Role: Maintenance Engineer

Overall Objective

Performs routine maintenance, troubleshoots and quickly repairs any mechanical or electrical problems with the manufacturing equipment and systems within the facility.

Reporting to

Engineering Manager

Qualifications & Experience

  • Engineering / Electrical / Mechanical qualification or equivalent

  • At least 3 years experience in a fast paced manufacturing environment

  • Background working with CNC machines and robotics, advantageous

  • Knowledge of Lean Six Sigma and/or OEE, desirable

Responsibilities & Duties

  • Plan and schedule repairs, ensure that periodic and preventive maintenance are appropriately undertaken and that emergency troubleshooting and maintenance support are readily available as needed

  • Servicing and maintaining equipment including motors, conveyors, and production related equipment

  • Inspecting and assessing the functionality of production machines, monitor and continually improve maintenance processes to achieve enhanced levels of efficiency

  • Troubleshooting mechanical and electrical breakdowns

  • Adjusting mechanical parts using hand and machine tools

  • Sourcing parts for repair and machine upgrades, negotiating with suppliers and liaising with equipment vendors

  • Conducting routine maintenance and safety checks. Maintain all plant machinery to ensure safe, continual and efficient operations

  • Continually seek to drive improvements in equipment efficiencies and operational performance. Drive, support and participate in ongoing continuous improvement projects for machine downtime reduction

  • Communicating with the production team and mentor apprentices

  • Reading and interpreting engineering blueprints

  • Installing new production equipment

  • Preparing and submitting maintenance reports

  • Development and management of a Maintenance Management System

  • Share knowledge and experience with others and provide relevant training to colleagues, where required

  • Ensure machine and equipment safety is at the paramount when undertaking maintenance

  • Follow the company health and safety policies and procedures

  • Any other duties as reasonably required

Person/Skills Required

  • Strong mechanical aptitude and problem solving skills

  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

  • Proven maintenance engineering skills

  • Self-directed and able to manage own time to complete all tasks

  • Flexibility and adaptability, able to work outside normal business hours, when required

Benefits package includes

  • Competitive Salary (DOE)

  • Bonus (dependent on company performance)

  • Pension

  • Life Insurance

  • Health Insurance Discounts

  • Cycle to work scheme

Click here to apply for this position or email your CV to careers@bellurgan.com