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Mechanical Engineer

Posting date:	25 April 2025
Salary:	£40,990 to £45,000 per year
Additional salary information:	Yearly Performance Bonus, 1.5x Overtime
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	25 May 2025
Location:	DN21 5TU
Remote working:	On-site only
Company:	Clean Tech Uk
Job type:	Permanent
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Summary

Location: Hemswell, DN21 5TU

Shift Pattern/Working Hours: 4on 4off Days and Nights 6am - 6pm / 6pm-6am

Yearly Salary: £40,000 - £45,000

Why work with us?

Since founding in 1967, Plastipak has been dedicated to prioritising sustainability through innovation. As a family owned business, Plastipak knows the power of placing people at the centre of operations, which is why you would we be valued member of our workforce. Over the years, Plastipak have evolved into a global leader within the PET recycling sector, driven by a commitment to environmental protection and customer satisfaction whilst prioritising the health and safety of our associates.

As a proud subsidiary of Plastipak, Clean Tech UK (CTUK) embodies these pioneering advancements in sustainable practices and employee empowerment. Our mission is to provide packaging solutions through engaged hearts and minds. We believe in the power of PET bottle-to-bottle recycling, working with us would mean you are helping keep an average of 20 billion bottles out of landfill every single year!

We are driven by Environmental, Social and Governance initiatives, leading us to be an engaging ethical business. Integrity is a core value for us at CTUK, and is at the heart of everything we do. We actively promote transparency, accountability, and fairness in all areas of operation, ensuring we adhere to the highest possible ethical standards.

The role:

As the on shift Mechanical Engineer you are responsible for providing engineering support to achieve the plant production targets & PPM completion rate to KPI target levels. The key responsibilities of this role are to actively take part in breakdown response, PPM, Continuous Improvement (CI) Initiatives, Training and Housekeeping.

Benefit Highlights:

· Generous annual leave entitlement

· 4% Employer Pension Contribution

· Death in Service

· £500 incentive payment paid upon successful completion of probation

· Occupational Health Access

· A yearly plant bonus scheme

· Training and Development Opportunities from day one

· Opportunity to earn an additional £500 through referring friends and family (T&Cs apply).

Key responsibilities will include:··

Practice & encourage others to deliver the highest standards of Health & Safety at all times and ensure that all plant and ancillary equipment is maintained to these high standards.
Ensure all Engineering Breakdowns are identified and subsequently rectified as quickly as possible.
Ensure all recording systems for work completion are correctly compiled with all relevant information detailed.
Assist the Days based Preventative Maintenance Team to accomplish site wide PPM programs within the plant PPM schedules.
Assist the Shift Operations Manager in minimising machine down time by proposing & introducing improved maintenance programmes & continuous improvement ideas.
Ensure good communication avenues are prevalent between the Engineering Teams & the Operational teams.
Work as part of a multi-functional Mechanical / Electrical on-site Team.
Key Skills Required:

Ideally, you will have experience within a Multi-Skilled Engineering role within a fast-paced environment.
Experience of fault finding, breakdown repairs, completion of Preventative Maintenance routines on both Mechanical & Electrical equipment.
Good Team working skills.
Ability to work on own initiative.
Able to work under pressure and deliver results to a defined deadline.
Logical and analytical.
Qualifications & Experience:

Minimum 3-5 years’ experience in a Mechanical Maintenance functions within a fast paced environment.
Good academic qualifications (i.e. C&G, HNC / ONC in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering or equivalent)
Apprentice trained & qualified
MEWP Licence would be beneficial but can be trained
Confined space trained would be beneficial but can be trained
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

At CTUK, we recognise that a diverse workforce is essential to driving innovation and success. We are committed to maintaining an inclusive culture, where every member of our team feels respected, valued and safe. We constantly empower our people, consistently encouraging different perspectives and unique outlooks to achieve success. Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity initiatives are designed to ensure every individual receives equal opportunities and creates a workplace that reflects the communities we serve.

Clean Tech UK, Recruitment Privacy Policy

How long we keep your data for:

In line with data protection principles, we only keep your data for as long as we need it for and this will depend on whether or not you are successful in obtaining employment with us.

If your application is not successful and we have not sought consent or you have not provided consent upon our request to keep your data for the purpose of future suitable job vacancies, we will keep your data for 6 months once the recruitment exercise ends.

If we have sought your consent to keep your data on file for future job vacancies, and you have provided consent, we will keep your data for 12 months once the recruitment exercise ends. At the end of this period, we will delete or destroy your data, unless you have already withdrawn your consent to our processing of your data in which case it will be deleted or destroyed upon your withdrawal of consent.

If your application is successful, your data will be kept and transferred to the systems we administer for employees. We have a separate privacy notice for employees, which will be provided to you.

To retrieve our Recruitment Privacy Policy please contact: 68TM@clean-tech.eu

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £40,808.00-£46,973.00 per year