Maintenance Engineer - County Louth
- Co Louth
- Permanent
- Full-time
- 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
- 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