Based in High Carr, Newcastle reporting to the GB Engineering Manager the successful candidate will provide comprehensive engineering support through planned & reactive maintenance, providing engineering solutions & improvement to plant machinery.
The Senior Maintenance Engineer will also be responsible for:
- Reactive and planned maintenance
- Route cause analysis & effective countermeasures
- Regular inspection, repair and improvement of machinery and equipment
- Ensure downtime is kept to a minimum to ensure the cost-effective running of the plan and machinery availability
- Daily reporting to colleagues and site management on breakdowns & daily engineering activities
- Liaise with contractors for day-to-day issues/breakdown support where required
- Support engineering projects
- Identifying and implementing engineering solutions & improvements
- Ensure HSE procedures are followed during all engineering activities
- Develop & maintain critical stock/inventory levels
- Utilisation of PPM software
- Data collection & reporting
- Ensuring high standards of engineering 5S
Candidates must have previous experience in a Maintenance Engineering role working in a similar fast-paced, ERP driven environment. They must also possess the following skills and competencies:
- The successful candidate will have a level 4/5 qualification or equivalent in Mechanical Engineering
- Previous experience in a manufacturing environment or similar
- Posses in depth knowledge of hydraulic and mechanical systems including diagnostic fault-finding
- Basic knowledge of electrical systems including fault finding & diagnostics
- Must be able to attend to both mechanical and electrical maintenance tasks
- Good knowledge & experience of automated production processes within a manufacturing environment
- Excellent fault-finding and diagnostics skills
- Experience within and knowledge of PUWER/LOLER regulations
- Level 3 in Electrical Engineering - Test & Inspection is desirable
- IOSH / NEBOSH certificate is desirable
- Compression/Power Press experience or training would be advantageous
- PLC interrogation knowledge would be desirable
- LEAN Manufacturing experience is desirable
- PDCA cycle experience is desirable
- Route cause analysis / FMEA experience is desirable
