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Plant Engineer

Meridian Business Support
Posted 6 hours ago, valid for 4 hours
Location

Exeter, Devon EX4 2PL

Contract type

Full Time

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  • The Plant Engineer role is ideal for someone with at least 1 year of relevant technical experience in an engineering environment, preferably with a background as a Manufacturing or Production Engineer.
  • The position involves overseeing production flow, implementing new equipment, and managing multiple projects in a 24/7 engineering setting, with 80% of the work being office-based and 20% on the shop floor or with suppliers.
  • Key responsibilities include creating project plans, sourcing and purchasing equipment, supervising subcontractors, and improving equipment reliability to reduce downtime.
  • Candidates should have a HNC or equivalent in Electrical, Controls, or Mechanical Engineering, and familiarity with automated machines and CAD is advantageous.
  • The salary for this position is competitive, reflecting the experience and skills of the candidate.
Plant EngineerThe Opportunity:This role would suit an experienced Plant Engineer or somebody who has worked as a Manufacturing Engineer or Production Engineer.  You'll be experienced in all aspects of overseeing the production flow and successful implementation of new equipment throughout a 24/7 engineering environment.  You will be experienced within plant, production or manufacturing engineering, running multiple concurrent projects, sourcing and buying new equipment, designing shop floor layouts, working with the maintenance teams to plan interruptions to production, and generally working across multiple departments to implement new systems and equipment.  The role will be 80% office based, with 20% of your time working on the shop floor or seeing suppliers.  If you have a knowlege of Automated machines also, that would be a great additional skill.Job Responsibilities:
  • Creating project plans to support machine rearrangement, equipment installation, improvement, and cost reduction projects.
  • Identifying, specifying, sourcing, and purchasing machines and equipment.
  • Supervising sub-contractors, ensuring project implementation to time and cost whilst complying with all Company and H&S requirements.
  • Identifying and implementing cost reduction and method improvement opportunities.
  • Purchasing parts and equipment for improvement works, collating receipts and raising purchase requisitions.
  • Carrying out plant engineering activities, with minimal supervision, across the site including building infrastructure and manufacturing equipment.
  • Providing technical expertise, including data analysis, planning and execution to improve equipment availability and asset utilisation for the site.
  • Identifying and making improvements to the reliability of equipment to reduce reoccurring faults and downtime.
  • Assisting Maintenance undertaking fault finding across the plant and on the equipment.
  • Implementing and driving reliability excellence (REX) on critical equipment.
  • Creation and maintenance of technical files for new and existing equipment.
Preferred Skills:
  • Qualified to a HNC or equivalent in Electrical, Controls or Mechanical Engineering with a minimum of 1 year’s relevant technical experience within an Engineering environment, however a development opportunity may be available for a candidate with other existing engineering qualifications and experience
  • Ability to identify and solve to root cause, repetitive reliability problems and write maintenance procedures
  • CAD experience, business system experience such as Oracle, MP2, Automation experience would be advantageous
  • Ability to collect and analyse overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) on critical equipment
  • Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Aware of Microsoft Project.
  • Multiskilled or experienced in both electrical and mechanical disciplines would be an advantage
Working Hours: Mon – Thurs 8-4, Fri 8-2

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.