Industrial Maintenance Technician
Ford Dagenham, A Legacy of Engineering Excellence
The Ford Dagenham Plant has been a cornerstone of British automotive manufacturing since it opened in 1931. With a rich history spanning over nine decades, the site has produced more than 10 million vehicles and over 39 million engines, serving markets across the UK, Europe, and beyond.
Today, Dagenham is a world-class engine production facility, specialising in the manufacture of advanced diesel engines. The plant has the capacity to produce up to 1.4 million engines annually, making it one of Fords largest and most important engine manufacturing sites globally.
Location: Onsite full time in Dagenham, Essex
Contract Type:12-month FTC
Salary:Hourly rate £ 21.809 plus allowances.
About the Role
You will play a vital role in ensuring our automated equipment and systems operate at peak performance. Youll be responsible for installation, testing, fault diagnosis, and planned maintenance across a wide range of mechanical, electrical, electronic, fluid power, and control systems.
Your work will directly support our production goals in Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost, helping us maintain excellence in everything we do.
Key Responsibilities:
-Perform planned preventative maintenance and condition monitoring.
-Diagnose and repair faults in complex automated systems.
-Maintain mechanical, fluid power, electrical, electronic, and process control equipment.
-Read and interpret technical documentation and data.
-Support equipment installation, testing, and commissioning.
-Identify opportunities to improve processes and reduce downtime.
What Youll Bring:
Specialist Knowledge:
-Strong understanding of mechanical, electrical, electronic, and fluid power principles.
-Familiarity with fault diagnostics and condition monitoring techniques.
-Ability to interpret equipment functions and operating parameters.
Specialist Skills:
-Skilled in maintaining and repairing high-tech engineered systems.
-Proficient in reading technical documentation and performing confirmation testing.
-Capable of contributing to continuous improvement initiatives.
Essential Qualifications
-Level 3 Apprenticeship in Mechatronics Maintenance or equivalent
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.
As part of our pre-employment checks process, successful candidates will be required to undergo a criminal record check. This will be conducted in line with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and applied only to unspent convictions.
If you are concerned about travelling to site due to disability (or other reason) please reach out.
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