Overview: Retained by our client, a leading injection moulding manufacturer of automotive components, we are recruiting for a Senior Maintenance Engineer to join their team.
Benefits:
1. Company pension scheme
2. On-site canteen
3. Free on-site parking
4. Opportunity to join an established & growing team
Remit:
1. As a Senior Maintenance Engineer, you will lead the maintenance team to ensure that all machinery is checked, maintained, and serviced to ensure continuous and safe running to reduce incidents and breakdowns.
2. The successful Senior Maintenance Engineer will have experience working in a similar role, with working knowledge of injection moulding machines & automation.
Role:
1. Be proactive in setting PPM schedules and organising the maintenance team on machine down-time projects for planned maintenance activities.
2. Organise maintenance/servicing & commissioning jobs for the maintenance department staff.
3. To undertake planned maintenance on designated equipment to maintain and improve production efficiency.
4. Identify the root cause of breakdowns and faults on machinery.
5. Perform safety checks and routine maintenance.
6. Repair and replace defective parts as required.
7. Implement continuous improvement activities.
8. Ensure that all staff are observing safety procedures and housekeeping processes.
9. Ensure the planning and resourcing of staff, materials, and technical support of day-to-day activities to meet the manufacturing demand.
10. Ensure KPIs are being met.
11. Regular reporting of status on all engineering activities such as machine breakdowns, non-breakdowns, preventative maintenance, projects, etc.
12. Analyse regular failures and provide long-term solutions.
13. Provide support and expertise to projects requiring engineering input.
14. Carry out day-to-day hands-on activities to reduce plant downtime.
Experience & Requirements:
1. Apprentice trained with a relevant qualification in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering.
2. Have previous working knowledge of injection moulding machines and automation.
3. A good working knowledge of PLCs, robotics, hydraulics, pneumatics, and electronic/electrical automation controls.
4. People management experience is essential.
5. Experience with lean manufacturing techniques such as OEE, 5S, Kaizen.
6. Have a good awareness of health and safety in the workplace.
7. Effective communication skills.
8. Be highly self-motivated, demonstrate passion, and be a team player with a flexible and ‘can-do’ attitude and the ability to work under pressure within tight deadlines.
Key Words: “Maintenance Supervisor”, “Maintenance Manager”, “Senior Maintenance Engineer”, “Head of Maintenance”, “Engineering Manager”, “Maintenance Supervisor”, “Maintenance Engineer”, “Electro-Mechanical Maintenance Engineer”, “Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer”, “Plastics”, “Injection Moulding”, “Automotive”
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