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Alkegen brings together two of the world’s leading specialty materials companies to create one new, innovation-driven leader focused on battery technologies, filtration media, and specialty insulation and sealing materials. Through global reach and breakthrough inventions, we’re delivering products that enable the world to breathe easier, live greener, and go further than ever before.
With over 60 manufacturing facilities with a global workforce of over 9,000 of the industry’s most experienced talent, including insulation and filtration experts, Alkegen is uniquely positioned to help customers impact the environment in meaningful ways.
Alkegen offers a range of dynamic career opportunities with globe-spanning reach. From production operators to engineers, technicians to specialists, sales to leadership, we’re always looking for top talent ready to bring their best. Come grow with us!
Job Requirements:
Alkegen Holywell is a full- sized manufacturing process plant operating 365 days on a full 24 / 7 production basis, consisting of Multiple fibre product manufacturing units. This exciting role for an Engineering Technician will need to be capable of working with the minimum amount of supervision, self-managing their work load as well as often being the sole technical resource on site. Capable of working from a plan covering planned, preventative, predictive and Reliability Centred Maintenance across all maintenance disciplines (EC & I & Mechanical). Has good level of communication skill, both verbal & written. This role is 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday, on a double days (6am to 2pm/2pm to 10pm) shift pattern.
Responsibilities:
Adopt and apply appropriate measures to help control, monitor and improve Safety, Health and the Environment (SHE).
Electrically biased but using Electrical, Mechanical, Pneumatic, Hydraulic and PLC skills complete PPM’s, Repairs, installations and improvements in a timely manner. Ensuring work is completed to the highest standards.
Work in an effective manner In line with WCM and help develop performance monitoring and action tracking measures suitable for the facility
Analysis of production issues using collected data and knowledge of the process to provide engineering solutions
Applying theoretical thinking to practical applications
Attending production stoppages and work to return the facility to operation as soon as is possible
Understand and deploy continuous improvement and problem solving techniques to optimise machine availability and productivity. ( Quick Kaizen / BAT )
Understand, deploy and seek to recommend improvements to production control procedures to support team performance objectives.
Ensure that team operations, including those undertaken on the Company's behalf by third party service providers, are conducted in manner that fully complies with Unifrax health and safety, quality, environmental and corporate policies.
Be actively involved in own personal development plans to maximise performance in the role and the contribution to succession requirements of the business.
Where required, contribute to team level annual operational and financial budgets that secure the resources necessary to achieve agreed work programmes.
Conduct delay analysis and where necessary undertaken engineering development to prevent reoccurrence. ( Quick Kiazen / BAT )
Development and maintenance of engineering standards to ensure product quality standards are maintained.
Servicing equipment completing work required in a PPM system
Coaching new apprentices
Assessing and completing risks assessments
Checking fire systems onsite and filling out weekly logs
Troubleshooting and running tests procedures
To work effectively as part of a team
To complete all reasonable requests from departmental managers
Optimise machine availability and productivity.
Standardising and improving current and future production processes
Optimising existing production equipment
Technical Support
Qualifications/ Experience:
Electrically Biased engineer with Mechanical skills
Experience in a manufacturing environment
Have completed a recognised apprenticeship
Skills are required to be supported by certificates from IEE, NVQ, City and Guilds and others
Preferably qualified to HNC
Holywell is a full- sized manufacturing process plant operating 365 days on a full 24 / 7 production basis with varied manufacturing equipment supported by all the necessary plant services such as compressed air, process water, gas, electrical power systems etc.
Proven track record of continuous improvement in a manufacturing environment.
Capable of using and implementing WCM principles (BAT, Quick Kaizen, Ishikowa, SQCDP)
CMMS (Computerised Maintenance Management System)
Capable to operate MEWP./ Man Lift.
At Alkegen, we strive every day to help people – ALL PEOPLE – breathe easier, live greener and go further than ever before. We believe that diversity and inclusion is central to this mission and to our impact. Our diverse and inclusive culture drives our growth & innovation and we nurture it by actively embracing our differences and using our varied perspectives to solve the complex challenges facing our changing and diverse world.
Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, nation of origin, religion, colour, gender identity and expression, age, disability, education, opinions, culture, languages spoken, veteran’s status, or any other protected class.
