Overview: Retained by our client, a leading injection moulding manufacturer of automotive components we are recruiting for a Senior Maintenance Engineer to join their team.

Benefits:

* Company pension scheme

* On site canteen

* Free on-site parking

* Opportunity to join an established & growing team

Remit:

* As a Senior Maintenance Engineer, you will lead the maintenance team towards full TPM, ensuring continuous and safe running to reduce incidents and breakdowns.

* The successful Senior Maintenance Engineer will have experience working in a similar role, with working knowledge of injection moulding machines & automation.

Role:

* Supervise a team of three Maintenance Engineers

* Ensure maintenance operations are safely conducted

* Develop safety measures to guarantee full safety during maintenance operations

* Lead the maintenance team towards a full TPM, with a proactive, preventative mind-set rather than corrective

* Communicate with production planning to ensure equipment PM is achieved on time

* Plan and follow corrective actions

* Ensure repairs are performed in a “right first time” mind-set and followed until full completion and validation

* Lead major technical maintenance operations such as toggle replacements, pump repairs, hydraulic seals replacements.

* Communicate directly with equipment suppliers to ensure fast response to breakdowns

* Manage outsourced contractors to ensure equipment and machinery are compliant with legal requirements (LOLER, PUWER, PAT Testing, FGAS)

* Lead in-house electrical installation, including testing and certification

* Cover Site Electrical Duty Holder responsibilities (relevant training can be provided)

* Lead all 5S aspects around maintenance

* Lead the technical sides of in-house continuous improvement projects

Experience & Requirements:

- Experience at a similar level in an injection moulding environment is essential

- Strong knowledge of injection moulding machines

- Qualified with BS#removed#th or 18th Edition

- Qualified with City and Guild 2391, 2395 or equivalent in electrical inspection and testing

- Fully comfortable with legal standards such as BS7671, EAWR89, HASAWA1974

- Multiskilled with strong troubleshooting in Electrics, Hydraulics and Mechanics

- Experience working with a CMMS system

- Fully confident with reading and interpreting technical drawings (electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic and mechanical)

- Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills

- Excellent Time management and organization skills

- Strong team working, negotiation and conflict resolution skills

- Ability to multi-task and work under pressure

Key Words: “Maintenance Supervisor”, “Maintenance Manager”, “Senior Maintenance Engineer”, “Head of Maintenance”, “Engineering Manager”, “Maintenance Supervisor”, “Maintenance Engineer” “Electro- Mechanical Maintenance Engineer”, “Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer”, “Plastics”, “Injection Moulding”, “Automotive”

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