Maintenance Technician

Vacancy Number:req3016

Location: Ditton

Location Address:
Foundry Lane, Ditton
Widnes, Cheshire, WA8 8UB
United Kingdom

Closing Date: 5/8/2023

Be part of our journey
As a global leader in speciality chemicals, we continue to succeed and strengthen our delivery of innovative, sustainable and high-performance solutions. We are passionate and excited about how we can develop and utilise new technologies to shape and inspire changes within an ever-growing market place.

Croda creates, makes, and sells innovative, sustainable, high performance speciality chemicals that are relied on by industries and consumers everywhere. With a Purpose of Smart science to improve lives™, Croda has committed to be the most sustainable supplier of innovative ingredients, becoming Climate, Land and People Positive by 2030.

As a global leader in speciality chemicals, we continue to succeed and strengthen our delivery of innovative, sustainable, and high-performance solutions. We are passionate and excited about how we can develop and utilise new technologies to shape and inspire changes within an ever-growing marketplace. Our Maintenance team play a key role optimising manufacturing equipment availability and keeping production downtime to a minimum.

The products made at Ditton are at the forefront of sustainable ingredients that go into personal care, home care and crop care products. These products are critical, as Croda looks to lead the way in supporting our customers with “effect” chemicals and sustainable ingredients that will support the decarbonisation of global supply chains.

At Ditton, we have plants that operate across multi-batch, multi product manufacturing and downstream processing technologies.

We currently have an excellent opportunity for a Mechanical Maintenance Technician. In this role, your main responsibilities will be to:

Comply with all legislative and Croda SHEQ requirements.
Solve problems to optimise manufacturing equipment availability.
Provide technical skills to effect repairs and maintain site assets.
Identify materials and equipment required to rectify faults and breakdowns.
Communicate, collaborate and work effectively with Croda staff, Contractors, and Visitors.
Promote and maintain high standards of housekeeping in the workshop and workplace.

Ditton is looking at a Transformation Plan that will spend >£100M to 2030 as we:
Upgrade our Site Infrastructure
Replace and increase capacity with a new Biopolymers Plant,
Significant investment in R&D (new Technical Centre)
Expand and upgrade our capability in Biotech production
Decarbonise our operations with a target of net zero by 2030

We would encourage you to find out more by going to www.croda.com to explore how our Purpose, Difference and Values drive our desire to be best in class.

Our ideal person
As a business, it’s really important to us that we find the best person for the job and that you have the best opportunity to succeed in the role. To help, we have outlined our expectations for the role and what core skills and experiences we require as well as what would make you an ideal fit. In turn, we hope this helps you evaluate if this is the right job for you.

Essentials:

• 
  5 years site-based experience in chemical, manufacturing, pharmaceutical or biotech industries
• Engineering based apprenticeship / NVQ level 3 / and HNC or equivalent
• Demonstrable SHEQ experience and commitment
• Work consistently to high standards and have a high level of attention to detail
• Excellent problem solving and decision-making abilities to resolve issues
• Excellent planning and organisation skills
• Ability to work on own initiative or in a Team
• Excellent communication skills
• Capability and desire to build strong, effective, working relationships at all levels

Desirables:

• 
  Experience of SAP or a similar CMMS system
• Experience of planned maintenance
• Experience with steam boiler operations
• Experience of continuous improvement systems

Benefits Package:

The successful candidate will receive a competitive benefits package including:

• Defined benefit pension scheme with death in service benefit
• 25 days paid holiday allowance (plus bank holidays)
• Private health care
• Access to share plans
• Company bonus scheme
• Cycle to Work scheme

Application Information:

To apply for this position please visit www.croda.com/careers.