Line Technician

Job Description

A Line Technician delivers best in class specialist technical support across bottling and ancillary equipment as well as delivering continuous improvement initiatives. In addition to providing support to production, the role includes carrying out effective preventative maintenance in line with world class standards, ensuring that:

• Key maintenance metrics within manufacturing operations at Westthorn are achieved.
• Manufacturing assets, equipment and engineering systems perform to the highest standards.
• Asset availability is maximised to enable optimal performance.

Responsibilities

• Execute agreed planned/corrective maintenance tasks on your shift and actively improve the way maintenance is carried out, including logging work in the CMMS with faults, parts used and time spent.
• Maintain the asset inspection and maintenance programme, ensuring compliance with all safety statutory legislative requirements and best practices.
• Follow relevant quality SOPs to ensure first time quality of products and guarantee service when equipment returns to production, with all work carried out to correct engineering standards.
• Assist the maintenance coordinator and maintenance leads in prioritising work orders.
• Recommend and advise on preventive maintenance improvements and spare parts requirements to achieve maximum availability of plant and equipment; support plant optimisation initiatives.
• Liaise with and support external suppliers/contractors when required.
• Suggest improvements to ensure smooth and efficient running of assets and actively participate in Lean Manufacturing & continuous improvement processes relevant to maintenance excellence.
• Maintain work area to 5S standards, ensuring it remains safe and effective; keep maintenance workshops and peripheral engineering/satellite areas correctly maintained.
• Be responsible and accountable through personal commitment and behaviour.
• Understand and contribute to relevant team KPIs such as losses, OEE, PMs, etc.
• Identify and participate in training to assist personal development and improve productivity.
• Work flexibly, including overtime if required, and maintain high motivation to achieve high performance standards.
• Actively participate in site performance improvement projects by collecting and analysing root cause data to support continuous improvement activities.
• Respond promptly to troubleshooting and emergency breakdowns; carry out emergency repairs, anticipate/prevent, quickly diagnose and rectify problems to plant and equipment to maintain production targets and quality standards.
• Make key adjustments to production equipment to ensure smooth and efficient running of the lines.
• Support line changeovers as part of an operational team (including Production Operators) and implement improvements that increase process effectiveness.
• Effectively respond to Health & Safety issues, reporting conformance to line manager and maintaining behaviour in compliance with site EHS requirements.
• Report any unsafe or environmentally unsound acts and conditions to the immediate supervisor for remedial action.

Skills & Experience Mechanical

• Sound mechanical fitting techniques and skills.
• Excellent understanding of pneumatic circuits, applications, technical drawings and fault finding.
• Experience diagnosing faults with mechanical drive systems, including V belts/pulley drives, chain drives, conveyor belts, gear boxes/gear sets, bearing damage and shaft wear.
• Knowledge of pumps/pump sets, packing and mechanical seals.
• Understanding of control valve philosophy and valve repair.
• Competent use of machine tools – turning, milling and welding.
• Depth of knowledge maintaining rotating and cyclical packing machines.

Competencies

• Extremely safety conscious and computer literate.
• Has a “Can Do/Will Do” attitude and is a proactive problem solver.
• Able to work on own initiative and prioritise workload effectively.
• Leads by example and lives the company’s values.
• Excellent team player, able to develop strong relationships with colleagues and peers.
• Highly structured and systematic approach to preventative maintenance & fault diagnosis.
• Understands applicable business KPIs.
• Maintains responsibility and accountability through personal commitment and behaviour.
• Flexibility (including overtime if required) and high self motivation to achieve high performance and behaviour standards.
• Lives the 3 F’s – Fearless, Founder’s Mentality, Family.

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive pay package.
• Competitive holiday/paid time off, with additional days offered (e.g., volunteer day).
• Retirement/pension plan.
• Medical, critical illness and life insurance.
• Employee assistance programmes.
• Best in class, family friendly, and inclusive leave policies.
• Flexible work arrangements (depending on role/office/site location).
• Access to e learning platforms and career development programs.
• Travel discounts (e.g., hotel and car rental).

At Bacardi we promote a working environment where all employees are treated and rewarded fairly. We do not tolerate any form of discrimination that adversely affects individuals or groups on the basis of national origin, race, colour, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, age, and any other legally protected aspect of a person’s identity.

We are committed to providing employees with a comprehensive Total Rewards package of compensation, benefits, incentives, allowances, well being and more to meet their and their families’ needs. The total rewards program is based on pay for performance, whereby incentive programs are linked to company and individual performance.