Maintenance Technician
Rainham, Essex
UK – Engineering /
Full Time /
On-site
Our Maintenance Teams have a crucial role because without efficient and effective machinery, we are unable to service our customers. By repairing and maintaining machinery & facilities, not only are you providing an essential service for customers, you’re also making sure our Operational teams have a good and safe environment to work in. That’s why we’re hiring a mechanically biased Maintenance Technician to join the team in Rainham.
With repairs and regular routine maintenance to carry out, the working days are busy but varied and critical to ensure our machines can operate to capacity so we can continue to manage waste disposal for the UK’s healthcare industry.
Your role as Maintenance Technician will involve:
- Diagnosis of faults or equipment failure
- Completion of scheduled maintenance tasks
- Regular plant equipment & boiler water testing
- General Plant maintenance
- Coordination of external contractors
- Maintaining a stock of critical spares
- Providing out of hours support
Plant equipment includes:
- Bin tippers
- Shredders
- Steam boiler & associated equipment
- Autoclaves
- Bin Washer
- Waste compactors
- Robotic container wash lines
This opportunity is an excellent one for an experienced Maintenance Technician with an interest in mechanics who is keen to progress and learn new skills. Sharpsmart are committed to the future development and progression of all team members and as such will sponsor the successful candidate to obtain further agreed qualifications relevant to their career path. This can be agreed on successful completion of their probationary period.
The shift patterns are Monday to Friday (40 hours per week) with some flexibility required at weekends for planned maintenance.
If you want to be part of our purpose to make healthcare safer and join the Sharpsmart team as a Maintenance Technician, we’d like to hear from you.
Daniels Health & Sharpsmart is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with anti-discrimination law, it is the purpose of this policy to effectuate these principles and mandates. Daniels Health & Sharpsmart prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Daniels Health & Sharpsmart conforms to the spirit as well as to the letter of all applicable laws and regulations.
