Mechanical Maintenance Engineer

at  Forged Solutions Group

Job Function: Engineering
Job Location: Blaenavon - South Wales
Hours of Work: 2-3 Shifts
Closing Date: Open until filled
Job Purpose
To support Operations in achieving maximum uptime, reliability, efficiency and safety of all plant equipment and services through the provision of timely and cost effective maintenance and repair of all relevant company assets in accordance with Company policies and procedures.

Key Tasks:

• Respond as necessary to operational priorities seeking clarity from Operations or Maintenance Management where necessary.
• To support production activities at all times by ensuring minimum response times to equipment breakdown.
• Execute tasks in line with Planned Preventative Maintenance schedule, ensuring work is carried out in compliance within all statutory Health, Safety and Environmental guidelines and in accordance with internal risk assessments.
• Fully utilise the Pirana CMMS.
• Undertake effective fault finding and rectification of plant and equipment failures to include the effective Root Cause analysis and the implementation of both short term and long term corrective actions.
• Ensure that all repair and maintenance documentation is completed to achieve full compliance with any regulatory guidelines and company Standard Operating Procedures.
• Identification and introduction of improvements in conjunction with other departments to support equipment reliability and operation.
• To work alongside sub-contractors as required and take the lead in such circumstances.
• Identification of key spares requirements.
• Assist in Installation and commissioning of new plant and equipment.

Experience and Qualifications

• Formally trained through an engineering apprenticeship, preferably to NVQ LEVEL 3 or equivalent.
• Computer literate.
• Broad range of experience in all aspects of maintenance in heavy engineering environments.
• Familiarity of operating CMMS packages.
• Used to working in a pressurised environment, with particular regard to tight downtime constraints.
• Experience of maintaining both CNC and manual machine tools.
• Experience of maintaining and fault finding on large, complex hydraulic systems.
• Experience of maintaining heavy pressing or stamping equipment.

• Respond as necessary to operational priorities seeking clarity from Operations or Maintenance Management where necessary.
• To support production activities at all times by ensuring minimum response times to equipment breakdown.
• Execute tasks in line with Planned Preventative Maintenance schedule, ensuring work is carried out in compliance within all statutory Health, Safety and Environmental guidelines and in accordance with internal risk assessments.
• Fully utilise the Pirana CMMS.
• Undertake effective fault finding and rectification of plant and equipment failures to include the effective Root Cause analysis and the implementation of both short term and long term corrective actions.
• Ensure that all repair and maintenance documentation is completed to achieve full compliance with any regulatory guidelines and company Standard Operating Procedures.
• Identification and introduction of improvements in conjunction with other departments to support equipment reliability and operation.
• To work alongside sub-contractors as required and take the lead in such circumstances.
• Identification of key spares requirements.
• Assist in Installation and commissioning of new plant and equipment