, the UK employ over 13,000 individuals.

The Ford+ plan is transforming the business to align the global organisation into an integrated team to accelerate. This is by focusing on the creation of vehicles revising the customers true demands, reduction of costs, to introduce exciting new technology, enhance quality and improve efficiency.

Future Prospects

The business invests significantly in its employee development.

FHTL supports the onward development and growth of all personnel and has a track record of promoting from within based on performance and achievement.

Proposed start date: 

ASAP – Based on personal availability if you accept the offer of employment.

The Company is committed to diversity and equality of opportunity for all and is opposed to any form of less favourable treatment or harassment on the grounds of race, religion or belief, sex, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or disability. This vacancy is advertised in line with the FORD equal opportunities policy.

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