Trainee Manufacturing Technician/Manufacturing Technician

Who you’ll report to:

Engineering Team Leader

 

What you’ll be doing:

 

• Assist with NPIs and new processes through the creation of work instructions and other relevant documentation.

• Support the production operation with first-line fault diagnosis/repair of all production equipment.                           

• Carry out updates to Production drawings and documentation as necessary.
• To introduce LEAN improvements within production to improve productivity and reduce waste.
• Liaise with external contractors to coordinate planned maintenance or repairs.
• Carry out scheduled preventative maintenance to the required standard.
• To perform calibration tasks on production equipment and maintain accurate records as required.
• Training production shopfloor staff on new or updated processes or equipment.
• Prepare and maintain a production department asset register.
• To assist with shopfloor layout change activities and new equipment installations.

• To prepare maintenance procedures and schedules for production equipment.
• To maintain engineering stores and spares stock to ensure prompt first line response time.
• To create programmes for Production equipment.

Person Specification

 We are looking for individuals who are highly motivated and have a passion to contribute to the success of Hochiki. In addition to this, you will possess the following:

Personal Qualities

• Strong communicator verbally and written.
• Able to work under pressure.
• Pro-active and able to take ownership.
• High attention to detail
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent time management skills and ability to prioritise independently
• A good thinker and active listener

Qualifications

• No qualifications required but any formal qualification in Engineering is highly desirable.

Experience/Knowledge

• No experience required but any experience in a production environment is highly desirable.

Shift work is required as part of the role, rotating over 3 weeks with the other two technicians. The shift pattern would be 6am-2pm, 8:30am-5pm and 2pm-10pm Mon-Thurs, 6am-1pm, 8:30am-4pm and 1pm-8pm Fri. You would also be expected to provide shift cover when the other technicians are on leave (2 weeks’ notice would be provided for this).