Maintenance Technician (Modig Specific)
📍Working across our Derby and Consett sites
We are currently recruiting for an experience Maintenance Machine Technician, (Modig Specific) to join our maintenance team. The majority of time spent at Derby with ad hoc visits to our Consett site. Travel to Poland may be required.
Modig Specific experience would be preferred, but full training on the machine will be provide.
🛠️⚙️ Initial 6 week training period in Kalmar, Sweden.
💷 Salary TBC
Benefits:
* Pension
* 25 days annual leave + 8 statutory holidays (Christmas shutdown)
* Long Service awards
* Death in Service
Purpose of role and key accountabilities:
* Become technical lead with all things to do with Modig Supplied milling machines
* Lead efficiency improvement initiatives such as breakdown eliminations, and labour hour reductions associated with preventive maintenance activities. Initially, the Modig technician will focus on improving (MTR) mean time to repair and maximising mean time between failure (MTBF).
* Design, build, and improve operator lead maintenance activities with the overall goal of establishing a TPM strategy.
* Work with external suppliers / contractors to provide expert lead solutions to complex problems, building up technical knowledge of each asset.
* Identify critical spares for each asset. Agree with Derby and Consett site maintenance teams what inventory levels need to be at hand.
* Inspect equipment in accordance with aerospace standards and procedures relating to machine status, and documentation control.
* Provide leadership and coordination between internal departments and vendors.
* Coordinate with local site management to ensure proper training, procedural compliance, maintenance, and safety practices are followed for new and existing equipment.
* Effectively influence, negotiate, and communicate with internal and external business partners, contractors, and vendors.
* Develop maintenance standards, documentation, and practices.
* Develop and mentor technicians to improve asset performance, reliability, and site technical expertise.
* Travel between Gardner sites is essential when support is required
Core skills/attributes needed:
* Electrically biased maintenance background with good understanding of working in a heavy machinery environment.
* A good understanding of mechanical principles.
* Understand/read engineering drawing and schematics
* Omron PLC fault finding skills.
* Understanding of motor controls, drives, invertors etc
* Fanuc robot recovery and programming knowledge advantageous.
* Actively participate in training and development and adherence to agreed skills.
* Has a positive attitude to interaction with the wider business team
* Promote Continuous Improvement and Health & Safety activities.
* Is eager to improve both themselves, others, and the department.
* HNC, Time Served Apprenticeship or equivalent within an engineering discipline.
Core Competencies:
Problem Solver
Using experience and skills to tackle problems and find solutions quickly and efficiently, using their experience within Industry. In addition to unearthing problems or potential problems, maintenance Technicians must have the ability to explain the issues to others. Always remain positive and provide reassurance where necessary to enable the continued and safe running of the business. Maintenance Technicians must bring ideas to the table and facilitate a positive and open environment where others can contribute their suggestions.
Making Decisions
In the absence of a Team Leader/Senior Team Leader and where necessary You must be able to make decisions and often lead through the decision-making process. Once decisions are made, follow through and support key deadlines in the process, identifying what resources are needed to complete tasks.
Communicates Well
The candidate should be a good communicator. The Modig Technician is an important link in the communication chain between equipment OEM and Gardner operations departments which have Modig machines. The candidate should possess the skills to drive forward results within the business in the best possible way.
Organizes Tasks
Wherever necessary and in the absence of a Team Leader / Senior Team Leader it may be necessary for you to organise your own work the department, people, and projects, facilitate meetings and oversee everyday tasks.
Motivates Others
You should have sincere concern for the health and wellness of all employees. A high level of enthusiasm, the ability to think positively, and vision-casting are also key criteria that should be considered.
The employee must also strive to support the elements of the SQCDP framework of the wider Gardner business.
Safety: work in line with all accredited company safety standards to provide a safe working environment for all
Quality: support the quality accreditations across the business to ensure delivery of a ‘right first time’ performance
Cost: support the continuous improvements in cost reduction activities across the company to deliver increased profitability and value for money to our customers and stakeholders
Delivery: drive improvement in delivery performance to continually exceed customer expectations and targets ➢ People: support organizational capability and influence cultural change by embracing diversity, inclusion, wellbeing, and community