Maintenance Technician

Adient; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION

Maintenance Technician

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an individual to join our Maintenance team at the Adient Liverpool Plant as a Maintenance Technician.

What can you expect?

The Maintenance team is managed by the Maintenance & Facilities Coordinator and sits under the wider Operations team. Operations is at the heart of Adient Liverpool, incorporating Production, Manufacturing Engineering, Maintenance, Launch, CI and Training.

Adient is a global leader in automotive seating. With 70,000+ employees in 30 countries, Adient operates more than 200 manufacturing/assembly plants worldwide. We produce and deliver automotive seating for all major OEMs. From complete seating systems to individual foam, trim and metal components, our expertise spans every step of the automotive seat-making process. Our integrated, in-house skills allow us to take our products from research and design to engineering and manufacturing — and into millions of vehicles every year.

What will your responsibilities be?

• Prioritise and respond to breakdowns when they occur in an effective and timely manner
• Work with the other site functions to introduce equipment and process changes
• Carry out maintenance activities in line with site maintenance equipment strategies
• Accurately record and analyse data from equipment failures, escalating where necessary
• Manage the activities of outside contractors coming on site
• Support all aspects of the maintenance team's spares strategy including auditing, ordering, recording usage and replenishment

Working hours:

Currently working the following hours in a 3-shift rotation: Mon-Fri 05:30-13:30; Mon-Thu 13:15-22:30 + Fri 11:45-19:45; Mon-Thurs 22:00-6:00. Flexibility in working hours will be required.

Which qualifications are we looking for in potential employees?

Education/Qualification:

• Maintenance apprenticeship
• HNC Level 3 or above qualification in City & Guilds, NVQ or ONC

Job Experience:

• Previous experience of working within a maintenance department as a technician or a similar multi-skilled role.

Skills/Knowledge:

• Willingness to develop and embrace IT and new technologies in this area.
• Trained in or working towards 18th Edition and basic Siemens S7 programming and fault-finding.
• Robotics knowledge desirable – preferably ABB robotic maintenance and fault-finding with basic programming knowledge.
• An autonomous approach to problem-solving and fault-finding.
• Multi-skilled with Electrical or Mechanical Bias

What benefits do we offer?

• Competitive salary
• Enhanced company pension contribution
• 26 days’ annual leave entitlement + bank holidays + additional service days
• Employee L&D Hub available onsite
• Enhanced Maternity / Paternity Leave
• Discounted Canteen onsite
• Free onsite parking
• Employee Assistance Programme / 24-hour Counselling Service
• Onsite Occupational Health and Physiotherapy
• Regular social events and recognition scheme (e.g. long service awards, “In the Spotlight” awards, annual golf competitions)
• Focus on CSR initiatives, charity and community support, and sustainability

Adient is committed to equal employment opportunity, diversity and inclusion in the workplace. As a true global company, our leaders and employees come from various cultures across the world. Our diversity is a source of inspiration enabling us to achieve our goals and build an inclusive company culture.

We are looking forward to receiving your application including your salary expectations and your earliest availability date. If you have additional questions, please do not hesitate to contact Amy Perez at [e-mail].

PRIMARY LOCATION

Liverpool