Plant Maintenance Technician
Gap Personnel
- Lichfield, Staffordshire
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Install, repair and maintain all equipment and facilities
- Analyse mechanical and operational problems on assigned equipment and make necessary corrections and running adjustments to maintain maximum production and quality
- Try out equipment after repairs, changeovers or extended downtime
- Record operational data, such as pressure readings, length of stroke, feeds and speeds for use in set-up and preventive maintenance records
- Review production schedule and, when equipment is not scheduled for production, perform scheduled maintenance
- Participate in Production Ssystem Efficiency and Quality System Efficiency workshops to support continuous improvement: propose and implement continuous productivity, process and quality improvement actions for all facilities
- Facilitate equipment moves on the shop floor
- Give advice on technical specifications of new equipment and alterations on existing equipment and facilities, making sure manufacturing, maintainability and Health, Safety & Environmental requirements are met
- Set up requisitions for supplies, equipment and facilities
- Participate in the management of the inventory of spare parts and consumables to eliminate downtime
- Track the ratio of expenses against budget and monitor quality, cost and delivery objectives given to external companies when intervening : subcontracting, ordinary and major maintenance actions, energy, security systems
- Keep up to date documentation related to maintenance
- Train operators on the safe operation of production equipment
- Perform a start of shift safety sign-off to ensure that all safety features on assigned equipment are operational
- During the pursuit of all duties of the Code of Ethics and the Code of Management will be adhered to at all times.
- Essential: Degree or equivalent; experience in plant maintenance
- Desirable: Injection moulding experience
- Must have valid right to work in the UK
- Continuous recruitment support
- Guidance on CV and interview skills