Maintenance Engineer

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

Benefits:

1. Life Insurance
2. Opportunity to increase annual leave entitlement up to an extra 5 days
3. Free parking

Remit:

As a Maintenance Engineer you will be responsible for maximizing machinery output and minimizing plant downtime through effective preventative maintenance and efficient breakdown response whilst maintaining a safe and healthy environment and promoting good engineering practice.

Responsibilities:

1. Planning and undertaking scheduled maintenance
2. Attending breakdowns, identifying faults and problem solving with minimum downtime to production
3. Installing new production equipment
4. Servicing, maintaining and repairing equipment
5. Inspecting and assessing the functionality of production machines
6. Obtaining specialist components, fixtures or fittings
7. Maintaining statistical records
8. Ensuring compliance with health and safety legislation
9. Assisting in the development of planned preventative maintenance (PPM) schedules
10. Preparing and submitting maintenance reports
11. Managing stocks of supplies and equipment
12. Ensuring that the business always maintains occupational health and safety standards along with ISO14001 Environmental requirements

Experience Requirements:

1. Technical understanding of electrical, mechanical and hydraulic systems for planning and troubleshooting.
2. A background in injection moulding manufacturing or the plastics industry would be desirable but not essential.
3. Proficiency operating modern maintenance technology.
4. Good verbal communication skills for scheduling maintenance tasks and ensuring job completion, even during emergencies.
5. Strong organisational skills for scheduling maintenance tasks as per maintenance schedule ensuring tasks are not overlooked and that minor site issues do not become major site issues.
6. Attention to detail
7. An ability to work well under pressure
8. Good verbal and written communication skills
9. Relevant technical knowledge
10. Problem-solving skills
11. Efficiency and organisation
12. Teamworking skills

Key Words: “Installation Engineer”, “Maintenance Engineer”, “Electrical Engineer”, “Mechanical Engineer”, “Multi-Skilled Maintenance”, “Service Engineer”, “Field Service Engineer”, “Plastics”, “Ancillaries”, “Materials Handling”, “Injection Moulding”.