Multi Skilled Engineer (Mechanical Biased)

Invista Textiles UK Ltd; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 4,000; Full time

Job summary

A manufacturing company in Gloucester seeks a Multi Skilled Engineer to work within a day-based role supporting maintenance operations. Responsibilities include delivering maintenance, fault finding, and implementing improvements to ensure equipment reliability. The position requires relevant mechanical qualifications and experience in a manufacturing setting. Competitive salary of GBP35k-GBP42k, plus shift allowance and benefits.

Benefits

Competitive holiday allowance

Defined contribution pension scheme

Private medical cover

Employee Assistance Programme

Life Assurance

Qualifications

• Experience of the practical aspects of maintenance within a manufacturing environment.
• Successful completion of a Mechanical Apprenticeship.
• The ability to plan, prioritise and schedule work in a busy environment.

Responsibilities

• Deliver effective and efficient maintenance to the manufacturing facility.
• Support site operations team in engineering activities.
• Implement maintenance strategies and improvements.

Skills

Maintenance in manufacturing environment

First line fault finding

Ability to work under pressure

Computer Based Maintenance Planning

Education

NVQ Level 3 in a mechanical discipline

National Certificate in mechatronics engineering

HNC in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Multi Skilled Engineer

Our Team

INVISTA is looking for a motivated Multi Skilled Engineer who has experience in the practical aspects of engineering and maintenance in a manufacturing environment. This role is day based, Monday to Friday, with weekend working on rotational basis approx. every 6 weeks with a call out requirement.

What Multi Skilled Engineer Will Do

• The purpose of this role is to work as an integral part of the operations team to deliver effective and efficient maintenance to the manufacturing facility to ensure continuous operation 24 hours per day, 365 days a year.
• This role will support the site operations team in carrying out a wide range of engineering activities to include:
• Routine maintenance to support plant critical systems and equipment
• Equipment performance and reliability
• First line fault finding and diagnostics
• Support of Operations Improvement and Transformation projects
• The successful candidate will be expected to work on a range of manufacturing and utility systems that support the critical manufacturing environment for a quality critical automotive end use.
• Responsible for reliability of plant equipment and uptime, developing maintenance strategies and implementing improvements.

Multi Skilled Engineer Basic Qualifications

• Experience of the practical aspects of maintenance within a manufacturing environment
• Successful completion of a Mechanical Apprenticeship.
• Academic qualifications to maintain process machinery and equipment. This will include:
  • NVQ Level 3 in a mechanical discipline or equivalent
  • National Certificate in mechatronics engineering or equivalent
• The ability to work both independently and as part of the Operations Team
• The ability to plan, prioritise and schedule your work in a busy manufacturing environment
• The ability to work with Computer Based Maintenance Planning systems
• The ability to work under pressure

Multi Skilled Engineer Desirable:

• HNC in Mechanical Engineering
• Experience of rotating equipment and vibration analysis

Our compensation philosophy has an individualized approach, and we compensate each individual based on the contribution they make to the organization (through a mix of base pay, and other variable compensation schemes). The salary for this role is between GBP35k-GBP42k DOE per annum plus a GBP3823 per annum shift allowance, plus you will be compensated for call outs when required.

In addition you will receive a competitive holiday allowance, a defined contribution based pension scheme, private medical cover, access to an Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family and Life Assurance.

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Who We Are

As a Koch company, INVISTA has a long history of working to make the world around you a better place. From parts for the automotive industry to medical equipment, air bags, food packaging and clothing, our ingredients in the nylon 6,6 and polypropylene value chains help bring many of life s essential products to market.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.