Maintenance Engineer - County Louth

Maintenance Engineer - County Louth.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Maintenance Engineer to join an established engineering team within a world-renowned engineering company.

Overall Objective: Performs routine maintenance, troubleshoots and quickly repairs any mechanical or electrical problems with the manufacturing equipment and systems within the facility.

Responsibilities & Duties:

• Plan and schedule repairs, ensure that periodic and preventive maintenance are appropriately undertaken and that emergency troubleshooting and maintenance support are readily available as needed

• Servicing and maintaining equipment including motors, conveyors, and production related equipment.

• Inspecting and assessing the functionality of production machines, monitor and continually improve maintenance processes to achieve enhanced levels of efficiency

• Troubleshooting mechanical and electrical breakdowns

• Adjusting mechanical parts using hand and machine tools

• Sourcing parts for repair and machine upgrades, negotiating with suppliers and liaising with equipment vendors

• Conducting routine maintenance and safety checks. Maintain all plant machinery to ensure safe, continual and efficient operations

• Continually seek to drive improvements in equipment efficiencies and operational performance. Drive, support and participate in ongoing continuous improvement projects for machine downtime reduction

• Communicating with the production team and mentor apprentices

• Reading and interpreting engineering blueprints

• Installing new production equipment

• Preparing and submitting maintenance reports

• Development and management of a Maintenance Management System

• Share knowledge and experience with others and provide relevant training to colleagues, where required

• Ensure machine and equipment safety is paramount when undertaking maintenance

• Follow the company health and safety policies and procedures

Interested applicants should have:

• Engineering / Electrical / Mechanical qualification or equivalent

• At least 3 years’ experience in a fast-paced manufacturing environment

• Any exposure to CNC machines and robotics is advantageous

• Knowledge of Lean Six Sigma and/or OEE desirable (not essential)

• Strong mechanical aptitude and problem solving skills

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

• Proven maintenance engineering skills