Maintenance Technician

Salary: £32,400 per year

Maintenance Technician / Engineer

We are looking for a Maintenance Technician to join our Redditch based client to safely maintain, service and repair the company plant, equipment and buildings. To design, manufacture, repair and modify jigs/fixtures, carry out mechanical works and building fabric works as required to minimise/eliminate production delays.

Main Tasks

* To ensure that all plant equipment and buildings are safe to use and function as designed

* Rapidly respond and support the Manufacturing and Distribution departments in the maintenance, service and repair of all plant, building, mechanical systems and equipment, to minimise any loss in production

* Assist in the setting up and ongoing running of a preventative maintenance schedule to agreed standards and timescales

* Keep records of repairs and services in line with the preventative maintenance programme and pick up jobs carried out

* Specify and order parts and materials required for electrical, mechanical, maintenance or tooling

* Advise on methods/equipment that could lead to improved safety, productivity improvements and cost savings

* Work flexible hours and when requested conduct maintenance work outside normal working hours, including weekends, early weekday starts in order to minimise disruption to manufacturing processes

* Liaise with external engineers to supervise, fault find/correct machine issues when they arise

* Maintain and repair press tools

Essential Requirements

* Applicants would need a previous background in Mechanical Maintenance and PPM procedures in a manufacturing setting.