Senior Engineer

About a career with Elis

Elis, a leader in circular services, allows businesses to achieve optimal hygiene and protection for their employees and customers thereby enriching their well being in a sustainable way. Our rental maintenance model supports our customers to focus on their core business while reducing their environmental footprint. Our circular services emulate our commitment to a more sustainable future: connecting us, our clients and our planet.

We are looking for a Senior Engineer, who will report directly to the Engineering Manager on site. They will be accountable for the completion of work, including ensuring that the work is completed in a quality and timely manner. They will provide support in relation to all maintenance tasks and projects being undertaken, including day to day breakdown, PPM, equipment updates, new installations, and building/infrastructure upgrades.

• To ensure that the company’s vision, values and policies and procedures are adhered to at all times.
• Support the engineering team with hands on experience to mentor team ensuing that PPMs, SSOWs and working procedures are followed.
• To ensure that the company’s vision, values and policies and procedures are adhered to at all times.
• Support the Engineering Manager/team to ensure compliance with regulations for fire and alarm systems, PAT, pressure valves, etc., analysing the results and ensuring corrective action is implemented to continuously improve the working environment.
• Support the Engineering Manager to ensure risk assessments/COSSH/RIDDOR, etc. are implemented and undertaken and accident prevention measures are initiated as required.
• Support the Engineering Manager with the planning, organising and coordinating resources to meet production requirements of ongoing maintenance and unplanned issues.
• Support the Engineering Manager to plan and direct operation, maintenance, and repair of facilities and equipment as per production requirements.
• Work with approved suppliers to obtain parts and machinery.
• Support the Engineering Manager to deliver training to engineers and operators on new machinery, using the machinery documentation and SSOWs.

• Excellent written and verbal skills.
• Ability to analyse data and use it to persuade and influence people at all levels and develop good working relationships that promote team working.
• Good attention to detail whilst retaining the ability to see the bigger picture.
• IT literate (Microsoft Office).
• Ability to motivate people, with a coaching style that builds effective teams and manages performance positively.
• Able to work autonomously and drive change.

Experience:

• Proven experience of industrial maintenance or production.
• Operational maintenance experience (hands on) would be preferred.
• 2 years Team leader experience or CMI level 3 (desirable)
• Educated in relevant engineering field.
• NEBOSH qualification (desirable).
• Experience in applying and implementing LEAN manufacturing systems (desirable).

We offer a competitive salary of £49,000 - £51,000 DOE and the opportunity to work for a company that offers many development opportunities, has national structure to facilitate ambition and offer a friendly and supportive working environment.