Job Title: Blowing Engineer
Location: Tenbury Wells
Salary: £35,000 PA
Start Date: ASAP
Contract Type: Permanent
Role Overview:
Key Responsibilities and Duties
* Fault investigation
* Servicing of blowing machines
* Setup and run downstream equipment e.g. airveyors, laners, robots
* Support the Production Manager
* Flexibility to support Team Members
* Take ownership of GMP, Health and Safety issues in the manufacturing area
* Completion of Asset Care Tasks
* Completion of Condition Monitoring Tasks
* Drive/support improvement projects within the blow moulding area
* Support for annual overhaul activity
* Train & develop colleagues in processing, fault finding and repair within the blow moulding area
* Mentor Apprentices
Essential Skills
* Experience of Krones and Sidel blow moulding machines
* Ability to implement process changes to affect material distribution, weights and other physical properties/dimensions
* Willingness to learn
* “Can-do” attitude
* Able to motivate and train others
* Time management to work to deadlines
* Able to work under pressure
* Knowledge of mould/tooling change procedures and steps/methods for line changes
* Proficient in the use of engineering tools
* Ability to train others
* Able to adjust/set up / keep machinery operating to peak efficiencies
* Can overhaul machine parts including low/high pressure valves
* Experience of mechanical engineering in a blow moulding environment ideally a time served Mechanical Engineering Apprenticeship (C&G, SVQ or equivalent)
* Electrical knowledge
* Diagnose and repair electrical faults
* PLC – programming, fault finding, control panel wiring
* Ensure compliance with electrical safety standards
* Ability to fault find to component level
* Can work in a team or independently
* Computer literate