Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Multi Skilled Engineer to join a well-established, progressive manufacturer based in Tredegar, South Wales. The company have a growing product base which is supplied to various companies throughout the UK. The role is a weekend shift working 7am – 7pm Friday – Sunday (36 hours).

The Role
Reporting into the Maintenance Manager, duties will include:

• Participate in engineering focused activities in support of manufacturing plant and equipment performance KPI’s
• Contribute to continuous improvement projects
• Support sites technical issue resolution and completion of improvement actions through good engineering practices and guidance
• Identify and share best practice and contribute to raising awareness, improving performance and transitioning to a pro-active engineering culture
• Carrying out preventative maintenance, working to schedule
• Completion of reactive maintenance work when machinery breaks down to ensure impact to line efficiencies is minimized
• Team working on site development projects
• Ensure high standards of engineering workmanship across the site
• Contribute to the development of existing and new standards for key items of equipment and facilities
• Lead high standards of safety practices across the business
• Complete routine tasks without being prompted including any other duties relating to your role

The Candidate

• A time served appropriate apprenticeship
• Experienced multi-skilled maintenance engineer / technician
• Minimum technical qualification of O.N.C. in an electrical discipline
• Ability to demonstrate skills in fault finding / repairs on both conventional and P.L.C. control systems
• Ability to work unsupervised, resolving equipment breakdowns immediately
• Knowledge of Siemens S5 & S7, Six Sigma, Kaizen protocol would be a distinct advantage
• Basic understanding of pneumatics, hydraulics, fabrication, welding press & injection moulding is desirable

This role would suit an Engineer / Technician / Electrician etc.

JK Recruitment
Please be aware that we receive a high volume of interest for each of our roles and we cannot guarantee we will be in touch if you are not shortlisted for the position. At JK Recruitment we aim to provide the best possible opportunity to take your career forward, we will be in touch within the next seven days if your application is successful. Please continue to visit www.jkrecruit.co.uk to keep up to date with further vacancies. We regret that this client is not prepared to sponsor work permit or work permit transfer applications. Candidates must be able to prove their eligibility to work in the UK.