Senior Engineer, Quality - Permanent in Leeds

A printed flexible packaging manufacturer is looking for a Shift Engineer to complement its well-established team. The company extrudes, prints, converts, and services both the food and non-food sectors.

Role and Responsibilities:

• You will be an electrically biased engineer, ideally multi-skilled with exposure to PLCs and automated equipment.
• You will be a key point of contact for all technical matters on shift across the whole factory.
• Drive improvements in performance of machinery and assets, technically supporting the shift leader and developing the technical skills within the engineering and operational teams.
• Provide reactive maintenance support to the production operation.
• Assessment, identification, modification, and performance of preventive maintenance, scheduled maintenance, modifications, or failures/breakdowns on production and packaging machines/lines, mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and electrical.
• Engineering corrective actions to support the Production Line Manager in ensuring that safe product is produced in line with legislation and Quality standards.
• Actively identify and implement plans to eliminate unnecessary losses such as cost, waste, and inefficiencies.
• Undertake fault finding, problem solving, and planned and preventative maintenance on plant and equipment to maximise equipment reliability and performance.
• Ensure compliance with quality and safety standards and controls to ensure all work is carried out correctly and safely.
• Identify and recommend opportunities for improvements to promote Health & Safety and/or operational efficiency and effectiveness.
• Attend and resolve breakdowns to ensure minimum downtime.
• Continuous improvement of equipment, improving safety, efficiency, changeovers, and minimising downtime.
• Undertake improvement projects to increase machine efficiencies and output.
• Report on potential breakdowns, maintenance issues, equipment performance, and plant data.
• Install and commission new equipment when required.
• Work with PLCs to fault find and repair production equipment.
• Carry out checks and inspections of plant, machinery, and equipment, maximise machine utilisation, decrease cycle times.
• Work closely with the production team.
• Gain a wide, in-depth knowledge of the current production facility, equipment, and processes.
• Responsibility for the implementation and execution of the factory asset maintenance programme aimed to eliminate unplanned stops and optimise maintenance cost.
• Carry out proactive and reactive maintenance on electrical and mechanical systems on the company's state-of-the-art production lines in various areas of the business.

Health and Safety:

• Ensure all employees understand and follow workplace safety protocols and procedures.
• Regularly identify and report potential hazards in the workplace to prevent accidents.
• Reporting and documenting of accidents, injuries, and near-misses.
• Maintain a clean and hygienic work environment to prevent illness and contamination.

Training:

• Enhance your skills and knowledge relevant to your role.
• Improve communication, teamwork, and problem-solving skills to enhance overall workplace efficiency.
• Create a respectful and supportive workplace culture.

Qualifications and Knowledge:

• Educated to a minimum NVQ level 3 (or equivalent) in an Electrical or Mechanical Engineering time-served apprenticeship.
• 17th or 18th edition wiring regulations is desirable.
• Knowledge in electrical or mechanical maintenance within a manufacturing industry.
• Excellent fault-finding and repair skills.
• Strong mechanical comprehension.
• Working knowledge of PLC fault-finding and repair; any programming skills would be of great interest.
• Experience of modern manufacturing techniques such as 5S, LEAN, and TPM would be ideal.
• An analytical mindset coupled with strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Familiarity with working to planned and preventative maintenance schedules in a continuous improvement environment.
• Keen to learn and develop skills further with a great work ethic and can-do attitude.
• Driving licence and own transport.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Problem-solving skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and comfortable dealing with colleagues at all levels across a range of functions within the business.
• Strong planning and organising skills (able to prioritise own workload).
• Strong numeracy and literacy skills.
• Excellent communicator (verbal, written, listening, influencing).
• Self-motivated and proactive approach to work.
• Awareness of Health and Safety and other relevant legislation.
• Any other duties which may be required by management from time to time.
• Ability to read technical drawings.

Salary: Up to £48,000