Multi-Skilled Maintenance Technician (Nights)

Multi-Skilled Maintenance Technician (Nights)

Location: Peterlee

Salary: £31,500 rising after probationary period

Hours: 21:45pm to 08:00am with a half hour unpaid lunchbreak

Our client is a world leader in the design and manufacture of exhaust gas control systems for highway and marine diesel engine applications with an excellent working environment. As the business continues to grow, they are looking to recruit a qualified Multi-Skilled Maintenance Technician who can maintain CNC machines and lathes.

You will be responsible for preventative and breakdown maintenance of equipment, this permanent full-time position is to ensure that all manufacturing equipment is fully operational at all times.

Job description:

Responsible for the routine preventative maintenance of all Fanuc based equipment (such as Doosan, Kitamura, Bridgeport, Hyundai-Kia, Chiron, Fadal, Hitachi and MHP CNC machines and lathes)

Responsible for reacting to and dealing with breakdowns in machinery on both the machining and assembly sides of the business

Plans and executes assigned modification, repair and/or maintenance projects with a high degree of complexity with respect to costs, quality, safety and environmental aspects

Analyses technical problems on site

Executes start of operation of production service and systems

Executes mechanical and/or electrical repairs and works orders

Maintains proper documentation

Contributes to installation projects on site

Supports maintenance of technical documentation of processes and equipment

Dismantles, repairs, assembles and installs mechanical/electrical components on site

Performs tests and verifies correct functioning

Sets up and commissions machines and devices

Supports accountable engineers and other technicians in their tasks, both in maintenance and production

Checks completeness of documents and components for the proper execution of mechanical and electrical tasks

Prepares mechanical and electrical tools and equipment for use

May advise junior staff

Skills/experience:

Must have a relevant qualification in a maintenance and/or engineering discipline

Must have had industry experience working within an automotive engineering/manufacturing environment

Must have at least 5 years' experience in maintenance with at least 2 years' experience in a similar Multi-skilled Maintenance Technician role

Knowledge of health and safety regulations

A working knowledge of, or hands-on experience with, automotive production processes

Must be computer literate with a very good knowledge in the use of MS-Office packages

Must have very good communication skills (oral and written)

Must have a full UK drivers licence (may be required to go and get spare parts)

The ideal candidate:

Must have excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Must have the ability to work in a team and be able to work well with all colleagues

Must be able to work alone, off own initiative

Must be reliable and flexible in their approach to everyday work requirements

Must be an ambitious self-starter who, once trained, does not require supervision

Must have an analytical approach to their daily work

Must be reliable and trustworthy