Maintenance Engineer

Scope of role:

Provide all departments with safe , well maintained equipment, while ensuring quality and ability to meet production requirements in a timely manner.

Key responsibilities:

• Carry out routine maintenance work and respond to equipment faults using Hydraulic, Pneumatic and Electrical Skills.
• Diagnose root causes of equipment breakdowns
• Fit new parts and make sure equipment is working correctly
• Keep machinery at a correct standards
• Liaise with other departments and other engineering and production colleagues
• Control maintenance tools, stores and equipment
• Carry out planned, reactive and predictive maintenance to ensure continuous running of machinery
• Work with specialist equipment, such as programmable logic controllers (PLC), which control machinery on factory assembly lines
• Responsible for completion of necessary paperwork including work orders / time sheets / shift handovers
• Assist in the implementation of continuous improvement suggestions on the production line
• Fill out parts used forms in tool crib to ensure stock levels remain correct
• Responsible for maintaining a clean tidy and organized work area (5s standard)
• Complete assigned standard work activities.
• Participate in continuous improvement program 

Key areas of Authority:

• Ensure the Areas of the Business Plan are met in accordance with the framework of the company
• Follow company procedures and policies as stated in the employees hand book
• Stop any process where safety or quality issues are identified

Basic Requirements:

• Apprentice or company Trained with Mechanical & Electrical Knowledge
• Must be able to interact with all levels of employees within a multicultural environment.
• Understanding of IATF16949 requirements and procedures would be an asset.
• Ability to read, write and speak English.
• Experience in Pneumatics, Hydraulics and Mechanical systems
• Basic Electrical & plc knowledge
• Computer literate including microsoft word / excel