Utilities & Facilities Plant Technician

We have an exciting opportunity for a Utilities and Facilities Plant Technician to join our Engineering team at our site in Loughton Essex. Reporting to the Facilities & Utilities Supervisor you will be responsible for the reliable safe and efficient operation of all site utilities and facility systems that support secure high-quality currency manufacturing.

In this role the successful candidate will own and support a variety of utilities including (but not limited to) effluent treatment compressed air chilled water systems pre-press services and ink production services.

This is a hands-on multi-skilled engineering role covering a broad range of service infrastructure across the site.

Key Responsibilities

Utilities Engineering (Hands-On)

Responsible for day-to-daymaintenance and fault-finding across a wide range of site utilities including but not limited to:

• Effluent Treatment Plant (chemical dosing filtration pH control pumps tanks)
• Compressed Air Systems (compressors dryers receivers leak management distribution lines)
• Chilled Water Systems (chillers pumps heat exchangers process cooling loops)
• PrePress Utilities (environmental controls ventilation filtration specialist services)
• Ink Section Services (temperature-controlled services extraction agitation systems utilities feeding ink preparation areas)
• Water treatment systems (softened/process water)

Facilities & Building Services

• Maintain facility infrastructure including ventilation lighting extraction and environmental controls.
• Ensure all utility and facility systems operate within safety environmental and regulatory limits.

Compliance Safety & Documentation

Ensure compliance with:

• PUWER LOLER COSHH
• Environmental permits related to effluent discharge and emissions
• Site H&S standards and secure manufacturing protocols

• Maintain accurate records including PPMs inspections and maintenance logs.

Continuous Improvement and Reliability

• Carry out root-cause investigations and implement corrective actions.
• Improve the reliability energy efficiency and performance of utility systems.

Contract type: Permanent

Working hours:24/5 Shift Pattern - consists of 3 crews of 12-hour shifts of either: 6.00 am to 6.00 pm; and 6.00 pm to 6.00 am Monday to Friday rota. Attendance is 40 hours per week on average including a 30-minute unpaid break plus a 15-minute unpaid break to be taken during the shift.

Base location: Debden

Basic Salary:57300 per annum. Upon successful completion of a 6-month probation period this will rise to 58286 per annum.

Skills Qualifications & Experience

• Time-served apprenticeship or HNC/HND in Mechanical Electrical or Building Services Engineering
• Hands-on experience maintaining industrial utilities (compressed air chilled water pumps effluent HVAC etc.).
• Strong practical fault-finding and diagnostic skills.
• Experience in secure print chemical process or manufacturing environments (Desirable)
• Knowledge of chemical handling waste-water systems filtration or dosing systems (Desirable)
• Familiarity with controlled-environment ventilation or air-quality systems (Desirable)
• Experience using CMMS systems and improving maintenance plans (Desirable)

About De La Rue

De La Rue is a leading supplier of currency solutions and a long-standing trusted partner to central banks and governments worldwide. Our products underpin the integrity of economies and trade enabling businesses and citizens to participate securely in their respective economies.

With a heritage spanning over 200 years we remain a global leader in advancing security and integrity for currency solutions supplying 54% of the worlds central banks and manufacturing in the UK Europe & Asia. We produce fully finished banknotes polymer substrate security and currency services.

Benefits

• 17 days annual leave bank holidays
• Contributory pension scheme (De La Rue pay 1.5x the employees contribution employee contributions up to a maximum of 6% with employer contributions up to a maximum of 9%)
• Life assurance - 4x your annual salary
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Subsidised Gym Memberships
• Various other perks and Employee Assistance packages
• Enhanced family friendly policies (e.g. four weeks paid paternity leave)

We want to work with people like you from all backgrounds and experiences to help us gain a diverse workforce with a broad outlook and sharp expertise. We are looking for people unafraid to go that extra mile bringing with them unique characteristics and abilities.

Show us you have what it takes and well reward you with a great place to work alongside other great people. Global business global people. We think De La Rue is an amazing place to work. But dont just take our word for it.

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