Role Overview

An exciting internal vacancy has arisen for a Maintenance Technician to join our growing, friendly team at Niftylift! The role is based at our state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Shenley Wood, Milton Keynes.

The Maintenance Technician will be responsible for the delivery of the company's reliability-based maintenance strategy, using preventive, predictive, proactive, and reactive maintenance. The successful candidate will work directly with the Maintenance Team Leader and Production Engineering Manager to deliver a reliable preventative, predictive, and routine maintenance program, along with ensuring all company buildings, assets, and equipment are readily available for use when required.

About the Company

Niftylift Limited is a private UK company founded in 1985 and is now one of the world's leading designers and manufacturers of mobile elevated work platforms. Over 75% of our products are exported through a global sales and dealer network spanning 40+ countries. The business employs over 450 people across three UK centres of excellence manufacturing sites.

Key Responsibilities

• Troubleshooting, repair and replacement of the company buildings, assets, and equipment to a world-class standard;
• Deliver the periodic and preventive maintenance schedule, ensuring that emergency troubleshooting and maintenance support are readily available as needed;
• Support the creation of a critically centred preventative and proactive maintenance regime;
• Maintain equipment information and service files;
• Spare parts management, data entry, and procurement;
• Assist other maintenance personnel with equipment repairs and research with a teamwork approach;
• Coordination and ownership of sub-contract staff including monitoring of work quality and health and safety documentation;
• Participate in plant safety, health & environmental programs;
• Compliance with health and safety standards;
• Working at heights, hot works, and confined spaces;
• Support all aspects of facilities maintenance;
• Work as a team to achieve customer quality, delivery, cost, and innovation requirements;
• Remove and categorise all waste into correct waste streams;
• Responsible for the department 5s standards;
• Active involvement in out-of-hours requirements.

Previous Experience

Required

• Engineering / Maintenance background;
• Understanding of mechanical assets;
• Basic fault-finding and diagnostic skills;
• Strong health & safety awareness;
• Ability to read and understand technical drawings and documents;
• Must be able to communicate with staff and sub-contractors at a technical level;
• Proven planning and organisational skills;
• Driving License.

Desirable

• Engineering experience;
• Basic electrical and pneumatic experience.

Personal Characteristics:

• Must be able to work individually and as part of a team;
• Must be a good communicator (written and verbal);
• Comfortable working at heights and in confined spaces;
• A keen desire to learn innovative technologies;
• Proactive attitude toward the Company's continuous improvement;
• Ability to deal positively and proactively with challenging priorities.
• Able to make a decision based on overall business requirements and best practice;
• Able to work to tight timescales and under pressure, whilst maintaining a calm, prioritised, and structured approach to all tasks/issues;
• Can-do attitude with a drive to succeed.

Working Hours & Salary

• Working Hours: 08:00 - 16:30, Monday - Friday (40 basic hours per week).
• Mandatory structured overtime depending on business requirements.

• Guaranteed hourly starting rate: £13.67 per hour (rising to a maximum of £15.54 per hour once signed off at specific skill levels).
• Additional Weekly Bonus: approximately £75 - £100 per week (for ref. only), guaranteed at a minimum of £50 per week, payable when all qualifying criteria are met.
• Overtime: paid at a premium rate (x1.5 or x2.0 depending on hours worked).
• Annual Bonus: £500 per annum (for ref. only, based on recent average).

If you meet the criteria above and would like to be considered for this role, please apply today!

Benefits

• 25 days holiday (rising with service to 30 days) plus bank holidays;
• Annual bonus (£500 per annum, based on recent average - for indication only);
• 5% contributory pension scheme;
• Life insurance scheme;
• Health cover scheme;
• Staff discounts;
• Cycle to Work scheme;
• Employee referral scheme;
• Discounted gym memberships;
• Free on-site parking;
• Subsidised refreshments (lunch and drink options);
• Free quarterly company lunches;
• Free family events;
• On-site changing rooms and showers.