Details:
- Salary: £44,000 - 46,000 - Annum
- Job Type: Permanent
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Annum
- Location: Warminster Wiltshire
- Date: 20 hours ago
Description:
Maintenance Engineer (Mechanical & Electrical) - IMMEDIATE START
The Electrical & Mechanical Maintenance Engineer plays a key role in the success of the maintenance & smooth running of the machinery in the production department. The post holder is responsible for ensuring maximum reliability & up time with scheduled maintenance managed in a proactive manner.
Key Accountabilities:
* Monitor and supply mechanical and electrical support to machine operators for machine set-up & changeovers to ensure that products conform to quality assurance standards, whilst ensuring changeovers are as efficient as possible.
* Liaise with line manager to ensure that all production and maintenance requirements are undertaken.
* Carrying out planned preventative maintenance to ensure maximum efficiency of the production process.
* Fault finding diagnosis and repair.
* Complete all work instructions in an efficient manner.
* Specific responsibility for electrical and electronic repairs to primary manufacturing machinery.
* Maintenance and general housekeeping of the equipment, including mechanical machine repair as in when required and upkeep of the building and its facilities to comply with legislation and company procedures.
* Maintain maintenance inventory and requisition parts and supplies as needed.
* Give advice, training and recommendations to the production team regarding improvements to the process to maximise machine productivity and minimise down-time.
* Ensure that all necessary documentation is up to date and complete
* Work closely with the production team to develop a dynamic and positive attitude to deal with the challenges of a busy production department.
* Responsibilities also involve improving and maintaining a safe working environment, ensuring that the team members are fully aware and comply with all Health and Safety standards, company process and procedures.
Continuous Improvement
* Communicating with all other Departments at all levels ensuring information is passed efficiently and correctly.
* Instil a culture of continuous improvement and team working by recommending and supporting improvement initiatives that develop team performance and encourage the continuous improvement culture within the team.
Skills and Qualifications
* City & Guilds trained with an HNC or equivalent in Electrical Engineering.
* Adaptable technician with experience working with motors, drives and controllers.
* Possess fault finding and rectification skills.
* Strong analysis skills and attention to detail.
* Ability to multitask in a dynamic environment.
* Excellent communication skills, both internally and externally.
* The ability to work well in a team of production operatives.
* Must also be self-motivated with the ability to work under pressure.
* Flexible when required to accommodate shift rotations.
Salary & Hours
Starting salary of £44K with increase to £46K after successful probation at 3 months
Shifts are rotating: 05:45 -14:00, 07:45-16:00 and 13:45-22:00 with 30 mins paid lunch
OT is often available for the engineers, this is paid at 1.5x