About us

Northwood is a family-owned group of associated companies that provide the manufacturing, supply and transportation of paper hygiene and wiping products for both the away-from-home and consumer market.

Our mission is to be the market-leading partner of choice in the away from home tissue industry. One of only a small handful of companies in the UK market that is fully vertically integrated; Northwood is involved at each point in the supply chain, from raw material supply, tissue and towel manufacturing, end-user product converting, storage and transportation.

Our remit is huge, with a portfolio of products covering two key systems brands, professional wiping, commodity, consumer paper and private label. We sell into a distribution network spanning the UK, Ireland and Europe, which in turn service markets such as healthcare, hospitality, hotels, engineering, janitorial, catering and education.

We are a highly successful, award-winning and ambitious business that has grown from a humble paper sales business to a market leader employing over 800 colleagues, across 11 sites in the UK and Spain.

We differentiate ourselves by excelling in product quality alongside market-leading service and sales support.

Do you want to work for a progressive company with a good history that produces a quality product that our customers want and need?

We currently have a vacancy for a shift technician with an electrical bias to join our engineering team at our Paper making mill at Disley.

This is a hands-on role where you will provide the mill with your skills and expertise with technical support in order to develop our equipment, technology and site standards to help maximise the mills asset capability.

To provide the mill with technical support in order to develop the equipment, technology and site standards to maintain product consistency, equipment reliability and maximize mill asset capability, in compliance with group policies

To support the facility by:

providing necessary Electrical / Mechanical engineering support to a continuous operation as needed.

Implement maintenance procedures as required,

Trouble shoot and repair equipment problems.

Implementation of condition-based maintenance program.

Main duties will include the following.

electrical activities

Carries out troubleshooting and repairs, on machinery and equipment.

The screening and actioning of work requests where required

Timely completion of Work Orders (WO's) and Maintenance Requests (MR's)

Reliability activities

Ensures the planning, scheduling and execution of agreed PM's

Electrically based facilities activities

Carry out electrically based facility tasks where possible or supervise the appropriate internal or external resource to complete tasks.

Safety, environmental and quality responsibilities

Ensures that all equipment maintenance activities are performed in compliance with environmental and safety rules, as well as with in group procedures.

Ensures that all tasks undertaken have a risk assessment or dynamic risk assessment.

Ensures that PTW and LOTO systems are followed with due care and attention.

• Company pension
• Life assurance
• Free company products
• Free on-site parking
• Retail, holidays, cinema, and gyms discounts
• Wellness programmes, including Employee Assistance Program and OnDemand GP service
• Free early access to pay scheme

Electrical attributes

Recognised Electrical Engineering Apprenticeship

5 years' experience in maintaining complex automated manufacturing equipment

Experience in running small to medium improvement projects

Broad experience of a wide range of instrumentation

Experience of AC & DC variable speed drives

Experience of interrogating PLC logic to assist in fault finding

Experience of SCADA / DCS systems

Experience of pneumatic & hydraulic systems

Experience of basic condition monitoring

Mechanical attributes

Some mechanical aptitude will be required, this should include the ability to carry out basic mechanical tasks such as condition monitoring, replacing drive belts, and replacing small gear boxes.

Qualifications

HNC or equivalent in Electrical Engineering

At Northwood, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse environment where everyone is welcomed and respected. We strive to promote a workplace that celebrates diversity and encourages individuals to express their opinions and beliefs. We are dedicated to providing equal opportunities for all.