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JOB TITLE: BLOWING ENGINEER
RESPONSIBLE TO: PRODUCTION MANAGER
Monday to Friday
Tenbury Wells
37.5 hours a week
£35,000
Purpose of Post
To support the business in the successful completion of its objectives of quality product delivered cost effectively on time every time.
Key Responsibilities and Duties
Fault investigation
- Servicing of blowing machines
- Setup and run downstream equipment e.g. airveyors, laners, robots
- Support the Production Manager
- Flexibility to support Team Members
- Take ownership of GMP, Health and Safety issues in the manufacturing area
- Completion of Asset Care Tasks
- Completion of Condition Monitoring Tasks
- Drive/support improvement projects within the blow moulding area
- Support for annual overhaul activity
- Train & develop colleagues in processing, fault finding and repair within the blow moulding area
- Mentor Apprentices
Essential Experience
Experience of Krones and Sidel blow moulding machines
- Ability to implement processing changes to affect material distribution , weights and other physical properties/dimensions
- Willingness to learn
- "Can-do" attitude
- Able to motivate and train others
- Able to understand and work to deadline
- Able to work under pressure
- Knowledge of mould/tooling change procedures and steps/methods for line changes
- Proficient in the use of engineering tools
- Ability to train others
- Able to adjust/set up / keep machinery operating to peak efficiencies to produce bottles based on demand
- Can overhaul machine parts including low/high pressure valves
- Experience of mechanical engineering in a blow moulding environment ideally a time served Mechanical Engineering Apprenticeship (C&G , SVQ or equivalent)
- Electrical knowledge
- Diagnose and repair electrical faults
- PLC - programming , fault finding , control panel wiring
- Ensure compliance with electrical safety standards
- Ability to fault find to component level
- Can work in a team or independently
- Computer literate
