Job Description
Job Purpose
Reporting to the, you will be responsible for supporting the manufacturing operation by performing preventative and reactive maintenance on a range of plant and machinery and standard factory facilities to ensure minimum factory down-time and maximum machine availability.
Main Duties
* Implementing and executing preventative maintenance programme for site plant and equipment
* Maintaining inventory of repair equipment and supplies
* Troubleshooting by consulting blueprints, schematics, electrical drawings, and other sources as necessary
* Responding to Company's maintenance emergency needs, including on call
* Assisting with equipment installations
* Operating/interrogating controls/PLC
* Routine lubrication of equipment
* Identification and implementation of continuous improvement activities
* Learn the Extrusion process to assist in troubleshooting
* Downtime analysis / Root cause analysis
Essential Criteria
The ideal candidate must have completed a recognised engineering apprenticeship in a relevant mechanical discipline with some electrical knowledge and experience in a similar role, have a good working knowledge of and be able to demonstrate competence in standard engineering disciplines including hydraulics and pneumatics, and day to day fault finding ability.
Desirable Criteria
* Worked in a manufacturing factory environment
* Knowledge of the Extrusion process and maintaining extrusion equipment including, as examples, changing heaters, granulator blades, level sensors, safety devices, proximity switches, bearings, and rollers.
* Experience with scissor lifts and Cherry pickers
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