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It’s our mission to provide the most advanced and highest quality manufacturing and production facilities in the UK. With an ambitious growth plan, enabled by our industry-leading international experience and the most innovative, sustainable technologies, we bring a team of industry professionals who will grow with the business and a commitment to developing sites with a rich heritage of their own.
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Mechanical Technician
Shotton Mill, Deeside
What you'll do:
- Providing specialist engineering support to the manufacturing production lines, which include – Brown Board Machine, Winder, OCC Recycling plant, CHP plant, Biofuel Power plant, Waste Wood processing plant, Effluent treatment plant, Tissue Machines, MRRF recycling facility and support systems.
- Responding to plant breakdowns with the Mechanical team, methodically diagnosing faults to ensure the equipment is running again in a timely manner.
- Using and developing your technical training to be involved in Root Cause Analysis, identify solutions to problems and implement solutions.
- Conducting weekly/ bi-weekly and monthly routine work, such as routine inspections, corrective and preventative maintenance of plant and equipment.
- Installation, overhaul and maintenance of Machine Rolls and other heavy equipment.
- The overhaul and repair of mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic components and assemblies when cost effective to do so, working to a high engineering standard.
What you'll bring:
- You will have completed a 4+ year Apprenticeship scheme and educated to HNC level or above in Electrical/ Electronic/ Instrumentation or equivalent. You will be fluent in English both in speaking and writing.
- Previous experience of working with control systems in a manufacturing environment.
- Being a Self-starter and hard working with the ability to work as a team player and grow with the Business
- Ability to work in a changing environment with a flexible approach.
- Good knowledge and understanding of health and safety
Process Control Senior Technician
Shotton Mill, Deeside
What you'll do:
- Providing specialist engineering support to the manufacturing production lines, which include – Containerboard and Tissue Paper Machines, Gas and Biofuel CHP and Biogas Effluent treatment plant and other control-based site systems.
- For the paper machines, you will be working with DCS, QCS, WIS, WMS, condition monitoring, roll handling and warehouse systems.
- Supporting all site control systems, including Valmet DNA and Siemens PCS7.
- Provide diagnostic support and competent fault-finding capabilities across a range of specialist software and associated systems hardware.
- Completion of regular preventative maintenance routines, scheduled maintenance tasks and the repair of critical and non-critical spare parts.
- Responding to breakdowns and corrective action that involve process control systems.
- Being part of an on-call rota providing support to the site out of hours.
- Using and developing your technical training to be involved in root cause investigations, identify solutions to problems and implement solutions.
- Commissioning support for major projects and small improvement works.
- Writing/maintaining onsite procedures and risk assessments.
- Maintaining and updating electrical and instrumentation documentation.
What you'll bring:
- You will have completed a 4+ year Apprenticeship scheme and educated to HNC level or above in Electrical/ Electronic/ Instrumentation or equivalent. You will be fluent in English both in speaking and writing.
- Previous experience of working with control systems in a manufacturing environment.
- Being a Self-starter and hard working with the ability to work as a team player and grow with the Business
- Ability to work in a changing environment with a flexible approach.
- Good knowledge and understanding of health and safety
Electrical and Instrumentation Technician
Shotton Mill, Deeside
You will be involved in:
- Providing specialist engineering support to the manufacturing production lines, which include - Biofuel Power plant, Waste Wood processing plant, Effluent treatment plant, Tissue Machines, MRRF recycling facility and support systems.
- Responding to plant breakdowns with the Automation team, methodically diagnosing faults to ensure the equipment is running again in a timely manner.
- Using and developing your technical training to be involved in root cause investigations, identify solutions to problems and implement solutions.
- Commissioning support for small improvement projects and major projects, such as Biomass treatment, CHP and Low-pressure condensing turbine plant.
- Conducting weekly/ bi-weekly and monthly routine work, such as instrument calibrations, visual routes, electrical safety checks, fire system function checks, periodic electrical safety inspections
- Writing/maintaining onsite electrical procedures and risk assessments
- Maintaining and updating electrical and instrumentation documentation
What you'll bring:
- You will have completed a 4+ year Apprenticeship scheme and educated to HNC level or above in Electrical/ Electronic/ instrumentation or equivalent. You will be fluent in English both in speaking and writing.
- Be able to interpret P&ID, electrical schematic and control loop diagrams
- Experience of AC or DC inverter drives, fault finding, commissioning and programming
- Maintenance and calibration of instrumentation equipment
- Knowledge of PLC’s and DCS programming/modifications/improvements.
- Being a Self-starter and hard working with the ability to work as a team player and grow with the Business
- Ability to work in a changing environment with a flexible approach.
- Good knowledge and understanding of health and safety
Development
Eren is looking for skilled and engaged individuals who want to develop and grow their skills. Teamwork is fundamental in all we do. We want to build diverse teams who want to continue to develop and grow their skills to support the business, to deliver results through advanced lean practices and state of the art assets. The current development is just phase one of an ambitious growth plan in the UK.
Apprentices/trainee
As an Engineering Apprentice at Shotton Mill, you will gain technical, hands-on skill with our most experienced engineers on site, many of whom started as apprentices themselves. You will gain workplace experience and knowledge whilst gaining your qualifications and attending college. As the repurposing project gets underway, you will work alongside our engineers in doing the work to ensure the project is successful. You will be encouraged and guided with your learning, with ample support on site to aid with your development.
Caring community
Our local recycling and energy generation initiatives not only enhance our efficiency, but also benefit our local communities.
We are passionate in our commitment to rejuvenating communities that each have a rich heritage of their own.
This understanding allows us to align the needs and ambitions of communities around our sites with those of the company — in a virtuous circle that benefits all.
Policies
It is Shotton Mill Limited’s policy to recruit employees to meet the developing needs of the organisation using professional, thorough, and fair procedures. To recruit people who are, in its opinion, best qualified to fill its requirements having regard to company standards and the potential value of candidates to the company. We endeavour to promote internal applicants wherever possible and give existing employees every opportunity for career development and ensure the best person for each vacancy regardless of sex, race, creed, age, disability, marital status and political beliefs.