Manufacturing Engineer / Technician, Caerphilly, South Wales, £30,000

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Summary
We’re currently recruiting an Engineer / Technician (mechanical or electrical bias) for a manufacturer based in Caerphilly. The role is based on working a three shift pattern of mornings, afternoons and nights, offering a salary of £29.9k. You will be working in the forming area on shift and will ideally be C&G apprentice trained in engineering. You will require good machine setting skills, pneumatic experience etc.

The Role
Reporting into the Engineering Manager, you will:

  • Maximise the department machines' output and maintain the manufacturing processes within the designed specification.
  • Work with other team members to continuously improve manufacturing performance.

Duties will include:

  • Provision of engineering and operational support to a manufacturing area.
  • Machine setting, in order to achieve product specification and performance.
  • Maintenance of automated inspection systems.
  • Fault finding and corrective action.
  • Machine inspection.
  • Responding to minor breakdowns.
  • Preventative maintenance.
  • Major breakdowns.
  • Preparation of sub-assembly.
  • Other tasks as reasonably requested by the Manager.

The Candidate
The successful candidate will have:

  • A formal qualification in appropriate subject ONC / HNC, BTEC / City and Guilds in an Engineering Discipline / apprenticeship.
  • Knowledge of high speed and / or packing machines / food processing / paper.
  • Machine setting.
  • Fault finding and problem solving.
  • Mechanics, electrics, plc, pneumatics.
  • Knowledge of high speed and / or packing machines / food processing / paper.
  • Machine setting.
  • Fault finding and problem solving.
  • Mechanics, electrics, plc, pneumatics.

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