Maintenance Service Engineer vacancy in Walsall (257sk)

Our client is a leading manufacturer of UVPC framing products, they are currently looking to employ a further Maintenance Service Engineer for their production facility on the back shift running from 14:30hrs to 01:00hrs four evening/nights per week (10hr shifts), there is also opportunity for overtime.
The position is a fairly autonomous one where the candidate needs to be self-motivated and have the ability to work under their own iniative.
The primary responsibilities are to ensure maximum machine and process reliability and availability by developing procedures to ensure the most effective utilisation of the assets within the manufacturing facility and facility infrastructure.


Key Accountabilities
• Carry out preventive maintenance tasks as scheduled during the shift to the required standard.
• Conduct continuous machine observation and measurement during the shift, identifying potential machine failure, safety risk or deterioration in output, waste, or quality performance from machine standards.
• Determine cause of potential failure or performance deterioration, and either complete remedial work during shift or brief subsequent shift and Maintenance Manager on issue, cause and recommended solution.
• Use manuals and failure history to develop preventative tasks. Brief the Maintenance Manager of the tasks and its purpose.
• Provide Associate Training where appropriate, and provide a signed record of training to the Production Manager at the end of shift.
• Conduct risk assessment prior to any maintenance work and ensure conclusions are implemented prior to the start of the work to remove hazards.
• Ensure that equipment is handed back to production in 100% safe condition.


Major Challenges

• Ensure regular standardised work conformation audits are undertaken and achieve world class levels of conformance. Identify reasons for non-conformance and rectify.
• Working with teams to implement a culture of Continuous Improvement.
• Work within a culture of continuous improvement within the Maintenance Team.


Key measures

• Standard of work
• Reports clear concise and up to date
• Work completed.
• Rate of recommendation, and implementation of machine and process improvements
• Complete corrective actions during shift to return equipment to standard output, quality and waste levels.


Knowledge and skills

• Able to read electrical drawings
• Ability to logically fault find.
• Experience of inverter, servo, and DC Drives
• Worked with circuits from 415 to 24VDC power & control.
• Carried out PPM.
• Understanding of pneumatics.
• Read mechanical drawings
• Fabrication experience.
• Experience of FM, and ability to implement FM best practice within an environment of continuous improvement.


Personal attributes

• Ability to lead by example and motivate teams.
• Highly self motivated to achieve results.
• Positive and enthusiastic approach to work.
• Attention to detail.
• A team player.
• Ability to work within a team whilst coaching team members.
• Ability to approach and deal with situations with a class leading management style.
• Excellent organisational skills.
• Ability to manage time effectively.
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Additional responsibilities:

• To observe the Company rules for employees
• To observe Company policy on Quality Assurance
• To observe Company policy on Health, Safety, and Environment.
• To co-operate readily, politely, and amicably with other company personnel.
• To undertake any other duties that may reasonable be requested.
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Skills and Experience

• Good problem-solving/organisational skills
• Worked in a factory Environment
• Team Player – though capable of working on own initiative.
• Experience of dealing within a fast paced, demand driven environment.
• Good Communication skills at all levels

Education

• 17th Edition
• PAT test experience
• 2391 – 10 Electrical Testing
• HNC/HND or equivalent in mechanical or electrical engineering.
• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in electrical or mechanical Engineer

For more information, please contact Simon Knowles, at Ex-Mil Recruitment Ltd on 0333 202 6500 Ext 1 or [email protected] or via the website www.ex-mil.co.uk