Manufacturing Engineer

3 weeks ago


Kettering, United Kingdom Optima UK Inc Ltd Full time

We are recruiting on behalf of one of our clients who are a well established marketing communications company based in Kettering for an experienced **Manufacturing Engineer (Mechanical)**.

You will be resposible for delivering effective and proactive Engineering support to all areas of business, advising, and assisting departmental managers on processes and ensuring effective and compliance engineering practices that will optimize operationand maximum uptime of Plant Machineries.

**Main duties and responsibilities;**
- Be the first line of support for any machine issues ensuring that machines are back up and running quickly and safely.
- Carry out re-active, on-going and planned preventative maintenance, and ensuring that all plant property, equipment and other assets are fit for purpose, in compliance with Group standards and best practices.
- Attend breakdowns as necessary, facilitating repairs to ensure continuity of production is a priority.
- To be a strong advocate of H&S and ensure to operate in line with Health and Safety Standards.
- Responsible for ensuring that accident prevention measures are initiated as required and that PPM schedule is adhered to, escalating any issues as appropriate.
- Pro-active in your approach you will work to continuously improve machine availability and effectiveness.
- Be able to effectively prioritize repairs when machinery is in planned downtime.
- Work closely with existing engineering staff to understand and excel in all three sites engineering processes and procedures.
- Liaise with third party engineering companies to be able to manufacture machine parts when necessary.
- Have a positive approach to upskilling of your mechanical knowledge to ensure the business has best in class service.
- Learn to understand and work with Shire System software so repair and PPM worksheets can be updated and new schedules input.
- Be required to attend regular Maintenance Meetings to review current PPM, Repair and General maintenance work.
- Take part and promote 6S within your department.
- To undertake any other reasonable tasks and responsibilities as requested by your Line Manager
- To undertake all working practices in accordance with Health & Safety regulations, rules laid out in the Company handbook and utilising all protective equipment as provided by the Company as require.

**Skills and personal specification**:

- Experience in Manufacturing environment
- Self-motivated, solution driven individual with a right first time and can-do attitude
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Ability to prioritise workloads & multi task
- Work to tight deadlines
- Ability to relate to all areas of the business
- To be able to thrive in stressful pressured situations
- Attention to detail
- A team player

The hours of work are three days on/three days off (6am - 6pm/6pm - 6am)

In addition to the above, we may require you to carry out any other duties within your reasonable competence.

This job description is not exhaustive and is intended to focus upon the main duties and responsibilities of the position. ty in line with business requirements. The individual's duties also include any other duties that are required from time to time inline with business requirements.



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