Assistant Maintenance Engineer

Application Deadline March 28, 2025

Department Engineering

Employment Type Full Time

Location Ely

Workplace type Onsite

Reporting To Maintenance Engineer

To deliver effective reactive maintenance and planned preventative maintenance in accordance with the site and equipment requirements this will be in both mechanical and low voltage electrical disciplines. Working under supervision from the Maintenance Engineer and assisting in complex tasks as required. Being available for out of hours support and responding to immediate needs as the company requires to ensure business continuity.

Key Responsibilities

To ensure timely and safe repairs to malfunctions of machines and devices.
To complete preventative maintenance and troubleshoot problems with equipment and machinery.
To ensure efficient maintenance of all machinery following correct time schedules as set out by the scheduled works.
To have a hands-on approach to engineering, completing frequent walk-rounds, identifying issues and scheduling remediation works.
To act proactively on information from site staff both within and out of hours to maintain business continuity.
To work according to the established business processes and addressing employees on correct compliance or execution of these processes.
To have and ensure awareness of the function of all machinery for operators, to identify gaps where training may be required.
To take ownership of the agreed maintenance schedule, prioritising the workload, planning, and communicating this with your colleagues.
To assist in the monitoring and documenting of any stocks, parts or consumables required/used and cleanliness of workshop and store areas.
To support other employees performing maintenance related tasks.
To identify and discuss areas where efficiencies and improvements can be made to working processes, in order to reduce costs and improve business efficiency.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Health and Safety:

Adherence to safety protocols.
Adherence to all hygiene protocols, limiting risks to yield or contamination.
To identify any unsafe situations and report and rectify these promptly.

People:

To support and develop key members of the GHG site teams where necessary.
To be approachable and the first point of contact onsite for maintenance issues.

Communication:

To communicate the maintenance plan and the condition of the equipment with the Maintenance Engineer and the management team.
To ensure that communication between the GHG site team and all relevant personnel is clear and timely.
To liaise with the GHG site teams on all matters related to site maintenance.
To participate in daily catch ups with the Maintenance Engineer to ensure that workflows are being maintained and to establish priorities.

Experience and Skills:

Knowledge of hand and power tools and other maintenance and safety equipment.
Obtained or working towards recognised technical skills/qualifications to carry out the role in either mechanical or electrical (and preferably both) disciplines.
Strong time management skills and the ability to prioritise tasks effectively.
Pro-active approach to tasks and availability.
Fabrication skills desirable.
Attention to detail.
Approachable with good communication aptitude.
Committed to continuous improvement.

Benefits

Private medical insurance, previous medical history disregarded.
BUPA medical cash Plan.
Employee Assistance Programme
Pension with Royal London, matched up to 5%.
Group Life, 4 x annual salary.
Octopus Electric car scheme.
Online and high street retail discounts.

About The Green House Growers

Hello, we’re the Green House Growers! We’ve been growing fresh food since 1977, beginning as a small family business with just over 1ha of tomatoes. Now we have 48ha across our nurseries in Sussex, Norfolk, and Cambridgeshire. Over the years we’ve become known for the best quality and for pioneering sustainability.

Our team has over 300 years of combined experience in growing the best tasting, freshest food. We’ve always been at the forefront of reducing environmental impact, whether that is using bumblebees for production or taking care of every drop of water we use. Most recently at our nurseries in Norwich and Ely, we’ve become one of the first growers to use waste heat from water treatment plants and reservoirs, reducing our carbon footprint by up to 60%.

We now account for nearly 20% of tomatoes and 25% cucumbers grown in the UK!