Mechanical Supervisor
The Role
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Reporting to the Tissue Machine Asset Leader, the Mechanical Technician is a day-based role that safely drives asset performance and supports the shift teams on a daily basis. This role is 85-90% desk based writing technical risk assessments, method statements, completing permits, ordering spare parts and ensuring work scheduled is completed.
The successful applicant will be part of an ‘Asset Team’ to ensure all work carried out conforms to site standards, therefore delivering key KPI’s and the mill reliability strategy. The holder of this role will be required to implement the World Class Best Maintenance practices in a way that meets all Kimberly Clark’s standards and processes.
About Kimberly-Clark
At first glance, it might look like Kimberly-Clark simply manufacture a variety of products, but if you look a little closer you'll see that what we really make is a positive difference in people's lives. All around the world, in 175 countries, we help more than a billion people every day cope, laugh, love and carry on with simple human dignity. At Kimberly-Clark, we make the essentials for a better life.
As a result of our continued growth and success, a fantastic job opportunity has arisen for a site based Electrical Technician in our Northfleet Mill. You will join our brilliant, successful and fun team who are responsible for producing ANDREX®, one of the UK’s most recognisable and celebrated brands since 1942.
Key Accountabilities
Safety is imperative at all of our sites so you will comply with all of Kimberly Clark Safety Systems and Processes whilst assisting in delivering line safety performance.
You will be able to identify and record unsafe conditions using our hazard identification system, ETQ
You will work to approved Standard Operating Procedures as dictated by role profile in the site training system, use site training system to agreed frequency and monitor updates to ensure aligned with safest working practices
Quality:
Comply to all Kimberly-Clark Quality Systems & Processes
Take decisive action when in “red condition” versus standard
Conduct all necessary Process health checks and essential care rounds to ensure product quality is met
Delivery:
Support the delivery of all tissue machine performance targets
Prepare and Lead Planned Maintenance activities including all scheduled Planned Maintenance shuts
Assist with breakdowns and repairs on the asset
Complete and continuously improve preventative maintenance activity
Act on advice from condition monitoring reports
Gather data on asset failures and use to problem solve to root cause.
Contribute to failure analysis and implement countermeasures
Conduct Process Confirmation to ensure maintenance systems are adhered to
Where required, provide support across assets/departments
Management of CMMS backlog to agreed targets
Communication:
Proactively communicate clearly and concisely
Provide detail and fact in communication
Communicate conclusions and potential solutions to concerns identified
Communicates closely with immediate team and Asset Leader to share condition of areas of responsibility
Maintain customer/supplier relationships by adopting best practice communication standards
Communicate issues and solicit critical feedback from the Mechanical engineer or engineering leader
You will have an apprenticeship with ideally and HNC in Mechanical Engineering discipline or equivalent with good working experience in an FMCG process/tissue/heavy engineering environment. You will be a logical problem solver with good attention to detail and computer literate. Ideally, you will have supervisory skills within workshops and be highly organised.
You will be able to work flexible hours where needed outside of normal day hours to cover business need, cover shortfalls within the shift operations team and to support on a 24 hour call in rota.
What do you get in return?
At Kimberly-Clark UK, we know how hard our employees work and the contributions they make to our business. As such we offer attractive packages that not only include some fantastic benefits such as performance related bonus, contributory pension scheme with life assurance, private healthcare, 25 days' annual holiday (dependent on shift work and hours) but also a flexible benefits scheme that allows you to tailor your choices to suit your needs (share scheme, dental insurance, gym membership, cycle to work, dining cards and health screening are just some to mention).
The Legal Bit!
The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this role. Statements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required for this position.
Kimberly-Clark is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
