Shift Engineer (Assembly Line)

Industrious Recruitment are seeking an Engineer to work on assembly lines within a manufacturing environment for our client based in Leighton Buzzard. Working within a team of co‑workers who focus on pro‑active maintenance, the Engineer will reduce engineering downtime and improve overall productivity.

Key Accountabilities

• Working within teams and encouraging correct behaviours
• Maintaining up‑to‑date knowledge of OHSE legislation and ensuring engineering compliance
• Completing the necessary risk assessments for each job
• Challenging co‑workers who are not working safely
• Promoting the use of the near‑miss system
• Always working in a safe manner and reporting unsafe conditions

Quality

• Implementing engineering initiatives that drive quality improvements
• Supporting quality improvement programmes

Waste

• Identifying and implementing engineering solutions that minimise waste production
• Working closely with operational teams to support waste improvement programmes

Engineering Responsibilities

• Taking a central role of TPM within the engineering team
• Taking a central role for continuous improvement activities within the engineering team
• Implementation of engineering work instructions and training documentation as and when required
• Continuous improvement of all related production equipment to drive OEE up and above specified targets and to reduce scrap to below specified targets
• Ensuring PPM/Breakdowns are completed in a timely manner with manager when timelines may not be met
• Investigating reoccurring faults and following up action; sending equipment back to manufacturers for analysis and repair when necessary
• Logging all major breakdowns per shift on the maintenance fault log / CMM\’s system
• Ensuring a high level of health and safety is adhered to at all times, leading by example
• Communicating with department managers or deputies and prioritising workloads during multiple breakdowns

People Management

• Liaising with operational management and workforce regarding engineering maintenance requirements
• Able to work from planned work sheets and providing adequate information regarding faults / repairs
• Providing full and effective feedback to maintenance management regarding work carried out, training needs and early warning of imminent maintenance problems
• Limited interaction with external contractors on specific maintenance tasks
• Maintaining a high level of housekeeping at all times, allocating sufficient time at the end of the shift to clean the working area and store tools professionally

Job Specific Technical Requirements

• Engineering knowledge of assembly lines (desirable but not essential)
• Understanding of continuous improvement / operational excellence tools and techniques
• Actively seeking best practice solutions onsite & externally
• Determination to deliver best in class
• Promoting operational excellence and continuous improvements within engineering across the site

Education and Certifications

• Time served industrial electrician
• Experience in an industrial engineering environment
• ONC minimum
• Relevant equipment specific training courses (PLC\’s, drives etc)
• Computer literate
• Some regulatory and legislative knowledge, including OHSE

Knowledge and Experience

• Positive attitude
• Process knowledge / experience
• Problem‑solving skills
• Good organisational skills
• Experience of operational engineering within a manufacturing environment; preferably FMGC