Maintenance Engineer

Fritz Dräxlmaier GmbH & Co. KG; Elmdon Heath; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automotive company is looking for an experienced Maintenance Engineer to join their facility in Solihull. You will be responsible for planning, scheduling, and carrying out repairs on production equipment, while also assisting with the installation and commissioning of new machinery. Candidates must have a fully completed Electrical or Mechanical apprenticeship and relevant qualifications in electrical installation and maintenance engineering.

Qualifications

• Several years’ experience in a similar role within a manufacturing environment.
• Must have Electrical or Mechanical apprenticeship.

Responsibilities

• Plan and modify maintenance scheduling of machinery and plant.
• Carry out repairs of production equipment in case of breakdowns.
• Install, commission, and maintain new equipment.
• Maintain the technical infrastructure of the UK plant.
• Plan and administer spare parts and production related consumables.
• Assist in carrying out technical changes and improvements.
• Create and optimize procedures.
• Reduce maintenance costs and ensure delivery of KPIs.

Skills

Experience in a similar role

Electrical Installation Level 2

Electrical Installation Level 3

IEE 17th Wiring Regulations

Maintenance Engineering Level 3

IPAF Access licence

BTEC National Certificate in Electronics

Pneumatic Fest/City and Guild

Education

Fully time served apprenticeship (Electrical or Mechanical)

Job description

Maintenance Engineer

Location: Solihull, GB, B928NW

Work Type: Full time

Contract Type: unlimited

Modern wire harness systems and exclusive vehicle interiors: The name DRÄXLMAIER stands for automotive innovations – products that enhance your driving experience. Every day, approximately 60.000 associates around the world cooperate to contribute their knowledge, skills and automotive passion toward this goal. Individuals, who like to take on responsibilities, use their creativity and contribute their ideas toward the common success. Individuals like you!

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Maintenance Engineer to join the team at our Solihull site. Our Production facility at our site in Solihull is a fast paced and requires quick thinking and responsive maintenance support to ensure we continue to deliver our products to our customer in sequence and in time. This position will initially be based on a single shift.

Key responsibilities:

• Plan, advise and modify as required maintenance scheduling of machinery and Plant;
• Carry out immediate repairs of production equipment and machines in the case of breakdowns with regards to all elements of failure i.e. mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic etc.;
• Installation, commissioning and maintenance of new equipment;
• Maintain the technical infrastructure of the UK plant building.
• Plan, order and administrate spare parts and Production related consumables;
• Assist the central technical departments in carrying out technical changes and improvements including relocations / modifications;
• Create, modify and follow Optimise procedures;
• Reduce year on year maintenance costs and ensure delivery of preventative maintenance KPI's.

Skills and experience required:

• Several years’ experience in a similar role within a manufacturing environment;
• City and Guilds 2330 Electrical Installation Level 2;
• Electrical Installation Level 3;
• IEE 17 th Wiring Regulations;
• City and Guild Level 3 Maintenance Engineering;
• IPAF Access licence;
• BTEC National Certificate in Electronics;
• Pneumatik Fest/City and Guild.

Applicants MUST have a fully time served (Electrical or Mechancial) apprenticeship, applicant who don\u2019t will be automatically rejected.

We are looking forward to your application.