Job Description

EPW2



JOB TITLE: Maintenance Development Engineer



DIVISION: Swish Building Products


SITE LOCATION: Tamworth



REPORTS TO: Engineering Manager

Job Purpose:

The delivery of High-level projects and improvements to Plant and machinery to maximise plant efficiency and production Benefits. Develop and implement plant PPM schedule improvements in line with business & legislation changes, Become the standard bearer for PPM activities and repairs within the business, Coach / mentor other team members, be an advocate for Continuous Improvement methodologies and Change Management.

Key Accountabilities:

Planning, development and implementation of site wide projects to agreed plans and budgets. Installation of new plant and equipment to all relevant standards and legislation. Provide high level production support in the form of fault finding and rectification of issues. Develop and implement improvements to the plant PPM schedule Lead implementation of engineering Continual improvement activities across the business Coordinate PPM activities and repairs Identify key elements of process improvement and partner with process owners to deliver sustainable and repeatable change. Develop and prepare metrics and related reports. Solve complex problems using root cause analysis and coach/train others on this process Become an ambassador for work standards and foster key working practices Assist development team with installation of new plant and equipment to all relevant standards. Ensure compliance with all health, safety, environmental and management systems/legislation. Provide high level production / manufacturing support in the form of fault finding and rectification of problems and issues. Provide out of hours support to key plant and operations.

Key Experiences and Skills Required:

Working Knowledge of plastics processing machinery. HNC in engineering discipline or equivalent qualification / experience Continual improvement / TPM knowledge desirable Electrically biased with good mechanical ability. Proven experience of maintaining bulk delivery systems and extrusion equipment. PLC programming and fault-finding knowledge desirable. Good computer skills for analysing data and creation of reports / drawings.

Desirables Skills, Qualifications and Experience Required:

Suitable qualifications in mechanical or electrical engineering. Lean Six Sigma - Green Belt Experience within a maintenance, process improvement or CI role previously

Performance Measures

Planned Activity Adherence. Time keeping and attendance. Projects delivered on time and in full. Reduction in machine downtime and an increase in output from manufacturing processes. Delivery of Continuous improvement projects and TPM

Personal Attributes:

Leadership - strong, consistent, clear, inspire others, integrity, ability to drive through change

Empowering Others - Delegation of trust, correct controls, feedback, communicate accountability and responsibility

Action orientated - Able to deal with problems in appropriate time frames

Driven by results - Decisive, confident addressing problems and opportunities, challenging activities to improve performance, demonstrate willingness to challenge accepted methods and standards

Effective communication - Clear concise written and spoken, ability at all levels, customer, supplier and internal

Strategic agility - recognition of a changing need and speed of response, rapid reaction to challenges

High Standards - demonstrating a motivation to improve standards and thereby making a real difference, challenging inadequate solutions

* Integrity and trust - demonstrating a sense of commitment to openness, honesty, loyalty and high standards in undertaking the role