Maintenance Technician Weekend Nights (FTC)

BMW Group; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automotive manufacturer in Birmingham is looking for a Maintenance Technician to ensure efficient use of maintenance principles and resolve technical problems. Ideal candidates will have NVQ 3 in electrical discipline and experience in automotive manufacturing. The role includes a weekend night shift pattern and offers an array of benefits including employee discounts and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Immediate opportunity to purchase/lease BMW or MINI at reduced rate

Pension scheme

Generous holiday allowance

Subsidised canteen

Ample onsite parking

Qualifications

• Qualified to NVQ 3 or equivalent in an electrical discipline.
• Ideally experienced in an automotive manufacturing environment.
• Basic mechanical knowledge with high-volume production machinery.

Responsibilities

• Ensure effective technical use of maintenance principles.
• Demonstrate competence in fault finding on electrical systems.
• Proactively identify potential malfunctions before they occur.

Skills

Fault finding on electrical systems

Mechanical understanding for fault diagnosis

Knowledge of Health and Safety systems

Education

NVQ 3 or equivalent in electrical discipline

Technical apprenticeship in Electrical discipline

Job description

Overview

INNOVATION IS IMAGINING WHAT NO ONE ELSE CAN.

SHARE YOUR PASSION FOR EXCELLENCE.

Everything starts with passion at the BMW Group. It turns a profession into a vocation. It drives us to keep reinventing mobility and to bring innovative ideas onto the roads. Enthusiasm for joint projects turns a team into a strong unit where every opinion is valued. It is only when expertise, highly professional processes and enjoyment of work are united that we can shape the future together. Whatever your heart’s desire – in the BMW Group, you will find a wide range of departments and disciplines across the world where you can share your professional passion with us.

What awaits you?

Responsibilities

• As the Maintenance Technician your main responsibilities will include ensuring the effective technical use of a variety of maintenance principles and ensuring the efficiency and technical availability of the facility is continuously maintained. You will provide hands-on technical support to resolve any quality, efficiency and complex problems.
• You will demonstrate competence in fault finding on electrical systems, interrogate electrical schematics and cable references, and demonstrate mechanical understanding for fault diagnosis, setup and referencing, and understanding of gauge systems and their maintenance.
• You will ensure customer quality and reduced equipment downtime by proactively identifying potential malfunctions before they occur and remedying them, with the aim of minimising impact on production demand and managing/reducing non-conforming materials.
• You will identify and rectify fault occurrences with machinery, equipment and processes in the area in a reactive manner to ensure all problem-resolution activities are completed in a timely manner with minimal impact, ensuring maintenance and facility target achievement.
• Use Health and Safety systems and equipment to record breakdowns, complete material searching and warranty returns process.

Qualifications

• Qualified to NVQ 3 or equivalent in an electrical discipline.
• Minimum of technical apprenticeship in an Electrical or Electrical and Mechanical discipline.
• Ideally experienced in an automotive manufacturing environment.
• Basic mechanical knowledge and preferable knowledge with high-volume production machinery.
• A familiarity with machinery, technical / electrical / mechanical systems as well as PSS and SAP data recording is preferable.

This role operates on weekend night shift pattern. You will be given a shift premium for unsociable hours.

If you are a flexible self-motivator with an honest and reliable nature please apply today!

The advertisement for this role will be on a rolling basis. Please apply early to avoid disappointment.

Benefits

Join us and you’ll enjoy an exceptional range of benefits including immediate opportunity to purchase/lease a BMW or MINI at special reduced rate or part of your benefits package, the ability to progress and shape your career across the BMW network, pension scheme, generous holiday allowance, work-life balance and family-friendly policies, subsidised canteen, ample onsite parking and of course you’ll be working for the world’s leading manufacturer of premium automobiles and motorcycles and provider of premium financial and mobility services.

Successful candidates will be required to complete background screening checks and the offer of employment will be subject to results which we consider are satisfactory. Checks will include references, right to work, IT system Compliance Integrity Check (COIN), CV and relevant qualifications. Checks may also include criminal records, adverse financial (credit), directorships, address, internet research and/or driving licence. If you have any queries on any of these checks, please discuss with us and we will be happy to go through with you in more detail.