Job Description
Our Values:
Care – Care for the work, our customers and the products we create.
Collaboration – Work alongside the team and other Hydro sites to create the best results for us and our customers.
Courage – Innovation. Have the courage to try something new to improve process.
How you will be rewarded:
* 27 paid days holiday per annum + 8 bank holidays
* Refer a friend bonus up to £1000
* Workplace Pension Scheme
* Discount and cashback rewards at a variety of high street stores
* Life Insurance Cover
* Employee Assistance Program
* Retirement Policy
* Occupational sick pay after 12 months of employment
* Long Service Awards
* Target Incentives and Performance Bonuses
* Christmas Thank you vouchers
* Career Development and training programmes
* Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Package
ROLE PURPOSE:
To provide day-to-day and ongoing support to production, production engineering, and maintenance. This support should ensure the timely, effective, and efficient introduction of new projects and existing projects. The primary objective is to achieve ongoing improvements in Health & Safety, Productivity, Quality, and Reliability/Repeatability, thereby reducing plant costs. The candidate should have strong technical abilities to succeed in this role.
Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:
1. Leading and being involved in improvement teams to provide technical input and problem-solving support as appropriate.
2. Assisting Dept Managers in analyzing production/quality data to identify priority projects.
3. Identifying & leading improvement projects using LEAN tools to achieve defined objectives.
4. Developing ongoing training in consultation with the Extrusion Manager to become an expert in the field of extrusion and related disciplines long term.
5. Assisting with pricing, capacity, and capability information during the preparation of tenders.
6. Providing input at the design stage of new projects to ensure optimum design for manufacture.
7. Process design and management for new projects.
8. Specification & procurement of internal production equipment, including identifying suitable special-purpose machine builders & managing the build of such machines.
9. Management of the delivery, installation, and commissioning of new internal production equipment.
10. Training of production personnel in the use of new equipment.
11. Specification of preventative maintenance procedures for production equipment.
12. Providing support on technical issues relating to all internal production equipment throughout the life of a project.
13. Identifying areas for improvement and justifying and actioning suitable improvements.
14. Assisting with the design and implementation of plant layouts.
15. Concept design and sourcing of packaging for transportation of components and finished parts.
16. Assisting with the specification and procurement of production handling equipment.
17. Coordinating Process FMEA’s and involvement in Design FMEA’s.
18. Deputizing for Dept Managers as appropriate once having gained sufficient knowledge and experience.
19. Promoting EBS practices and philosophy across the organization.
The candidate will be responsible for monitoring the operations of our systems, including quality and compliance. The candidate should also be able to recommend improvements to the process through tracking metrics and reporting data. The candidate should have strong technical abilities to succeed in this role.
Qualifications:
* Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering.
* Familiarity with process control.
* Excellent written and oral skills.
* Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
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