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Role - Service and Repair Technician
Pay Rate - 18 - 25 per hour (dependent on level of experience needed)
Shift hours will be Dayshift hours as Monday - Thursday 08:00 - 16:45 and Friday 08:00 - 12:00
Location - Portsmouth
Candidate required for maintenance on manufacturing machines. Experience in environment preferred.
Purpose of the Job to Support, maintain and improve production equipment to maximise manufacturing availability.
Principal Responsibilities
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- To maintain production equipment to ensure maximum uptime target of 95% availability.
- To promptly identify root cause of equipment failure and implement subsequent repair.
- To manage an existing Planned Maintenance system, perform tasks to predetermined schedule, identifying potential operator owned tasks to sustain process uptime & maximise capacity.
- To manage PM system & calibration of production test systems.
- To identify & ensure sufficient spares are available to provide adequate response time regarding component failure
- To specify and implement improvements to the production process or equipment to achieve cost, productivity or quality benefits.
- To ensure process, equipment and ergonomic risk assessments are completed where necessary.
Ensuring timely completion of HSE actions - To write technical documents to define procedures, including cell maintenance instructions including defining of TPM schedules
- To liaise with identified external partners/vendors regarding technical aspects of production equipment and spares.
- To design or detail necessary jigs and fixtures.
- Ensuring timely completion of Kaizen ideas
Education Required (academic and/or technical education)
- Literacy and Numeracy.
- A broad range of qualifications may be acceptable; however, it is envisaged that there should be a sound Engineering background with a demonstrable ability, ideally supported by a recognised Mechanical or Electrical apprenticeship. An ONC/HNC in an Engineering discipline would be advantageous.
- Computer literate - experience with MS Office
- Electrical installation qualification to a Minimum of 17th Edition desirable.
Work Experience Required (area and length of experience)
- A minimum of three years' experience in a medium to high volume production environment will be required.
- Technical Skills & Specific Knowledge Required (specific skills and knowledge required for the position)
- Practical experience with a hands-on and methodical approach to mechanical and electrical fault diagnosis/analysis with the ability to use diagnostic tools/equipment.
- The ability to communicate effectively with internal customers and external suppliers both on technical matters and general levels
- Proven working knowledge of assembly automation including diagnosing pneumatic system logic
- Previous experience of installation/testing, & fault finding of electrical systems and Experience of PLC program and control system interrogation would be an advantageous.
Behavioural Competencies Required
* Essential to be a team player.
* Ability to gain assistance from fellow employees
* Organisational skills required.
* Open minded / flexible / adaptable.
* Good timekeeper / reliable.
* Proactive.
* Proactive in HSE
* English
