Maintenance Engineer

We are recruiting for a skilled Maintenance Engineer to join a busy and established business, The Maintenance Engineer will be responsible for maintaining, implementing, and improving processes to improve safety, quality, productivity, and profitability. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of metal casting processes and metallurgical principles.
Responsibilities :

• To ensure foundry plant and ancillary equipment is always operated efficiently.
  
• Undertake fault diagnosis and repair in a heavy engineering foundry environment.
  
• Work on own and as part of a team carrying out routine PPM, reactive and minor repair works as assigned by the Engineering Manager Workflow team ensuring all deliverable KPI targets are met or exceeded.
  
• Experienced in installation, inspection, repair and maintenance of mechanical systems, equipment and components.
  
• Installation, repair and maintenance of foundry machinery and components including supporting services; mechanical transmissions, hydraulic and pneumatic equipment as required.
  
• Provide detailed inspection, fault finding or troubleshooting and diagnosis of operational problems in foundry plant and mechanical equipment and promote ideas to optimise productivity and manufacturing output.
  
• Contribute to business improvements initiative and help identify root cause of persistent downtime and recommend plans to improve and optimise plant performance.
  
• Maintain and repair mechanical plant machinery and equipment to approved operating standards
  
• Repair/replacement of worn/faulty components or equipment and modifications
  
• Ensure engineering standards for the company are maintained
  Skills Required:
  
• Proven work experience as a Maintenance Engineer or similar role.
  
• Knowledge of metal casting processes and metallurgical principles.
  
• Excellent problem-solving abilities and attention to detail.
  
• Strong project management skills.
  
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
  
• BSc degree in Metallurgy, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field would be an advantage
  Our client have an immediate need and are looking for someone who is looking for a long term permanent role.
  Please submit an up to date CV for consideration