Multi skilled Mechanical Engineer

Posting date:	05 April 2024
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	£42,000 - £45,000 (depending on experience)
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	04 May 2024
Location:	Shipley, West Yorkshire, BD17 7HA
Company:	Card Factory
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	cardfac/TP/1411087/23364

Summary

Job Introduction

Printcraft is a vertically integrated part of the cardfactory plc, located in Baildon, near Bradford. We are a trusted high street brand and retailer with over 1000 stores nationwide. Printcraft manufactures over 70% of all our greetings cards sold within our own stores nationally and internationally. It is a forward-thinking business with the state of the art equipment operating a large production site working 24/7. We produce over ¼ billion items per year on ultra-modern equipment.

We\'re looking for an experienced Multi skilled Mechanical Engineer to join our team! You\'ll need excellent mechanical (70%) and electrical (30%) knowledge, including robotics repairs. The role involves following maintenance programs, quick and effective machine breakdown responses, building maintenance, and stock management of spare parts. Design skills to maintain/improve machine efficiency are also key.

If you\'re energised and hard-working – then please come and join us in helping our customers celebrate all of life\'s moments. We promote a culture of continuous improvement whilst working on a changing approach to reliability centred maintenance in a highly automated production environment.

Shift pattern - 40 hours per week, working 11.30am to 8pm Monday to Thursday and Friday 9.30am to 6pm Friday (potential for weekend availability during peak trading months).

Role Responsibility

• To be able to follow and undertake various maintenance programs both mechanically and electrically
• Excellent all-around electrical and mechanical knowledge of general modern machinery and robotics
• Machine breakdowns and preventative maintenance to optimise and improve production uptime, this will include both mechanical and electrical knowledge to problem find and resolve in a timely manner and prioritise on your own ability.
• Have the ability to execute general repairs to various robots within the business
• Excellent team working skills with a positive can-do attitude and willingness to train and develop others
• Understanding problems and have the ability to design solutions to solve problems to maintain machine efficiency
• Have the ability to communicate at all levels within the organisation and also work with 3rd party companies
• Good level and high standards of house- keeping and health & safety within all departments

The Ideal Candidate

• Have City & Guilds or NVQ equivalent qualifications in either electrical or mechanical discipline
• Excellent all-around electrical and mechanical knowledge of general modern machinery and robotics.
• Good overall knowledge of robotics and pneumatics including programming and general repairs.
• Mechanical design skills with the ability to see the problem and resolve through design innovation
• Analysing and problem-solving skills, anticipates problems before they occur and takes steps to deal with them/correctly and swiftly identifies the underlying problem and finds appropriate solutions
• Decision making skills, makes timely decisions/takes account of the wider risks and implications
• Scissor lift licence (training given)
• Excellent communication skills
• Scissor lift licence (training given)

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About the Company

Card Factory is the UK’s leading specialist retailer of greetings cards, dressings, and gifts with over one thousand stores across the UK and Ireland.  In 2020 we launched our exciting 5-year business strategy including our vision of becoming a true Omni-channel retailer.  This strategy sees significant investment into our colleagues across the business creating multiple opportunities to join a fast-paced environment and be part of our exciting journey. 

In return, we offer a wide range of benefits to support your physical, mental, and financial wellbeing.

Benefits

• Pension
• 15% Card Factory colleague discount in-store and online
• Save As You Earn scheme
• Financial Wellbeing Support
  • Financial Education Tools
  • Salary Advance
• Seasonal incentive schemes
• Retail Management Apprenticeship Programmes with local providers with access to a virtual internal network for learning together
• Discounted gym membership, mobile phone contracts, and car leasing
• Discounts across 100’s of UK retailers
• Employee Assistance Programme – access to tools to support mental, physical, and financial wellbeing
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity, and Adoption leave

This is an exciting role with genuine prospects for the right candidate. If this role describes you and your career aspirations, click apply now.

For any questions email: vacancies@cardfactory.co.uk (we do not accept CVs/Applications via email)

We reserve the right to close this vacancy once sufficient suitable applications have been received. We advise applying early to avoid disappointment as applications will be reviewed regularly.

No agencies, please.

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