The Company
Our client is a specialist engineering company. Due growth they are now looking to recruit a Mechanical Lead.
The Role
* Will be working permanent day shift role leading a team assembling and building their specialist products.
* To conduct allocated work to established quality standards and to required timetables.
* To lead/ direct other staff in conducting this work, ensuring the health and safety of all affected. This includes training.
* To establish and maintain a safe and effective working environment, including shop cleanliness and housekeeping.
* To ensure that equipment is available and maintained, including calibration of gauges.
* To monitor and advise of stock levels of consumables and parts so that these are available to ensure service levels.
* To provide required production records (paper and electronic).
* To establish and maintain a communications system which enables staff and management to easily see important performance measures e.g. delivery on time, parts availability and quality problems/ equipment issues.
* To lead improvement initiative.
* Organising/ motivating/ training staff to complete production tasks.
* Spotting and dealing with health, safety and environmental issues; recording and solving these.
* Completing production records.
* Requesting parts.
* Requesting equipment repairs, replacement and calibration.
* Completing cell 5S cleaning events; reorganising cell layout to improve effectiveness/
* Arranging inspections.
The Person
* Time Served Mechanical Fitter or have relevant experience.
* Experience of building special purpose machines.
* Must have supervisory experience.
* Experience in assembly.
* Ability to read assembly/technical documentation such as drawings and work instructions.
* Adhere to manufacturing Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's).
Benefits
* Excellent pay rate.
* Dayshift role.
* Overtime available