Maintenance Engineer

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Job description

Are you a Multi skilled Maintenance Engineer looking for your next challenge? We're hiring in Northampton! Join our dynamic team and be part of a company that values innovation and teamwork.

As a Maintenance Engineer you will be;

Main Duties

• Perform general, planned and preventative maintenance work on production process machinery and equipment ensuring their availability to meet production demands
• Reactive breakdowns, fault analysis and timely repairs to plant machinery and equipment
• Particular attention to mixing plant and extrusion machinery and equipment to deliver increased quality and efficiencies.
• Installation, modifications and refurbishment of machinery and equipment, including site utility services, ensuring compliance with relevant pieces of legislation.
• Monitor and report status of plant and extrusion machinery as a matter of routine
• Participate in regular meetings with Maintenance Manager and other maintenance and production personnel to review status of all plant and machinery and to formulate a schedule of work.
• Complete and maintain maintenance activity records, including completion of job cards, completed PM's and follow on actions etc.
• Complete and maintain documentation of equipment
• Involvement in continuous improvement initiatives that create increased quality and efficiencies.
• General facilities maintenance and repair work

Person Specification

• Mechanical or electrical apprenticeship and / or hold a HNC in Mechanical / Electrical engineering or similar appropriate qualification
• 18th Edition Wiring Regulations. Turning, milling and bench work along with basic welding and fabrication.
• Previous maintenance related experience gained in a manufacturing environment; plastics, extrusion industry desirable.
• Have sound mechanical aptitude and working knowledge of the mechanical aspects of manufacturing machinery and equipment.
• Possess excellent knowledge and proven competence in general maintenance skills, in particular fault-analysis, problem solving and troubleshooting experience of hydraulics, pneumatics, automated equipment, electrics and electric motors.
• Possess the interpersonal, organisational, and communication skills needed to carry out the function effectively and to liaise with other maintenance team members, managers, production supervisors and team members, quality and other plant functions.
• Possess the ability to be an effective team player along with the ability to work autonomously as and when required
• Be eligible to live and work in the EU, have fluent English, both written and spoken.
• Be a confident, enthusiastic individual with a "can do" attitude

If you are a Maintenance Engineer looking for a new challenge and this role looks like a great opportunity for you then please reach out.

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