Maintenance Engineer

Overview: Working alongside our client, a specialist injection moulding manufacturer are seeking a Maintenance Engineer on a day shift to join their team.

Remit:

• As a Maintenance Engineer you will be responsible for providing effective maintenance, repair and continuous improvement of injection moulding machines, associated robotics and automation equipment)
  
  
• The Maintenance Engineer will play a critical role in minimising downtime, maximizing machinery performance and ensuring safe, efficient production operations.
  
  
• This is an excellent opportunity for a multi-skilled Maintenance Engineer to join a forward thinking company on a 4-day, days only role.
  
  Role:
  
  
• Diagnose and repair electrical/mechanical faults that occur on plant and/or equipment
  
  
• Further develop/improve the preventative maintenance programme for all plant and/or equipment (hydraulics, robots, ancillary machine and automatic assembly).
  
  
• Validation of new plant equipment, automation and upgrades, arranging and liaising with outside contractors if and when required
  
  
• Process/equipment troubleshooting and failure analysis.
  
  
• Ensure all items of plant and/or equipment is in good safe working order.
  
  
• Maintain and update PAT testing and register.
  
  
• Manage new equipment installation, arranging and liaising with outside contractors if and as required.
  
  
• Strive to improve the efficiency and safety of plant and equipment.
  
  
• Maintain a high standard of record keeping for all repairs and servicing of plant and/or equipment as required for audit, traceability and warranty purposes, in accordance with the Quality Management System.
  
  Experience Requirements:
  
  
• Apprentice trained or formally qualified in mechanical and/or electrical engineering.
  
  
• A good working knowledge of hydraulics, pneumatics and electronic/electrical automation controls.
  
  
• Knowledge of PLC programming would be a further advantage.
  
  
• Qualified electrician with 17th/18th Edition regulations or equivalent.
  
  
• Logic fault-finding & problem-solving skills
  
  
• Experience of Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM).
  
  
• General troubleshooting problems on a variety of plant and equipment.
  
  
• You will be a team player with communication skills at all levels
  
  
• Good personal and operational organisational skills
  
  Key Words: ”Maintenance Engineer”. “Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer”, “Maintenance Technician”, “Service Engineer”, “Electrical Engineer”, “Electro-Mechanical Maintenance Engineer”, “injection moulding”, “17th Edition”, “18th Edition”
  
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  Sierra 57 Consult –
  
  Technical Engineering & Manufacturing Recruitment Specialist – Plastics, Packaging & Precision Engineering
  
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