Who we are: At Mergon, we mould ideas for a sustainable future. We work with leading brands like Tesla, BMW, Xerox and Abbott to design, manufacture and deliver sustainable products for the vehicles and equipment of the future.
We care deeply about our colleagues, customers and our community and we have a curiosity that constantly pushes us to innovate and improve. We are competent, capable, and we invest in our people and in our processes to ensure we continue to grow and do our best work every day.
The Role: As a Mechanical Maintenance Technician, you will play a key role in ensuring the reliability, efficiency and performance of manufacturing equipment across the site. You will be responsible for maintaining, repairing and improving a variety of injection moulding machines, blow moulding machines, hydraulic systems, pneumatic equipment, automation systems and ancillary plant.
Hours of Work: 12 hours shifts, Panama shift pattern, day shift only. You'll work 7 shifts in 14 days.
Schedule example: Week one - 2 days on, 2 days off, 3 days on
Week two - 2 days off, 2 days on, 3 days off
The Role/Key Responsibilities:
- Mechanical maintenance, repair and fault finding on injection moulding and blow moulding machinery
- Diagnosing and resolving complex hydraulic faults
- Reading and interpreting hydraulic schematics and technical drawings
- Supporting machine start-ups, machine setups and production activities
- Working closely with production teams to minimise downtime and maximise efficiency
- Conducting preventative maintenance activities across manufacturing equipment
- Supporting engineering improvement and continuous improvement projects
- Fault finding on hydraulic and pneumatic systems
- Assisting with machinery upgrades and reliability improvements
- Carrying out quality and safety-related engineering checks
- Utilising workshop equipment including lathes, grinders and welding equipment where required
To be successful in this role, you will likely have:
- Strong mechanical maintenance experience within a manufacturing environment
- Excellent hydraulic fault-finding ability
- Strong understanding of hydraulic systems and hydraulic drawings
- Proven mechanical problem-solving skills
- Experience carrying out root-cause analysis and implementing corrective actions
- Experience with pneumatics
- A proactive and hands-on approach to engineering maintenance
- The ability to work independently and as part of a team
Candidates with experience as a Mechanical Maintenance Technician, Maintenance Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Mechanical Fitter, Hydraulic Engineer or Maintenance Technician are encouraged to apply. Experience within plastics manufacturing, injection moulding, blow moulding, packaging, FMCG or automated manufacturing environments would be highly advantageous.
KPIs/Success within the first year:
- Have a good operational understanding of all the blow moulding and injection moulding machines
- A good knowledge of the plastics process and be able to setup jobs on the machines
- The capabilities to fault find and repair faults
- Show your fault finding and repair processes
- Completion of training requirements, including; lifting & slinging, FLT licence, and robotics training
Benefits:
- Salary up to £46,800 per annum dependant on experience
- Option to join the private healthcare scheme
- Full Christmas and New Year shut down
- Free on-site car park
- Canteen facilities, including hot drinks
- Employee Assistance Programme (Wellbeing platform)
- Company Wellbeing & Events programme (such as summer BBQ’s, free annual health checks, pie days and much more)
- Career growth and Learning & Development opportunities including robotics and specialist machinery training opportunities
The document is a guide only and should not be regarded as exclusive or exhaustive. It is intended as an outline indication of the areas of activity and will be amended in the light of changing needs of the organisation.
Don’t meet every single requirement? We know that some people are less likely to apply if they don’t meet all the above. We’re committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workspace. If you are passionate about this role and believe you can bring value to our team, we’d love to hear from you.
How to Apply:
Please apply with your CV via the advertising platform. For further information, please contact: [email protected]
Equality and Diversity:
Mergon is committed to the principle of equal opportunities in employment, and to ensure that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of race, colour, nationality, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, age, ethnic and national origin, disability, or gender reassignment.
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Mergon is committed to promotion welfare of young people and vulnerable adults. The successful applicant will be required to provide proof of rights to work in the UK.
