Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

Job Title : Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

Location : Runcorn - WA7 4UY

Salary : Competitive

Job Type : Permanent, Full Time

About us :

LKAB's commitment to Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) is fundamental to our success as a company. By embracing everyone and ensuring that every employee (or potential employee) feels a strong sense of belonging, we build a workforce with diverse perspectives and identities.

We have a proud culture and set of Behaviours and Leadership Criteria that we work within, which are a pre-requisite of being an LKAB employee and demonstrates how we work and how we lead. These support in achieving the overall LKAB vision of 'Leading the transformation of our industry towards a sustainable future'.

We deliver - from strategy to execution

We work as one team - through collaboration

We learn & adapt - by learning & developing

We use resources with respect - through trust and responsibility

Our overarching goal is achieving Zero Harm and everyone who wishes to join our organisation must work within the framework of our six Golden Rules to create a safer, more secure workplace environment for people to thrive in. Our behaviour and mindset are what creates a safe and healthy work environment and our Golden Rules encompass much of what constitutes a good safety culture.

Recognise and praise good behaviour

Lead by example

Lets Talk

Always Challenge acts that could cause harm

Stop and think - What could go wrong?

Never bypass a system designed to prevent harm.

Working within these consistently is an expectation for all employees, current and future.

About the role :

LKAB are looking for an experience Mechanical maintenance engineer to ensure LKAB are delivering high standards of operational efficiency, innovation and continuous improvement.

This role will be instrumental in ensuring that the plant realises its full potential in terms of safety and quality, increasing uptime and reducing breakdowns of machinery, working alongside the performance manager and maintenance supervisor to identify maintenance priorities, fault find and use predictive maintenance methods to ensure maximum plant operation.

You will support both planned and reactive maintenance work and plant improvements and projects throughout the plant, across a variety of machinery and equipment of varying ages and processes, ensuring accurate logs and record are maintained.

About the team :

Based on-site at Runcorn working alongside the Maintenance Supervisor, Performance manager and Engineering team.

Responsibilities & Key work tasks :

• Carry out a full range of engineering and maintenance duties for the entire site, diagnosing and resolving faults
• Use predictive maintenance methods and knowledge of machinery and environment to ensure maximum uptime of plant and equipment
• Use of CMMS system to record maintenance and breakdown activities
• Proactive in maintaining, developing and implementing site improvement processes or projects to make the plant safe, deliver site efficiency and performance
• Scheduling work, resources, time and ordering of parts and equipment in line with the maintenance budget
• Executing work to specific Health and Safety, Company and Industry Standards and Regulations to ensure operational excellence, quality and safety and that all maintenance is carried out using Safe Systems of Work
• Support local contractor management processes ensuring they are following Health and Safety Standards

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Candidates with the experience or relevant job titles of; Maintenance Engineer, Maintenance Technician, Site Maintenance Supervisor, Service Engineer, Field Service Technician, Service Technician, Mechanical Engineer, Mechanical Technician, Electrical Engineer, Electrical Technician and Repair Engineer will also be considered for this role.