Asset Technician

Job Description Asset Technician

Reporting To:
Maintenance Manager

Shift Pattern:
Various Patterns Available

To proactively work as part of a multi-disciplined shift team to maintain all assets within the Operational areas to optimise the utilisation of the equipment and to deliver maximum volume at the right quality. Working closely with the Management team to provide pro‑active maintenance and technical support to the operations and engineering team to optimise production output for your process area.

Actively identify RCA (Root Cause Analysis) and bring the equipment back into service as quickly as possible as well as actively seeking and identifying cost effective improvements to site assets and equipment, improving efficiency and reliability. Support coordination of the engineering team to provide proactive mindset and behaviors to minimise downtime on your process area. Ensure alignment with Engineering Lead and process area teams, supporting the training and development of equipment /process/area/ system, owners.

• Demonstrate commitment to health and safety. Effective 2‑way communication of health and safety, e.g., at Tier 1, Safety Habit discussions, Safety Habit Observations, Risk Triggers including dynamic risk assessments
• Knowledge of site hazards and controls, and compliance to permit process ensuring team are competent for activities and compliant to site Ways of Working
• Responsible for food safety and product quality as defined by regulatory, Kraft Heinz and local procedures. It is the jobholder’s responsibility to elevate any issues that might compromise food safety and product quality
• Leadership during emergency situations
• To deputise within control loops for the Engineering Leader, when required
• Carry out planned and preventative maintenance using either Electrical / Mechanical / Control System / Automation skill set
• To diagnose faults and to test, repair and maintain Mechanical / Electrical equipment
• Support site Reliability agenda:
  Identification of failure modes and trends, complete root cause analysis (RCA) processes and drive / deliver the agreed actions, define, and improve maintenance strategy for assets
• Ensure required spares are defined for each asset with correct specifications and adequate quantities.
• Ensure asset BOMs are correctly setup in SAP
• Identify life cycle issues and raise these with possible recommendations
• Proactive fault prevention and continuous improvement activity to deliver key maintenance KPI’s
• Provide support to and involvement in site Project and Change Initiatives as appropriate
• Generate shift report
• Report all maintenance tasks on SAP system as required and to the correct standard
• Support the planning, critical information collection, organising and execution of works
• Practice KHMS requirements and implement according to the standard
• Support the shift engineering team
• Ensuring close liaison with support departments to maximise quality and performance including Planning and execution of all maintenance tasks throughout the week
• Liaise and manage OEMs / Suppliers and Contractors as required
• Ability to deliver on the job training (knowledge transfer) to new / existing colleagues and apprentices
• Actively participate in tier meetings and execution of the daily / weekly plan
• Accountable for assessing all corrective notifications in a timely manner for area of responsibility, ensuring the JIB (job in a box) process is followed and all parts are correct
• Support the scheduling of maintenance work for the next week during the Weekly Planning Meeting
• Support the overhaul / EEM process for area of responsibility
• Lead and support the RCA of Breakdowns and the implementation of corrective actions to prevent re‑occurrence when escalated
• Create SOP’s/SMP’s/OPL’s and train and sign off line team in maintenance activities
• Deliver innovation and continuous improvement to reduce downtime caused by maintenance and equipment failures
• Ensure maintenance schedules are updated with learnings from equipment failures to minimise unplanned plant downtime
• Ensure that SAP is being used effectively to develop a planned maintenance strategy. Support the development of the…