Job Ref: 215991518

Date: 2022-03-08 15:22:09

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Senior Maintenance Technician / Engineer
Westcott Venture Park, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
£40,000 – £42,000 (DOE) per annum Plus Pension, BUPA Medical Cash Plan, Life Assurance, 20 Days’ Holiday (rising with service)

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.

Olleco is on a mission to help protect the planet, working together with thousands of foodservice businesses to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by hundreds and thousands of tonnes. We are now looking for a Senior Maintenance Technician / Engineer to join our team and help us to continue to do things the right way for customers, colleagues and the planet.

With over 1,000 colleagues in multiple sites nationwide delivering excellent performance, we supply premium cooking oils, and collect organic waste, which is then converted into bio-methane, electricity, heat and organic fertiliser. We offer the human touch with local, community-based depots which seek to give back to those communities every chance we get.

Within a diverse and inclusive environment, you will have the chance to contribute to our H&S culture and help us maintain our reputation for operational excellence.

As a Senior Maintenance Technician / Engineer based at the Westcott Venture Park site, 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.

Why join us?

– 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

This is the role that’s on offer for the right person:

– Performing planned and reactive electrical and mechanical maintenance at the Westcott Venture Park site
– Supporting Group Maintenance Manager by executing the Business Maintenance Strategy
– Coaching and supervision of Maintenance team

A little bit more about the role:

– Full utilisation of PPM system within the group strategy and liaise with Management to agree weekly maintenance schedules that fit with operational requirements
– Plan all Engineering Maintenance Tasks within a timely fashion and to a high standard
– Ensure the Daily Maintenance of PPM records by using the CMMS
– Ensure that all machinery and services are routinely maintained in line with operational requirements
– Take responsibility for electrical and mechanical support across the site
– Quickly respond to machine and system failures
– Communicate maintenance progress updates to colleagues
– Manage site spares and ensure availability of critical items across the site
– Work a 4 on 4 off shift pattern, on 12 hour shifts

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.

We will be looking for:

– At a minimum. five years’ demonstrable experience of engineering, maintenance and/or reliability
– Proven electrical & instrumentation and/or mechanical experience with the ability to support on mechanical tasks
– Experience in continuous and/or process improvement and LEAN manufacturing.
– Experience in a supervisory capacity
– Apprentice trained (electrical or instrumentation) with HNC, NVQ or similar qualification
– Strong working knowledge of Health & Safety best practices and industry standards (DSEAR or ATEX, PSSR, COSSH, EAW, FMEA, HAZOP, HACCP, etc.)
– Ability to read and interpret electrical and mechanical drawings and P&IDs

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