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Plant Support Senior Technician

United Kingdom, Hethel · Job Posted May 16, 2026
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Plant Support Engineers are required to look after the day-to-day maintenance activities of an engineering manufacturing business. In this role staff are required to carry out a key number of tasks and activities as described. Flexible working is a major factor in this role, as plant support engineers have to cover early starts and other work patterns to suit the business. There is also a requirement to participate in a call out rota for site emergencies. There are also a number of individual tasks that are included and mentioned in the employee's annual appraisal. These could be regular items or in some cases a one off requirement.

Job Responsibility

  • Keeping production managers informed of maintenance activities and job progress
  • Checking and calibration of key production and metrology equipment to satisfy internal and external audits
  • Undertake minor improvements and project work relating to site services
  • Minor electrical and compressed air installations depending on skills base
  • Carry out building maintenance activities as required
  • Moving and installing small items of plant in production areas
  • Routine servicing work
  • Organising and planning larger maintenance tasks that require method statements and risk assessments
  • Responding to emergency breakdowns
  • Updating certificates and legislative documentation records
  • Daily monitoring tasks relating to site services and critical plant
  • Routine inspections and testing as part of general site walk around
  • Updating repair details & parts records on the computer maintenance system
  • Keeping asset lists up to date and controlling Line Replacement Units
  • Repair to production equipment, fixing faults and investigations relating to machine failures
  • Keeping a level of tidiness and house keeping in maintenance workshop and maintenance work areas around site
  • Following health and safety, environmental and other engineering standard that apply to the maintenance of plant and equipment site wide
  • Obtaining and the stock management of specialist components and spares relating to business critical plant
  • Working to a defined budget
  • Support and daily control of external contractors
  • This includes checking method statements and risk assessments
  • Raising work permits to control these activities

Requirements

  • GCSE's in subjects such as Maths, Science, English and Design and Technology
  • An understanding of engineering drawings and principles
  • Good practical and technical skills
  • An awareness of health & safety legislation
  • Experience in a maintenance role with other organisations
  • Must be a good team player, able to work unsupervised and on own initiative, calm and ordered in a crisis
  • Good practical and technical skills

Nice to have

  • BTEC certificate in maintenance engineering
  • City & Guilds certificate in engineering
  • Ability in maths, science & IT
  • Completion of an engineering NVQ or role as engineering apprentice
  • Experience of robotic & automated equipment

What we offer

  • 25 Vacation Days + Bank Holidays
  • Performance Bonus
  • Future-Proof Pension
  • Private Healthcare

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