Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

Working Hours Summary

Your standard working hours per week 44 (190.67 Average Standard Hours per Month). The role from time to time may require the working of longer hours and weekends.

Job Summary

A time served maintenance engineer with experience of working in a medium to heavy engineering environment. The position will involve carrying out preventative and reactive maintenance duties on a variety of machinery and equipment. Continual improvement and the use of RCA to improve the equipment OEE will be an essential pre requisite for this position. Willingness to work overtime and differing shifts pattern is also required.

Key Objectives of the Role

• Ensure all PPM tasks are completed on time and to the required standards.
• Use RCA to identify true cause of failures and report corrective action necessary.
• Improve plant OEE by ensuring issues are dealt with in a swift and effective manner with an effective first time fix.
• Ensure all departmental documentation is completed on time and to company standards.
• Develop the PPM system for key items of plant in conjunction with the maintenance planner to improve plant OEE.
• Carry out proactive and reactive maintenance on a variety of equipment.
• Rapid response to customers' demands with a quick diagnosis of the issue and an effective fix.
• Develop and recommend solutions to improve equipment availability to Maintenance Manager.
• Ensure all work undertaken is done via the company safety rules and procedures including the undertaking of risk assessments, method statements, safe systems of work, and safe lock off procedures.
• Be aware of incident reports and work with operational managers to promptly implement solutions to prevent re occurrence.
• To co operate readily on the development & implementation of autonomous maintenance (TPM).
• To undertake any other duties that may reasonably be requested.

The Applicant Essential

• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in mechanical engineering.
• Able to read mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic engineering drawings.
• Ability to logically fault find.
• Worked with lock out, tag out procedures.
• Working with a CMMS.
• High level of understanding of pneumatics & hydraulics.
• Worked with CNC machines, Lathes, NDT processes or forge industry.
• Basic fabrication experience.
• Good problem solving and organisation skills.
• Worked in a medium to heavy factory environment.
• Experience of dealing with demanding customers.

Desirable

• ONC/HNC/HND or equivalent in mechanical engineering.
• CNC Fault finding and repairs.
• Forging industry experience.
• 17th Edition - Minimum.
• Burning/welding.
• Familiar with Microsoft Office to intermediate level or above.
• Appreciation of PLCs.
• IOSH Managing Safely

Personal Qualities

• Team player, but able to work on own initiative, as required.
• Able to work under pressure and deliver results to a defined deadline.
• Logical and analytical.
• Can do attitude, self motivated.
• Fleible
• Attention to detail.
• Innovative, Resilient and Confident.
• Promote and embrace change.
• Continuous Improvement.
• Good communication skills at all levels.