Maintenance Engineer

Overview: Working alongside our client, an established injection moulding manufacturer, we are looking for a skilled Maintenance Engineer to join their team to support continued business growth.

 

Benefits:

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (increasing with continuous service)
• Competitive pension scheme
• Life assurance at 3x salary
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Healthcare scheme
• Long Service Awards
• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Leave
• Extensive learning and development opportunities
• Annual Merit Review
• Mon-Fri days role

 

Remit:

• Fantastic opportunity for a skilled Maintenance Engineer to land a secure position with a forward-thinking company going through an exciting period of business growth
• Candidates MUST HAVE experience within injection moulding or other disciplines of plastic manufacturing
• The successful candidate will manage the day to day issues within the department to resolve maintenance issues within a fast paced injection moulding manufacturing environment

 

Role:

• As Maintenance Engineer you will work closely with production personnel to ensure equipment / plant efficiency is maximized, without compromising safety or quality
• In the role of Maintenance Engineer, you will be responsible for planning and executing preventative maintenance schedules
• Troubleshoot and solve where possible machine and site breakdowns
• Ensure maintenance records are maintained
• Liaise with suppliers when external expertise is required to maintain site or machines
• Responsibility for all stock replenishment of spare parts and consumables whilst working within predetermined budgets
• Liaise with suppliers to ensure stock availability of critical parts
• Control maintenance tools, stores and equipment
• Continuously review the maintenance plan for optimal usage of labour and reduce machine downtime costs
• Together with Production Manager plan preventative maintenance schedules for all machinery and ancillaries
• Undertake planned maintenance programs and review task and frequency to ensure that all machinery and ancillaries receive the optimum maintenance
• Ensure all statutory inspections, testing and certification is undertaken on time and adequate records are maintained

 

Experience Requirements:

• Strong appreciation and experience of organization of shop floor work processes and priorities
• Time served, high level of technical expertise with injection moulding machinery and equipment. Other plastics manufacturing disciplines will be considered
• Qualification in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering
• Possess a technical aptitude to understand and convey product knowledge through business competency
• Ability to take personal leadership to develop and promote fundamental disciplines and principles through cross-functional team building
• Strongly analytical and display critical thinking and problem-solving skills

 

Key Words: “Maintenance Engineer”, “Maintenance Technician”, “Multiskilled Maintenance Engineer”, “Mechanical Engineer”, “Electrical Engineer”, “Injection Moulding”, “Plastics”, “Machine Maintenance”