Senior Maintenance Engineer

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:

• Company pension scheme
• On site canteen
• Free on-site parking
• Opportunity to join an established & growing team

 

Remit:

• 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
• The successful Senior Maintenance Engineer will have experience working in a similar role, with working knowledge of injection moulding machines & automation

 

Role:

• Be proactive in setting PPM schedules and organising the maintenance team on machine down-time projects for planned maintenance activities
• Organise maintenance / servicing & commissioning jobs for the maintenance department staff
• To undertake planned maintenance on designated equipment to maintain and improve production efficiency
• Identify the root cause of breakdowns and faults on machinery
• Perform safety checks and routine maintenance
• Repair and replace defective parts as required
• Implement continuous improvement activities
• Ensuring that all staff are observing safety procedures and housekeeping processes
• Ensure the planning and resourcing of staff, materials, technical support of day-to-day activities to meet the manufacturing demand
• Ensure KPIs are being met
• Regular reporting of status on all engineering activities such as machine breakdowns, non-breakdowns, preventative maintenance, projects, etc
• Analyse regular failures and provide long term solutions
• Provide support and expertise to projects requiring engineering input
• Carry out day to day hands on activities to reduce plant downtime

Experience & Requirements:

• Apprentice trained with a relevant qualification in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering
• Have previous working knowledge of injection moulding machines and automation
• A good working knowledge of PLCs, robotics, hydraulics, pneumatics and electronic/electrical automation controls
• People management experience is essential
• Experience with lean manufacturing techniques such as OEE,5s, Kaizen
• Have a good awareness of health and safety in the workplace
• Effective communication skills
• 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.

 

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