Production Support Engineer

Overview:
We are looking to recruit a Production Support Engineer Reporting to the Production Team Leader. The Production Support Engineer is responsible for ensuring optimal overall equipment effectiveness through effective preventative maintenance and delivering rapid response to equipment availability in the incidence of equipment down time in line with the expectations of manufacturing operations. Additionally, providing engineering support to the Production team and ensuring continuous improvement.

Production:

• Assist the Production Team Leader as required to ensure safe, efficient and high-quality production output; supporting the achievement of department objectives
• Provide a weekly review with the Production team to understand and provide solutions to the latest issues, whilst improving assembly capacity and product knowledge
• Support continuous improvement and strive to develop and improve existing facilities, equipment and processes in a cost-effective manner
• Ensure improvements are introduced following Production problems to prevent reoccurrence
• Participate in ongoing facilities, equipment and process enhancements to improve manufacturability and performance improvements
• Provide engineering technical input to resolve Production issues
• Cover for Production Technicians and Operatives as required, e.g. to build product

Investigation and Resolution:

• Ensure improvements are introduced following Production problems to prevent reoccurrence
• Keep the Production Team Leader informed of any equipment issues that might affect past and current product deliveries, escalate to the Operations Manager as required
• Responsible for Production improvements, product improvement/design/replacement

Managing Equipment:

• Monitor and measure operational equipment and systems
• Maintain Production equipment (including calibration tables, ovens etc)
• Take corrective action to reduce equipment down time in line with expectations of Operations, involving external suppliers and escalating where necessary
• Ensure that preventative maintenance schedules for the required equipment are set and followed
• Ensure that test systems maintenance procedures are followed in line with work instructions and logbooks and records are up to date

Calibration:

• Arrange all external calibration of tools and equipment which are to be used by Production
• Support adherence to ISO9001 and ISO17025 standard requirements

Health & Safety:

• When using hazardous materials, ensure that a risk assessment has been carried out and observe any precautions demanded or recommended by it. When using materials and equipment which is not specifically labelled as hazardous, handle them with care and be aware of any potential dangers they may present

The Candidate:

• Degree / HNC / HND and/or experience in Electrical / mechanical engineering
• Previous experience of supporting / maintaining electro/mechanical equipment is required
• Maintenance & fault-finding experience essential
• Detailed knowledge of Health and Safety Legislation, Safe Systems of Work and contingency planning
• Ability to interpret from drawings, specifications, work instructions and create new ones if required
• Understanding of machine control software for fault finding and controlling production equipment
• Manufacturing background desirable

Please note: Only candidates with the relevant skills and experience will be contacted regarding this position. If you do not hear back from us within 5 days you have unfortunately been unsuccessful in your application for this position, however we may contact you in the future to discuss other opportunities.

Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and abilities to perform the duties of the job.