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Objectives of the Job
This role will be responsible for all aspects relating to Engineering & Manufacturing across site. You will be looking after planned maintenance, breakdowns & changeovers on key production equipment. As well as supporting the Leadership team by leading & participating in improvements for reliability and production capacity utilising continuous improvement techniques.
Main Tasks and Key Areas of Work
- Ensure all engineering activities completed, meeting Health & Safety standards
- Maintain production equipment with a proactive approach to provide robust repairs to prevent future losses to up-time
- Responsible for implementing the planned maintenance schedule, with a continuous improvement focus
- Working with the Leadership team, manage KPIs & develop an action plan for key issues
- Define and improve technical changeovers using lean techniques (i.e. SMED)
- Lead and participate in continuous improvement activities relating to Production, Engineering & Manufacturing
- Ensure all tasks are completed to the correct product quality standards
- Provide diagnostic assistance to technical team members
- Support Production with equipment modifications and new product introduction
- Maintain spare part inventories and order new parts with a cost-effective approach
- Whilst the above represents a summary of the Role and Responsibilities expected, related or unrelated tasks may be requested at the discretion of supervision
Performance Targets
- Maintain and Improve availability targets for key performance equipment
- Reduce changeover times for adaptability and capacity to within agreed targets, to be individually agreed per WorkCentre (TBA)
Essential Skills / Qualifications required
- Time served apprenticeship to HNC level or similar qualification in a related engineering field and experience within a similar role
- Multi-skilled training with ideally an electrical bias
- PLC fault finding and modifications experience
- Robotics experience control, and modification
- Knowledge of problem solving and analysis tools (FMEA, 5 Whys or equivalent)
- Strong understanding of H&S within a fast-paced Manufacturing environment
- Ability to work on your own & as part of a tea
