REED Engineering & Manufacturing are working with a leading Engineering & Manufacturing company with a global client base.

Job Description:

Carry out both re-active and pro-active maintenance tasks, including VIM, VAR and ESR furnaces.
You will be required to understand mechanical systems and be able to diagnose problems/plant faults constructively and accurately.
Take part in the development, creation and implementation of PPM schedules to achieve maximum machine availability.
Record daily activities and creation of work orders within a CMMS (Pirana), as well as using the system to assist with any fault diagnosis.
Attend and contribute towards daily and weekly planned maintenance meetings/plant priority reviews.
Identify/specify and order critical parts using the companies Ecrib system.
Contribute towards the control and improvement of critical spares requirements.
Ensure that all parts required are booked out correctly and recorded as necessary.
Work with specialist OEM service engineers where required.
Facilitate lean ways of working to minimise waste and maximise efficiency, ensuring departmental objectives are achieved.
To participate in training and upskilling activities to help maintain and improve your site and technical knowledge.
Undertake any other tasks, which are reasonable in relation to the skills, knowledge and experience.
Able to perform safety & quality risk assessments and work.
Adhere to standard safe practices and procedures, environmental and legislative requirements.Experience and Qualifications:

A relevant vocational qualification e.g. NVQ,ONC, HNC, HND, C&G or an appropriate apprenticeship. Employees without these qualifications but who can demonstrate relevant industrial knowledge and experience will be considered.
Some electrical experience/qualification or the willingness to undertake electrical cross skilling training.
IOSH qualified.
Experience of furnace mechanics and their control system would be advantageous although candidates without this experience will also be considered
Experience of furnace vacuum systems or vacuum technologies would be advantageous although candidates without this experience will also be considered
Experience within a medium to heavy manufacturing environment, although applicants from other industries would also be considered.
Good fault finding and problem-solving skills essential - mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic systems.
Ability to read and understand engineering drawings.
Ability to direct and influence others without having line management accountability.Additional Information:

Shift - Panama
Salary - £45977 inc shift allowance
£6000 annual payment after training / probation, paid monthly
7.5% annual bonus (non contractual)
33 days holiday
On target earnings - £55,000 per annum