Job Family : Maintenance

Together for a cleaner, healthier world.

Johnson Matthey, a FTSE 100 company, is a global leader in sustainable technologies specialising in catalysis, precious metal products, chemicals and process technology. With operations in over 30 countries, we employ more than 13,000 people. Johnson Matthey uses science to make the world cleaner and healthier. Over the past two centuries we have built our reputation and place as a global leader through quality, integrity, and innovation. Today, more than 93% of the group's sales come from products and services which provide sustainability benefits through the positive impact they have on the environment, resource efficiency and human health, but that’s not enough. We have ambitious plans for growth and need talented individuals to help shape and lead us into our next century.

As the Instrument Technician, you will be working within the Maintenance Team and reporting to the C&I Lead Engineer. The purpose of this role is to perform tasks necessary to ensure safe, compliant, and efficient operation of all primary and auxiliary production equipment and utility support systems supporting operations at Royston / Brimsdown. The majority of your time will be spent on instrumentation tasks, including repairs, calibration, and testing, but will also include minor project work and assisting in additional maintenance duties where priorities require.

This role will require you to work independently and collaboratively with Maintenance and Production Shift Teams and to support the Apprentices, at times. You will be expected to report back with investigation summaries of breakdowns to your line manager, provide information to production on tasks being carried out and issues found.

Platinum Group Metal Services (PGMS) is a leading refiner and recycler of precious group metals. The growing demand for low carbon and responsibly sourced products is creating growth opportunities in critical metals recycling and secondary refining, and as the world’s largest precious metals recycler, PGMS is a key player in the circular economy.

Your responsibilities :

This is an exciting role within the business and the successful candidate would be responsible for the following :

Providing a skilled execution of Planned, Reactive & Corrective Instrumentation maintenance activities to ensure the ongoing reliability of equipment across the plant

Effective problem solving and electronic / electrical fault diagnosis skills, adhering to identified work priorities to ensure that customers and stakeholders are supported in their daily operational needs

Identifying and carrying out occasional plant modification work to help enhance plant safety and improve efficiency

Conducting Inspections, testing, calibration, adjustments and monitoring tasks as required to maintain efficient plant and build-in equipment reliability.

Updating the CMMS with work progress and demanding spares as required for work tasks and / or to maintain critical stock levels.

Cooperating and collaborating with other team members to continually drive our proactive engineering programme, participate in failure investigations, identify and report back reliability issues within the plant

Supporting the projects teams at initial design stages to offer advice on the correct selection of plant and equipment to ensure improved levels of future plant reliability and maintainability

Interpreting technical drawings for planning, executing and specifying material to support job duties

Ensuring that all relevant departmental administrative requirements such as : time sheets, work orders (WMO), stores purchase requisitions, etc. are completed to ensure concise work history and financial accountability

Carrying out statutory and other testing on site to help maintain both ISO 9001 & ISO14001 accreditation

Taking ownership of your own training and development plans to ensure continued development of your own skills and expertise, undertaking additional training skills when required to keep abreast of technology changes, and the changing needs of the business

Issuing of permits and control of contractors

Adherence to Life Saving Policies and Management of Change procedures

You will be required to work a 12-hour day shift pattern which includes weekends on a rotation of 5 days on followed by 4 days off in rotation. You may be asked to work outside of normal working hours during particularly busy periods such as the annual Stocktake period in April / May, which also requires adherence to a holiday restriction whilst the Stocktake is being undertaken.

Requirements for the role :

An Electronic / Control based qualification to HNC level

ECI experience in a manufacturing / chemical industry within a maintenance function

Experience of working with Profibus networking would be an advantage (Desirable)

Experience in HV Networks (Desirable)

Experience in computerized maintenance management system (Desirable)

Experience of large scale complex manufacturing facilities / plants (Desirable)

Experience of structured problem solving techniques (Desirable)

Ability to read and comprehend basic electrical and mechanical drawings (Desirable)

Exposure to a LEAN approach to manufacturing (Desirable)

How you will be rewarded :

We offer a competitive compensation and JM Elements benefits package including bonus, excellent pension contributions and 25 days annual leave (varies for shift-based roles). Our JM Elements Benefits programme helps our employees understand and manage the JM benefits, as well as helping you focus on your overall wellbeing – for you and your family.

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