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Job purpose
To provide hands on engineering support to the business. Fault finding, installation and repair will also be undertaken.
Main responsibilities/job accountabilities
- Undertake planned maintenance schedules and machine breakdown repairs. Utilising the planned maintenance schedule and spreadsheet job capture system. Predominantly within an Injection moulding environment.
- Undertake repairs to general site, buildings and supporting plant including running new services and installations.
- Where appropriate undertake other tasks suitable to skill, experience, and qualifications (such as electrical fault finding and PLC fault finding).
- Pro-actively support the business by offering advice and suggestions for improvement opportunities where appropriate.
- Work closely with Process Engineering to provide timely solutions to process issues.
- Work closely with the quality department to reduce scrap and rework.
- Always ensure that relevant EH&S guidelines are adhered to, undertaking compliance audits.
- Work closely with the production department to improve up time, reliability, and efficiencies. Undertake installation work for new products, processes, and equipment.
- Develop and create new jigs, fixtures where required. Operating milling machines, Lathes, grinders, and drills. Arc and Gas welding.
- Engage in site projects from concept through to completion, attending meetings and providing supporting data and advice.
- Support in the development of skills to team members and other departments.
Person Specification
- Ability to work effectively as part of a small team or on own initiative.
- Mechanical and Electrical engineering skills and experience required
- Good attention to detail
- Flexible approach to working
- Strong team player
- Competent in the use of Microsoft Office
- Hands on with a can-do attitude
- Ability to work within very tight deadlines
- Quick learner
Hours and Salary
- Monday - Thursday 7:30am - 4pm
- Friday 7am - 1:30pm
- From £38,000
