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 and infrastructure in a demanding production environment delivering high plant up time.

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 company’s 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