Maintenance Engineer

Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer

The Role

Reporting to the Engineering Manager, the role is responsible for both proactive and re-active maintenance, troubleshooting and repair of production equipment...Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer

The Role

Contribute to the continuous improvement of the production operations.

Key Duties of the Maintenance Engineer:

• You will be self-directing and manage own time and resources, to deliver departmental and factory requirements in accordance with business priorities.
• Responsible for the maintenance / fault finding and repair of a range of production equipment, specifically plastic injection moulding machines, ancillaries, plant, and general factory infrastructure. Includes mechanical, electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic systems.
• Complete general maintenance checks in-line with the maintenance register.
• Complete documented safety checks on moulding machines in-line with the equipment safety check sheet.
• Complete documented preventative maintenance checks on moulding machines and ancillary equipment in-line with the preventative maintenance check sheet.
• Conduct working at heights monthly safety checks.
• Conduct weekly fire safety alarm checks.
• Routine water checks on company cooling system e.g. legionella and salt levels and update the company portal with all relevant details.
• Management of the companys PAT requirements and arrange for 3rd party completion.
• Assist the engineering team with the Installation of new equipment.
• Aid our tooling maintenance team when needed.

Skills, Knowledge & Experience:

• Time-served multi-skilled Maintenance Technician/Engineer with electrical & mechanical maintenance knowledge.
• Will hold a engineering qualification, ideally along with a formal practical electrical qualification e.g. 17th Edition.
• Competent in electrical circuits - single phase, 3 phase to 415V, as well as 12/24V DCss.
• A strong manufacturing background is essential, with a proven experience in faultfinding and repair of machinery such as Moulding Machines, CNC machining centres, Conveyors & Robotics.
• Experience of plastics processing machinery is not essential, but would be advantageous.
• Good level of numeracy and literacy.
• Competent in use of office IT systems including MS Office, Word, Excel, Outlook, Access Databases.

Desirable:

• Experience of PLC faultfinding / interrogation.
• Manufacturing robotics knowledge programming, fault finding, implementation of new systems using robotics and fully automated manufacturing systems.
• Mould tool maintenance.

The Person:

• Currently working or has worked as a Multiskilled Maintenance Technician/Engineer.
• Thrives in a busy industrial/production environment.
• Strong diagnostic skills for mechanical and electrical faults on manufacturing plant.
• Professional but pragmatic approach.
• Flexible and versatile.
• Focused on solutions, not problems; takes personal responsibility for delivering results.
• Good communication skills.
• Good team member able to work safely and reliably on own initiative.

If you have the desired skills and experience please apply or call Ian at Holt Engineering on 07734406996