Controls Engineering Technician (Day shift)

at  BD

JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY

Reporting to the Reliability equipment leader, the Controls Engineering Technician will be working with the asset care team and providing control system support within the assembly areas.
You will provide feedback on existing manufacturing equipment and detail breakdowns, to improve efficiencies and productivity, whilst monitoring and improving processes for output and waste levels. Part of the role will involve upskilling technicians to ensure equipment reliability, reduce downtime, and support continuous improvement initiatives. You will also provide leadership and ownership of process performance issues as well as proactively driving operational improvements, with a positive attitude and excellent team skills.

WHY JOIN US?

A career at BD means learning and working alongside inspirational leaders and colleagues who are equally passionate and committed to fostering an inclusive, growth-centered, and rewarding culture. You will have the opportunity to help shape the trajectory of BD while leaving a legacy at the same time.
To find purpose in the possibilities, we need people who can see the bigger picture, who understand the human story that underpins everything we do. We welcome people with the imagination and drive to help us reinvent the future of health. At BD, you’ll discover a culture in which you can learn, grow and thrive. And find satisfaction in doing your part to make the world a better place.
Become a maker of possible with us!
If you are looking to be part of a team that manufactures millions of lifesaving medical devices throughout the world each year and if you thrive in a highly technical fast paced manufacturing environment, then Push Button at BD is the ultimate place to work. With state-of-the-art technology, which includes packaging robots, quality assurance vision inspection systems, ultraviolet curing, precision liquid dispensing, Allen Bradley PLC and HMI technology, all within a highly integrated automated assembly unit, Push Button is one of the Southwest’s most technically advanced manufacturing lines and we are looking for talented individuals to ensure that our world class product continues to advance the world of health.
The working hours are 11am - 11pm (3 days on and 3 days off) offers a competitive salary plus a 32% shift premium.

Our generous benefits including:

• Matched contribution Pension scheme up to 10% of salary
• Life assurance and critical illness cover
• Private Medical Insurance
• Share save scheme – matched up to £150/month
• Reward & recognition scheme linked to Health and Safety and Continuous Improvement
• Employee Assistance Program, supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing
• Flexible benefits including cycle to work scheme
• Subsidised canteen
• Free car parking
• 24 days holiday (25 after 5 years)

• Implement improvements to TPM processes to increase OEE, liaise with department representatives to ensure that PM is successfully initiated and completed within the time frame.
• Provide support to set-up and maintain pneumatic, hydraulic, and mechanical systems on production equipment.
• Read electrical drawings, analyse, troubleshoot, and perform maintenance and repairs of any plant electrical systems (including, but not limited to, programmable controllers, servo motors, AC motors, contactors, etc.).
• Provides leadership in assisting asset care team with the installation, debugging, and start-up of all production equipment.
• Maintain equipment logs on assigned equipment, recording pertinent information about downtime and maintenance problems. Documents all process changes using a methodical problem-solving approach.
• Support engineering in the maintenance and adjustment of vision systems within defined parameters to ensure the quality of our products while keeping cost at or below budgeted levels.
• Ensure all safety and environmental procedures and quality system requirements are maintained.
• Provide relevant information on equipment and process performance, to include production and waste information while proactively driving continuous improvement activities through the shift teams.
• Monitors production machinery as needed to ensure top performance and takes a proactive approach to resolve concerns after efficiently comparing the financial impact of intervention versus current state in any given situation.
• Participates in the design and installation of modifications to production machinery and equipment to improve quality and costs aligned with the asset care team.
• Provide proactive leadership, associate mentoring, and proficient technical execution that drives the business unit to meet or exceed budgeted expectations.
• Attend Production Analysis Board (PAB) meetings providing engineering status of line and agree resource deployment to Support Shift Technicians in Investigation of losses (Breakdowns, Waste, Speed) to ensure countermeasure is effective.
• Coach and Mentor Technicians in quality and effectiveness of problem-solving tools and robustness of countermeasures.
• Connect to PLC machinery to help diagnose complex faults and make minor software changes, when required under the guidance of the process engineering team.