Maintenance Engineer (Multi Skilled)

Hemel Hempstead
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Job Title: Maintenance Engineer (Electrical/Multi Skilled)

Location: Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire

Job Type: Full-time, Permanent, Monday - Friday, 8am - 4pm

Job Overview:

Are you working in a maintenance role, looking for a varied challenge and a unique working environment?

We are seeking a Multi Skilled Maintenance Engineer to join us at our testing lab in Hemel Hempstead. You will be working as part of the Lab Operations Support team within the workshop alongside the design team, delivery technicians, contractors and facilities departments assisting with or running maintenance and project activities across the Lab.

Your role will involve planned preventative maintenance, as well as reactive maintenance for the labs where you will operate across a wide variety of electrical and mechanical plant and equipment. Experience with PLC or robotics to fault-finding & maintenance level would be a major advantage.

Key Responsibilities:



Assist in the delivery of preventive maintenance tasks throughout the site

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Support the reactive maintenance activities reported by members of staff specifically in regard to the plant

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Carry out audit and inspection of critical assets identified by the Maintenance and Development
Manager

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Assist the design and projects team when required on larger capital expenditure works

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Hosting contractors that assist in both preventative and reactive works

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Consulting on software and hardware improvements

Required Skills & Experience:

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Formal engineering qualification / apprenticeship – ideally electrical bias but multi skilled.

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Excellent fault finding and effective, efficient resolution skills.

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Experience in fault-finding on PLC control systems would be desirable.

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Robot (ABB) fault finding and maintenance experience would be desirable.

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Good communication skills, willingness to participate in team discussions and activities.

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Business focussed, inclusive of behaviour and attitude.

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Ability to create ideas, understand the need for change and embrace it.

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You’ll be solution focused, with a “here to help” attitude. You’ll need to have good people skills to enable you to identify root cause issues, and work with other to resolve them.

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We need to keep records of all work carried out, so you need good admin skills.

BSI offers a competitive total reward package, an independent and varied job in an international environment, flexible working hours, ongoing training, and development with the inclusion of Annual Bonus, Contribution Based Pension, Private Healthcare, 27 Days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays, Income Protection & Life Assurance

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