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Maintenance Technician

Sibelco Group

The Role

Overview

Perform planned & corrective maintenance on plant equipment, ensuring uptime.

Key Responsibilities

  • tool maintenance
  • plant monitoring
  • plant installation
  • 24/7 support
  • safety compliance

Tasks

-Ensure that all tools and equipment are properly maintained and kept in a clean and tidy condition. -Use skills and experience to monitor plant performance and condition in order to identify potential breakdowns before they occur, ensuring that any required actions are correctly reported. -Be actively involved in new plant installations/modifications from the design stage through to final commissioning. -Provide a 24-hour, 7 day/week support service to the site via a rota call out system. -To apply the Sibelco Health, Safety & Environmental Policy ensuring all systems/standards are applied at all times.

Requirements

  • welding
  • fabrication
  • mineral processing
  • lean
  • electrical
  • onc/hnc

What You Bring

-Competent in welding and fabrication -Knowledge of mineral processing equipment including, screening, pumping, drying or similar industrial equipment would be a significant advantage. -Knowledge of LEAN manufacturing techniques including SMED, RCPS, 5’s, etc -Current clean driving license -Willingness to adjust hours to suit business needs. -Recognised apprenticeship or equivalent -Enjoy working in a team whilst being comfortable working autonomously. -Basic electrical understanding and a willingness to further develop in electrical competence would also be preferential. -ONC/HNC Mechanical Engineering

The Company

About Sibelco Group

-It mines and refines high-spec industrial minerals—such as silica, feldspathics, kaolin, clays, and olivine. -A leader in glass recycling, it expanded into North America by acquiring Strategic Materials in 2024. -Its minerals support industries from building and infrastructure to high-tech applications like semiconductors and smartphone screens. -Typical projects involve supplying mineral feedstock for glass, ceramics, coatings, polymers, water filters, and renewable-energy components. -Unusual fact: it processes some of the world’s most precise minerals used in smartphone displays and solar technology.

Sector Specialisms

Glass

Ceramics

Construction

Coatings

Polymers

Water Purification

Foundry

Steel

Refractory

Welding

Mining

Pulp & Paper

Renewable Energy

Solar Technology

Drinking Water Sanitation

Industrial Minerals

Glass Recycling