Engineer
Job description
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Elis, a leader in circular services, allows businesses to achieve optimal hygiene and protection for their employees and customers thereby enriching their well being in a sustainable way. Our rental maintenance model supports our customers to focus on their core business while reducing their environmental footprint. Our circular services emulate our commitment to a more sustainable future: connecting us, our clients and our planet.
We are looking for a Maintenance Engineer, who will report directly to the Engineering Manager on site. The successful candidate will provide support in relation to all maintenance tasks and projects being undertaken, including day to day breakdown, PPM, equipment updates, new installations, and building/infrastructure upgrades.
Requirements- A recognised qualification relevant to the role (e.g. mechanical or electrical C&G).
- Skills in both Electrical and Mechanical trades: Apprenticeship with indentures preferred.
- Electrical Installation Maintenance.
- Mechanical Fabrication/Maintenance.
- Electronic fault finding to component level.
- Preferred knowledge of other engineering disciplines including pneumatics, hydraulics, steam systems Electrical Installation 18th Edition.
- Excellent verbal and written English communication skills.
- Ensuring 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.
- Ensuring all PPM activities are completed on time as required, feeding back information to the Senior Engineer to improve the PPM system and activities.
- Working closely with the Engineer on the opposite shift to ensure all handover of ongoing activities is carried out every day, and sharing all other information and practices as required.
- Providing knowledge and input into continuous improvement of plant, machinery, and maintenance activities.
- Working with Engineering colleagues and Engineering Manager to identify long running problems and suitable solutions.
- Undertaking repairs to equipment in a safe and timely manner ensuring that Production is constantly updated on progress.
- Undertaking remedial engineering works to equipment or site as instructed by the Engineering Manager.
- Reporting 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.
- Ensuring the Company’s disciplines, rules and standards are maintained.
- Maintaining excellent communication between Production staff and co-workers.
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⭐ Highlight your C&G qualification and 18th Edition certification at the top as these are specifically mentioned requirements
🔧 Emphasise both electrical and mechanical experience as the role requires dual-trade skills
📊 Quantify your PPM experience: 'Completed 95% of PPM schedules on time, reducing equipment downtime by 20%'
🛠️ Showcase fault finding abilities with specific examples of component-level electronic diagnostics
🤝 Demonstrate shift handover experience as daily coordination with opposite shift engineer is essential
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- •Completed 98% of PPM schedules on time across 45 pieces of industrial equipment, reducing unplanned downtime by 25%
- •Performed electronic fault finding to component level on pneumatic and hydraulic systems, achieving 90% first-time fix rate
- •Coordinated daily shift handovers with 3 engineering colleagues, maintaining 100% communication accuracy for ongoing maintenance projects
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Dear Hiring Manager,
Elis UK's commitment to sustainable circular services aligns perfectly with my dual electrical and mechanical engineering background, particularly my experience with PPM maintenance and 18th Edition electrical installations that your Merton facility requires.
My background in both electrical installation and mechanical fabrication, combined with component-level electronic fault finding skills, positions me well to support your maintenance operations and continuous improvement initiatives.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›Describe your experience with 18th Edition electrical installations
- ›How do you approach electronic fault finding to component level?
- ›What PPM systems have you worked with and how do you ensure completion on time?
- ›Explain your experience with pneumatic and hydraulic systems
- ›How do you ensure compliance with engineering standards during maintenance work?
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time you had to work closely with a colleague on an opposite shift
- ›Describe a situation where you identified a long-running problem and proposed a solution
- ›How do you prioritise multiple maintenance tasks while keeping production updated?
- ›Give an example of when you had to report a safety incident or near miss
- ›Describe a time you contributed to continuous improvement of plant or machinery
STAR answer examples
Model answers using the Situation-Task-Action-Result framework. Adapt to your own experience.
Tell me about a time you had to work closely with a colleague on an opposite shift
Describe a situation where you identified a long-running problem and proposed a solution