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Mechanical Maintenance Engineer - Backshift Coordinator

Burnley
2 weeks ago
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About Safran Nacelles Ltd
Safran Nacelles is a worldwide leader in aircraft engine nacelles. Our products and services equip all aircraft types; regional, business, short, medium and long range commercial aircraft. Our expertise covers nacelle design, manufacturing, integration, maintenance and services. We were voted the 28rd best worldwide employer in 2022 by Forbes. Our site in Burnley provides employment to almost 700 people and we are proud to be one of the largest private sector employer in Burnley.

Our Four People Fundamentals underpin life at Safran, and our culture is built on the following principles;

*Promoting diversity and inclusion
*Developing skills and building opportunities
*Creating a trustworthy work place
*Promoting collaboration and mutual support

Why not visit our website for more information on careers at Safran
Careers At a glance | Safran ((url removed))

What will I be doing?
This role will assist in the smooth transition and handover from the Reliability Engineering core days team. They will offer a mechanical skillset with basic electrical knowledge and be proficient in the use of SAP PM management and daily used transactions. Key requirements of the role will be to:

  • Lead and support the back shift, quantify team skills gap and assist with team development. They will collate reactive work orders from the core days team.

  • Prioritise needs for back shift planning, ensuring machine availability for execution of planned preventive tasks aligned to a master schedule.

  • Work in partnership with the department planner and manager to deliver an outstanding customer support service

  • Prepare handover documents ready for the core days team with clear and concise information.

    PRINCIPLE ACTIVITIES
    The role will be predominantly hands on with considerations of the following:

  • Delivering support to the internal customer, currently split over three UAP areas, Assemblies-components-composites.

  • Ability to analyse machine failures through data capture and historical events

  • Complying with site HSE behaviours and direction

  • Implementing continuous improvement initiatives

  • Creating & validating Standard Operating Procedures

  • Providing expertise to key stakeholder and suppliers

  • Identifying and escalating business risk to the day shift planner, department manager.

  • Knowledge and expertise of the following processes and ability to offer rectification of faults of a mechanical and electrical nature

    oCNC machinery
    oAutomation
    oControls
    oHeat treatment
    oPressure systems
    oHydraulic systems
    oSite services
    oPLC - Siemens, Allen Bradley (Basic)

    MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITY
  • Manage & lead a team of Reliability Engineers supporting the back shift cover, identifying training and development needs with future succession planning.

  • Observing budgetary requirements and understanding of the financial processes and escalation.

    Exceptional Company Benefits
  • 33 days annual leave [inclusive of bank holidays]
  • Option to purchase an additional 5 days of annual leave
  • 10% employer pension contribution
  • 5% employee contribution with the option to increase this voluntarily through tax efficient salary exchange
  • 4 x life insurance benefit as a member of the pension scheme
  • Group income protection scheme
  • Support for your continuous professional development and career development
  • Enhanced sickness, maternity, adoption and paternity leave
  • Excellent on-site catering facilities offering subsidised hot and cold breakfast and lunch
  • Option to purchase Safran shares with additional free shares from the Company
  • Corporate membership at Crow Wood Hotel & Spa to use the fitness suite, classes, pool and sauna, offering 54% discount as a gold member
  • Wellbeing support through our employee assistance programme offering mental health support through a confidential 24/7 helpline, access to remote GP appointments, medical second opinions and physiotherapy
  • Cycles to work scheme
  • Discounts on your high street purchases through our benefits platform
  • Long Service awards providing you with a monetary award and additional annual leave
  • Support for flexible working
  • Safran referral scheme - refer someone for a job and you may qualify for a £1,000 reward
  • Electric car charging points on site
  • Enter a draw to win a Burnley Football Club hospitality match day experience
  • Fully funded quarterly site team-building events

    What do you need from me?
  • Time served in mechanical maintenance
  • Expert knowledge of mechanical systems

    Technical skills/expertise
  • Ability to understand and analyse machinery failures, trends and drifts.

  • Ability to implement problem-solving methods: FMEA, 8D, RCA, etc.

  • Ability to implement TPM tools.

  • Ability to control and maintain SAP CMMS.

  • Ability to read and understand machine drawings, hydraulic and electrical schematic.

    Cross-functional skills/personal attributes
  • Agile.
  • Good communicator.
  • Leadership of cross-functional teams.
  • Listening and negotiating skills.

    Know-how:
    Tools:
  • SAP, specifically maintenance module and transactions.

  • Good working knowledge of MS Office with higher-level Excel skills.

  • Proficient use of MS project.

  • Excellent knowledge of up-to-date maintenance science and methods, i.e. TPM, RCM, CM, SPC.

  • Knowledge of quality toolsets including 8D, FMECA.

  • Knowledge of EN9100 requirements for the maintenance department.

    Communication:
  • Capable of communicating clearly and concisely to business partners and levels of management.

  • Able to escalate at the right time and at the right level.

  • Capable of making decisions.

  • A good team player.

  • Ability to communicate with internal and external stakeholders.

  • An ambassador for the company and able to defend its interests.

    Analysis:
  • Capacity to analyse a complex problem, summarise and find solutions.

  • Capacity to analyse the information supplied by other departments.

  • Ability to prioritise work orders and business priorities to deliver an effective service to internal customers.

    What's my next step?
    Please apply by uploading a CV, and if your experience matches what we're looking for, one of
    our recruitment team will give you a call

    Diversity & Inclusion
    We want Safran Nacelles to be a workplace where everyone feels valued, can be themselves and know they can reach their full potential.

    We embrace and celebrate our differences through various initiatives and support colleagues through a number of staff networks.

    We're committed to building a strong, diverse workforce and making Safran Nacelles an inclusive place to work

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