Maintenance Technician
| Posting date: | 12 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £44,000.0 to £47,099.0 per year |
| Additional salary information: | excellent company benefits |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 May 2024 |
| Location: | Burton-On-Trent, Staffordshire, DE14 2AT |
| Company: | Hays Specialist Recruitment |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 4530447_1712925613 |
Summary
Multi-Skilled Maintenance Technician
Burton-Upon-Trent
Automotive Sector
3 Shift Rotation
Salary Up To £47,099 DOE
Your new company
Every year, our clients products go in millions of vehicles. Our client work with all major automakers and vehicle classes, and in an industry that spans continents, our client are truly a global presence. Through meticulous orchestration, our client works to deliver the right products at the right time - and are always right where customers need them to be.
Our client have been committed to getting things precisely right since the start. It's how they create superior products for their customers and their end-consumers. And it's why, in almost 40 years of partnering with automakers, our client are a leader in the automotive industry. Today, as an independent public company, our client have the ability to reinvest in our core business, quickly capitalize on emerging trends, and sharpen their focus on innovation.
Your new role
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a multi-skilled Maintenance Technician role.
Reporting to a Senior Maintenance Technician (depending on experience), you will be responsible for providing support in ensuring the efficient and effective operation of all plant and warehouse facilities over a three-shift rotation.
Key Responsibilities
- Responsible for maintenance of the assembly equipment and facilities as and when required.
- Respond to breakdowns as and when they occur on the assembly equipment on an urgent basis.
- Responsible for the recording and analysing of data from equipment failures.
- Responsible for liaising with and working with outside contractors.
- Responsible for planning and carrying out Planned Preventative Maintenance activities.
- Assist operations in improving uptime on the equipment by applying problem solving techniques.
- Working on bespoke assembly fixtures and conveyor systems, utilising knowledge of pneumatics, electrics, PLC systems (Siemens) and robotics.
- Flexible and willing to work in any area/shift, and support opposite shift when required.
What you'll need to succeed
A self-starter with excellent communication and interpersonal skills. You will be conscientious, methodical, task oriented and have the ability to work on your own or as part of a team. You should be able to deliver results by working calmly while under pressure, be enthusiastic and show responsibility for the safety of yourself and others.
Experience/Skills
Previous experience in a maintenance / technical environment in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
Essential:
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Good interpersonal skills to help foster teamwork and achieve business objectives.
- Ability to cooperate with people of different levels inside/outside the company.
- Ability to identify and eliminate health, safety, ergonomic and environmental hazards in the workplace.
- Willingness to learn and develop, and to undertake any relevant training and self-development activities where required.
- Time served Apprenticeship, with an appropriate craft or technical qualification, level 3 or HNC or equivalent and ideally have 18th edition certification.
- Proficient with Siemens PLCs - both fault finding and writing / structuring new programs
Preferred:
- Other certified skills Fanuc robot controllers, MEWPs / working at height and forklift truck licence.
- Experience of managing others
- Use of CMMS for tracking and controlling at maintenance activities
- Previous experience in a fast-paced manufacturing environment (ideally a JIT plant)
- Capable IT skills ( MS office suite incl. outlook, teams and excel)
What you'll get in return
- Competitive salary of up to £47,099 DOE
- Pension contributions
- Holiday pay
- Additional benefits
What you need to do now
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