Engineer
Job description
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Elis is an international multi-service provider, offering textile, hygiene, and facility services solutions. We are a leader in most of the 29 countries in which we operate, employing 52,000 professionals.
We have a fantastic opportunity for a committed and motivated Engineer to join a company that invests in training and development to provide their people with the opportunity to flourish and develop their careers!
Here at Elis, we recognise that our employees are the company’s greatest asset and our investment in our people reflects this. Elis offers a wide range of assignments and career opportunities via a multitude of diverse job roles and career gateways between functions. This vast field of possibilities gives you the opportunity to achieve your career goals.
The role is based in out Birmingham site.
Engineer- Birmingham
- Full-time
- Permanent
- A minimum of 3 years’ experience working in a manufacturing/process environment.
- Engineering Level 3 and 4 NVQ qualification. A ‘Higher National Diploma’ will be a distinct advantage or C&G equivalent. Must be apprentice trained, BTEC.
- Skilled in both Electrical and Mechanical trades with knowledge of engineering disciplines including pneumatics, hydraulics, electrical circuits and able to comprehend the relevant drawings/schematics.
- You will be self-motivated, able to make decisions and react quickly to the needs of the business.
- Ability to develop effective working relationships across all levels of management and staff and work as part of a team.
- Excellent communication skills, written and verbal. (Inc. use of MS Office)
- To record PPM information into a CMMS system accurately.
- A logical approach to fault finding with a high attention to detail.
- Able to travel to offsite training facilities and other factories in the group, as and when required.
Desirable skills/knowledge
- Previous Industrial Laundry experience.
- Steam systems and chemical water treatment – BG01 or BOAS accreditation.
- Water network and heat recovery systems.
- Electronic component fault finding and testing.
- BS 7671IET wiring regulations.
- Inspection and Testing C&G 2391-52.
- Fabrication and welding.
- PTW risk assessor and contractor control.
- Legionella control, ACOP L8.
- Small to medium sized projects, 6 Sigma and Capex.
- IOSH managing safely
- You will undertake remedial engineering works to industrial laundry equipment on site as instructed by the Engineering Manager. Repairing equipment in a safe and timely manner ensuring that Production is regularly updated on progress.
- Provide knowledge and input into the continuous improvement of plant, machinery, and maintenance activities. Working with the Senior Engineer and Engineering Manager to identify areas and via ‘small projects’ find suitable solutions.
- To ensure the Company’s disciplines, rules and standards are maintained.
- As part of the Engineering team, you always look to improve equipment performance, reliability, and running costs for replacement parts and consumables.
- Report any incidents, accidents and near misses in accordance with Health and Safety Policies. Ensuring that safe systems of work and best practice procedures are adhered to at all times.
- To ensure the Company assets are maintained to achieve maximum efficiency.
- Working with Senior Engineers and Engineering Manager to ensure that contractors are working safely on site and adhering to Health and Safety rules and procedures.
- Guarantee all activities are carried out in accordance with the Site Health and Safety instructions and the SSG Health and Safety manual, as well as in accordance with relevant engineering standards.
- You will maintain excellent communication between Production staff and co-workers and ensure all handover of ongoing activities is carried out every day, and sharing all other information and practices as required.
- 29 Days Holiday
- Employee Assistance Programme
We offer a competitive salary and the opportunity to work for a company that offers many development opportunities, has national structure to facilitate ambition and offer a friendly and supportive working environment.
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⭐ Highlight your NVQ Level 3/4 Engineering qualification prominently as this is explicitly required
🔧 Emphasise your manufacturing/process environment experience with specific examples of equipment maintained
⚡ Showcase both electrical and mechanical skills with concrete examples of pneumatics, hydraulics work
📊 Quantify your maintenance achievements: "Reduced downtime by 25% through proactive PPM scheduling"
🎓 If you have any of the desirable qualifications (BG01, BOAS, BS 7671), feature these prominently
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- •Maintained industrial manufacturing equipment across electrical and mechanical systems, achieving 95% uptime through proactive PPM scheduling in CMMS
- •Implemented fault-finding protocols for pneumatic and hydraulic systems, reducing average repair time from 4 hours to 2.5 hours
- •Collaborated with production teams on continuous improvement projects, delivering £12,000 annual savings through equipment optimisation
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Dear Hiring Manager,
Elis UK's commitment to employee development and your Birmingham engineering role perfectly aligns with my career aspirations. With my NVQ Level 4 Engineering qualification and extensive experience in manufacturing environments, I am well-positioned to contribute to your industrial laundry operations and continuous improvement initiatives.
My background in electrical and mechanical maintenance, combined with expertise in pneumatics, hydraulics, and CMMS systems, has prepared me to tackle the diverse engineering challenges at Elis. I have consistently delivered proactive PPM maintenance whilst developing effective working relationships across all organisational levels.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›Describe your experience with CMMS systems and how you ensure accurate PPM recording
- ›Walk me through your approach to fault finding on electrical circuits
- ›What experience do you have with pneumatic and hydraulic systems?
- ›How would you handle emergency repairs to industrial laundry equipment?
- ›Explain your understanding of BS 7671 IET wiring regulations
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time you had to make a quick decision to meet business needs
- ›Describe a situation where you worked with different levels of management
- ›Give an example of when you contributed to continuous improvement
- ›How do you prioritise multiple engineering tasks?
- ›Tell me about a time you had to travel for training or work
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Model answers using the Situation-Task-Action-Result framework. Adapt to your own experience.
Tell me about a time you had to make a quick decision to meet business needs
Describe a situation where you worked with different levels of management