Maintenance Engineer in Telford

Department: Ink Business Unit - Ink Engineering

Reports to: Senior Engineer

Shift: Three Rotational (20% shift allowance) - 6.00am to 2.00pm, 2.00pm to 10.00pm and 10.00pm to 6.00am

Main job functions:

• Ensure all machinery breakdowns are responded to quickly and efficiently, with logical fault-finding to identify root causes and carry out repairs to a high standard.
• Work closely with production staff to ensure line productivity performance, reduction in error counts, line cycle time, and quality is within standard.
• Carry out improvement work and modifications to improve overall line efficiency.
• Investigate, propose, and apply continuous process improvements, ensuring all pre and post data is captured to focus on recurring issues to help achieve/reduce quality DPM, customer complaints, and machine Productivity/OEE.
• Mentor junior members of the team.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Health & Safety:

• Ensure the health, safety, and welfare of all staff within the department.
• Carry out relevant risk assessments and safe systems of work prior to work commencing.
• Report any accidents or near misses and implement countermeasures as required.

Quality:

• Work to relevant standards and procedures to ensure all engineering improvements are formulated with product quality in mind.
• Assist with ongoing existing quality issues and propose engineering solutions to reduce DAS levels.
• Ensure control of all documentation in line with ISO standards and internal procedures.

Cost:

• Manage parts stock in line with departmental needs.
• Track departmental spends on a controlled document.
• Obtain multiple quotes and try different vendors to ensure quality and cost-effectiveness of purchased items.

Delivery:

• Focus on achieving plans and ensuring optimum line productivity, communicating any delays to relevant members.
• Propose solutions to line stoppages to ensure maximum uptime.
• Work with production members and other departments to ensure access to lines for required works or modifications.

Productivity:

• Maintain and continually improve staff work levels to ensure efficiency and achievement of preset objectives.
• Ensure continuous improvement is a focus on all Ink Engineering projects.
• Support Q2E targets from across production departments as required.
• Control all improvement works from cradle to grave, keeping relevant members informed and updating documentation as needed.

Morale:

• Ensure good two-way communication between all department members.
• Help train operators and junior mentors, providing support on the line as needed.

Environmental:

• Carry out activities in line with company policies to reduce waste and ensure correct waste segregation.

Kaizen:

• Investigate, propose, and apply continuous improvements to existing machines.
• Promote and support internal companywide activities (Suggestion Scheme, SGA’s, 5S Activities, Audits etc.) in line with company targets.

General responsibilities:

• Lead by example and demonstrate a professional attitude.
• Comply with IT security policy and undertake duties with ISM requirements.
• Maintain 5S levels in line with showroom factory conditions.
• Adhere to Epson’s environmental and quality policies and ISO 14001 and 9001 management systems.
• Ensure responsible waste management through waste segregation.
• Stay informed about environmental impacts in your role and work to prevent, minimise, and report potential pollution incidents.
• Undertake other duties as required within Epson.

Skills required:

• Proficient in Microsoft Office products.
• Take ownership of tasks.
• Self-time management.
• Logical fault-finding ability.
• Manual fitting skills.
• Flexibility and adaptability to change.

Qualifications:

• Essential: HNC or NVQ4 in an engineering function; GCSE maths and English.
• Desirable: Mechanical and/or electrical qualifications; supervisory experience.

Experience required:

• Essential: Previous experience in a similar role.
• Desirable: Experience in a similar environment with similar equipment (FMGC); basic hand tool and machinery skills; basic electrical fault finding; knowledge of vacuum systems.

Specialist training required: IOSH