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Our client has an opportunity for a Maintenance and Automation Engineer to join them on a contract until November 2025. You will be providing tooling support for the continual maintenance, repair, rectification and inspection of production jigs and fixtures.
Role: Maintenance and Automation Engineer
Location: Filton - 60% onsite as a minimum
Hours: 35 per week
Clearance: BPSS required to start
Hourly Rate: 40.84 per hour via Umbrella, inside IR35
What you'll be doing:
Tool Engineering
- Participate in workshops for assessing, improving & setting up of assembly tooling. Evaluate & repair damaged tooling. Set up new tooling before use. Timely intervention in cases of tooling failure or production issues on the shop floor or assembly line. Devise & implement the manufacturing and assembly tooling's periodical maintenance and inspection. Attend, Liaise & act upon Practical Problem Solving issues with any bespoke tooling.
Automation
- Support validating and optimising NC Programs. - Develop, test and integrate the NC Program in the distribution system (DNC) or on the machine under the supervision of the Production Line or Shop floor. - Participate in the demonstration testing and analysis with Work Preparation, Quality and Production. Inputs: New Process need (or improvement), Programming Software. Manufacturing feedback (historic of maturity, old similar programs). Outputs: NC Programs and Technical Instructions (Instruction Sheet, SOI, Simulation Test) for Numerical Control manufacturing processes.
Industrial Maintenance
- Provide diagnostic feedback to the supervisor/ maintenance engineers
- Support creation of Technical Specifications for maintenance topics
- Support Obsolescence analysis of equipment
- Participate proactively in Total Preventative Maintenance meetings
Requirements:
- NC programming knowledge
- HNC or >10 years Experience in Jig and Tool Design/Engineering/Production Maintenance
- Awareness of tooling maintenance requirements
- To be at an engineering level and they will need to understand the technical aspect to this equipment.
- Catia V5
- IT literate
- Ability to prepare tooling specifications & maintenance plans
- Fanuc / Siemens NC knowledge
- Can work well in a team and as an individual
- Self motivated and ability to work independently
- Ability to prioritise workload
- Good written and oral communication skills from shop floor to management
- Practical skills and ability to repair and maintain production bespoke tooling
If you are interested in applying for this position and you meet the requirements, please apply immediately.
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