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Maintenance Engineer
Elmdon Plant
Main purpose of the job:
Maintenance of all electrical, hydraulic and pneumatic systems on all machinery, robotics, lasers, ancillary, material handling equipment to maintain efficiency and utilisation of 95%.
Main objectives and results:
- Assist in implementing and maintaining proactive maintenance systems for PPM and TPM.
- Root cause analysis to identify issues and provide 1st time fixes to reduce downtime.
- Fault finding and repair on electrical issues and mechanical faults on hydraulics and pneumatics.
- Effective and timely response to all breakdowns.
- Adhere to all company HSE policies and procedures at all times.
- Comply with LOTO procedures at all times
- Recommend improvements to equipment and processes to enhance quality and productivity.
- Perform safety checks on all machines.
- Perform routine preventative maintenance checks on all production equipment and machinery.
- Replace and repair parts on machines such as bearings, filters, wiring, valves, gauges and switches.
- Adjust functional parts of devices and control instruments.
- Replace electrical parts and equipment as required
- Observe and listen to mechanical devices in operation to locate causes of trouble.
- Dismantle machinery to gain access to and remove defective parts.
- Inspect used parts to determine changes in dimensional requirements.
- Repair or replace defective parts
- Lubricate and clean parts as required.
- Start machinery to test their performance.
- Implement Continuous improvement activities to assist cost down at all times.
- Any other projects or tasks assigned to you by management as required
- Shift working and flexibility essential
Preferred skills and experience:
- NVQ level 3 in Mechanical / Electrical Engineering required.
- Must have previous experience working in a high volume, high class, Automotive environment
- Experience of working with injection molding machines
- Experience in practical mechanical / electrical engineering
- Demonstrate effective time management.
- Experienced in Robotics. specifically, ABB 6 Axis robot / Fanuc and PLC Programming.
- Knowledge of Quality systems such as IATF16949 / ISO 9000 a distinct advantage.
- Ability to communicate effectively at all levels
- Team player- flexible on colleague cover and working outside normal hours.
- Prepared to accommodate emergency call out (within reasonable parameters)
- Understanding of IATF16949/ISO9001 Quality standards
