Mechanical Maintenance Skilled Craftsman – Heat Treat DepartmentLocation: Ford Halewood Transmissions (Halewood, Liverpool)Salary: £43,912.80Contract Type: PermanentShift Pattern: 6-day continuous shiftRandstad is proud to be partnering with Ford Halewood Transmissions to recruit a Mechanical Maintenance Skilled Craftsman for the Heat Treat Department. As the first site in Europe to manufacture EV components, our Halewood facility is undergoing a significant transformation, and we are investing heavily in this innovative project. You'll play a crucial role in ensuring the precision and quality of our components, contributing to the success of our electric vehicle ambitions.What You’ll Bring:Completion of a Mechanical Level 4 ApprenticeshipPreferably, experience in a heat treat production environment, particularly working with high-temperature carburising furnacesWhat You’ll Be Doing:As part of the Production Planned Maintenance Team, you’ll play a critical role in keeping our equipment running smoothly, safely, and efficiently. You’ll be primarily assigned to the Heat Treatment department with a mechanical focus, supporting emergency, predictive, and preventive maintenance activities.Your responsibilities will include:Planning and executing preventive maintenance on machines and associated systems (mechanical, electrical, PLC, refrigeration)Analysing data from maintenance actions to anticipate parts replacements or overhaulsOverhauling machine parts to reduce replacement costsIdentifying and implementing machine performance improvements and OEE optimisationsRoot cause analysis and implementation of long-term fixes for breakdownsSupporting 5 Whys analysis, continuous improvement projects, and Kaizen initiativesContributing to safety, environmental, and cost-reduction improvementsStepping into the analyst role when requiredBenefits:Access to our Employee Development and Assistance Programme.A unique opportunity to access Ford's Privilege scheme - allowing you to purchase Ford vehicles at a discount.A great salary increasing yearly, along with our competitive pension scheme.An excellent work-life balance, including a generous holiday allowance of 25 days (inclusive of set shutdown dates).Cycle to Work Scheme.On site facilities such as a gym, sauna and steam room. The Company is committed to diversity and equality of opportunity for all and is opposed to any form of less favourable treatment or harassment on the grounds of race, religion or belief, sex, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or disability. This vacancy is advertised in line with the FORD equal opportunities policy.