Maintenance Fitter

General Information

Job Title: Maintenance Fitter
Department: Maintenance
Location: Enniskillen
Reports to (direct): Maintenance Supervisor
Reports to (indirect): Maintenance Manager
Division: Balcas Timber

General Purpose & Requirements of the Job

Purpose of The Job

As part of the Maintenance team the Maintenance Fitter will assist in problem solving activities on key technical equipment problems and provide support to maintenance teams on technical equipment when required. They will work closely with all staff in each area to ensure the smooth running of core business plant, maximise the utilization of machinery and equipment, proactively work to eliminate plant downtime and make improvements to the processes.

Key skills and requirements

• 5 years plus heavy plant/industry experience
• Analytical capacity to identify and address technical issues/opportunities which can impact upon production and quality
• Foster a continuous improvement approach, benchmarking internally and externally to track progress
• Strong analytical skills with demonstrated problem solving ability.
• Experience of planned preventative maintenance systems.
• Superior communications skills at all levels.
• Experience in troubleshooting installation, fault finding, and repairs.

Key competences

• Analysis and strategic thinking
• Effective decision making
• Results focused
• Business understanding
• Excellent communication skills
• Problem solving ability
• Planning and organisation skills
• Proactive approach
• Capable of using own initiative

Action Assignments:

Key Responsibilities

1. Health, Safety and environmental compliance

• To set a positive example in all areas of compliance and encourage a culture of ownership and personal responsibility.
• Use risk assessments as the basis for the review and development safe systems of work.
• To promote health and safety awareness of Balcas employees and contractors.

2. Reliability and consistency of operation

• Completing the mechanical maintenance within all areas of the plant.
• Carryout visual inspections of mechanical equipment assess and repair;
• Fault diagnosis;
• Appropriately using and handling of mechanical repair and equipment;
• To liaise with production personnel ensuring all machinery and equipment is in proper working order;
• To carry out all maintenance duties in a safe and practical manner;
• To work with Maintenance System to carry out weekly, monthly, 6 monthly checks on all plant and equipment;
• To keep designated areas for daily maintenance clean, tidy and orderly;
• To ensure a quick response to breakdowns and emergency callout situations;
• Be responsible for incident follow-up, root cause analysis and documentation.
• Document control system and equipment configuration changes and keep the documentation updated on Balcas systems.

3. General and Administrative

• To foster good relations and promote a good team working culture with all areas of the business.
• Communicate effectively with local management team and site personnel.
• Complete a log of mechanical repair and maintenance works.
• Ensure Company policies and procedures are adhered to.
• Meet all assigned goals and assist others in accomplishing their goals.

4. Team Working

• Be courteous and polite to visitors and work colleagues
• Always be aware of the other members of the Enniskillen team and ensure that all actions are helpful to the general team effort.

Coordination with Other Professionals

In Close Contact and Relation With

Internal

Maintenance Manager, Department Managers and Team Leaders, Maintenance Team, Production Team and the Compliance Team

External

Customers, Contractors, Suppliers and Regulatory Bodies and Departments

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