Production Equipment Service & Repair Technician

Line Up; Portsmouth; On-site; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Production Equipment Service & Repair Technician to enhance manufacturing efficiency in Portsmouth. In this full-time role, you will be responsible for maintaining production equipment, ensuring maximum availability, and implementing process improvements. Your engineering expertise will be key in diagnosing mechanical and electrical faults, managing maintenance schedules, and collaborating with external vendors. This position offers a dynamic work environment where your contributions will directly impact production quality and efficiency. If you thrive in a hands-on role and are ready to make a difference, this opportunity is for you!

Qualifications

• Sound engineering background with practical experience in fault diagnosis.
• Minimum of three years' experience in a production environment.

Responsibilities

• Maintain production equipment to ensure maximum uptime of 95%.
• Identify root causes of equipment failure and implement repairs.

Skills

Mechanical Fault Diagnosis

Electrical Fault Diagnosis

Communication Skills

Problem Solving

Time Management

Flexibility and Adaptability

Education

Engineering Apprenticeship

ONC/HNC in Engineering

Tools

MS Office

AutoCAD

PLC Programming

Job description

Service and Repair Technician (Production Line)

at Line Up Aviation

Portsmouth, PO2 8QD, Hampshire, GB

Onsite | Full Time

Seeking a Production Equipment Service & Repair Technician to undertake a contract in Portsmouth to support, maintain and improve production equipment to maximise manufacturing availability.

Role: Production Equipment Service & Repair Technician
Basis: Contract role
Location: Portsmouth
Hourly rate: £18.00-25.00 per hour DOE (PAYE only) plus holiday pay in addition
Hours: Mon-Thurs 08.00-16.45 Friday 08.00 - 12.00 (total 37 hrs/wk)

Main Responsibilities:

• Maintain production equipment to ensure maximum uptime target of 95% availability.
• Promptly identify root cause of equipment failure and implement subsequent repair.
• Manage an existing Planned Maintenance system, perform tasks to predetermined schedule, identifying potential operator-owned tasks to sustain process uptime & maximise capacity.
• Manage PM system & calibration of production ATE systems.
• Manage gas regulator servicing and repair.
• Identify & ensure sufficient spares are available to provide adequate response time regarding component failure.
• Specify and implement improvements to the production process or equipment to achieve cost, productivity or quality benefits.
• Ensure process, equipment and ergonomic risk assessments are completed where necessary.
• Ensure timely completion of HSE actions.
• Write technical documents to define procedures, including cell maintenance instructions including defining TPM schedules.
• Liaise with identified external partners/vendors regarding technical aspects of production equipment and spares.
• Design or detail necessary jigs and fixtures.
• Ensure timely completion of Kaizen ideas.

Ideal Candidate Profile:

• Sound engineering background with a demonstrable ability, ideally supported by a recognised Engineering apprenticeship. An ONC/HNC in an Engineering discipline would be advantageous.
• Computer literate - experience with MS Office and AutoCAD.
• A minimum of three years' experience in a medium to high volume production environment will be required.
• Practical experience with a hands-on and methodical approach to mechanical and electrical fault diagnosis/analysis with the ability to use diagnostic tools/equipment.
• The ability to communicate effectively with internal customers and external suppliers both on technical matters and general levels.
• Proven working knowledge of assembly automation including diagnosing pneumatic system logic.
• Experience of PLC program interrogation would be an advantage.
• Open minded / flexible / adaptable / Good timekeeper / reliable / Proactive.
• Fluency in English language (written & verbal) is essential.
• Candidates must already hold the right to live and work in the UK at the time of application.

If you are interested in applying for this position and you meet the requirements, please apply immediately.

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