We are a well established global manufacturing business located in Aldershot who are now recruiting for a Maintenance Engineer to join our existing team. The role would suit candidates with an electrical bias or interest and who already have a good all round mechanical engineering maintenance background gained in house or through an outsourced provider. You should be keen to learn and develop your skills with the business and train on the electrical installations side of the role. Working within a small team supporting the whole business, you will be an important part of our team. Working Monday to Friday with a lunch time Fri finish. Salary up to £42k dependent on experience with 25 days annual leave plus the bank holidays, free parking, pension scheme and life insurance.
Reporting into the Maintenance Supervisor, you will be required to be a hands on person who can work on your own initiative, ensuring operation of machinery and mechanical equipment. Working within the maintenance team you will be required to carry out planned preventative maintenance on identified plant equipment, listing issues and any required replacement parts if the problem can't be fixed at the time due to parts or availability.
You will be expected to follow all formal written work instructions ensuring you work safely, produce work to the expected standard and working efficiently to deliver equipment back to production in a timely manner. We expect you to be engaging in continuous improvement activities and maintaining the good housekeeping standards of 5S. Operations are to be performed using only the provided and designated tools and equipment. And working to current industry standards.
As our maintenance Engineer your duties will involve as listed below:
- Ensures operation of machinery and mechanical equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements on production machines as per company procedures; following diagrams, sketches, operations manuals, manufacturer's instructions, and engineering specifications; troubleshooting malfunctions.
- Fault find problems by observing machinery in operation; listening for problems; using precision measuring and testing instruments.
- Maintain the fabric of the building as well as ensuring all services (Water, Electric and Air) are inspected and maintained as per company procedures.
- React to production breakdowns quickly ensuring all relevant personnel are aware of the machine status at all time.
- Assist other departments when required to ensure Production requirements are met.
- Using Mechanical and electrical Knowledge, assist in the design and manufacture/fabrication of Jigs and fixtures to aid Production
- Fabricate repair parts and date stamps by using machine shop instrumentation and equipment.
- Maintain equipment, parts, and supplies; anticipating needed equipment, parts, and supplies; raise purchase requisitions to maintain stock levels of frequently used parts
- Conserve maintenance resources by using equipment and supplies as needed to accomplish job results.
- Provide mechanical maintenance information by answering questions and requests.
- Any other Task requested by Management that helps the Company achieve its overall objectives.
- Ensures that annual contracts are renewed and carried out by all contractors in a timely and safe manner in accordance with Company procedures.
- Maintains technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing technical publications; establishing personal networks.
- Maintains continuity among work teams by documenting and communicating actions, irregularities, and continuing needs.
- Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
- Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
- Ensure that operating supplies are used economically as planned.
- Assist in the control usage, order, and pick up of operating supplies.
- Ensure you are working efficiently and to the required output expectations.
To be considered for the role of Maintenance Engineer you will have worked within a similar maintenance engineering, Mechanical Engineer position previously, have a qualifications in City & Guilds 2330 Electrical Installation or similar or Mechanical Engineering or NVQ in Electrical Installation. You should be a self-starter, work well under pressure, happy and confident trouble shooting and problem solving, have knowledge of lean tools, knowledge of manufacturing processes, good analytical, planning and organisational skills, experience with ProtoTRAK CNC mill controls or similar and GE Fanuc series Oi CNC Lathe controls or similar are essential and knowledge of PLC programming.