Job title: Maintenance Engineer

Reference: E(phone number removed)

Location: Halewood, Merseyside

Duration: Permanent

Start date: ASAP

Salary: £43,912.80 pa (inclusive of 35% holiday bonus for 33 days per year; 25 vacation & 8 bank holidays)

GPW Recruitment are partnering with Ford Halewood Transmissions Ltd (FHTL) in Halewood, Ford is investing £230m into the Halewood site to produce electric power units and it will be the first site to manufacture EV components in Europe, in 2024 with a capacity of 420,000 units.

Ford Halewood Transmissions Limited (FHTL) are seeking Electrical & Mechanical Maintenance Engineers to support the business. Maintenance Engineers play a pivotal role in ensuring production machinery, assembly lines and equipment are maintained and repaired as required to ensure the maximum operation uptime, working to all relevant FHTL procedures to ensure Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost and Environmental objectives are met.

Qualifications and Experience required by the Maintenance Engineer

* Essential: Recognised Engineering Craft Apprenticeship and ONC (or equivalent) in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering

* Essential: PC Literate, Ability to work under pressure, part of a team, effective multitasker with a “can do” attitude.

Experience

* Previous employment in a Maintenance Engineering role.

* Experience of preventive maintenance, fault-finding, diagnosis of faults on pneumatics, hydraulics, leadscrews, spindles, PLC and CNC machines and assembly lines ideally.

* Understanding of Profibus systems.

* Siemens S7 PLC, Solution line, Power Line, 840D and Automation Drive Experience.

* Excellent communication skills; Technical cross shift handover / line up.

* Experience of utilising Mechanical & Electrical technical manuals and drawings.

Key Responsibilities (including but not limited to):

* Perform fault-finding and diagnosis on a range of Siemens PLC controlled equipment.

* Carry out planned preventative maintenance on a range of pneumatics, hydraulics, conveyors, CNC machines and robots in accordance with the manufacturers recommendations and industry standard practices.

* Be responsible for the recording of all work undertaken.

* Analysis and resolution of Electrical and Mechanical faults and repairs, driving for continuous improvements to machinery.

* Follow safety procedures and risk assessments.

* Work alongside other Maintenance Engineers to combine a great deal of initiative and enthusiasm with a sound understanding of electrical and mechanical issues.

* Work with Vendors, Production and Process Engineering teams to ensure optimum uptime and improvements to machines.

On Offer as the Maintenance Engineer

* Salary of £43,912.80 pa (inclusive of 35% holiday bonus for 33 days per year; 25 vacation & 8 bank holidays)

* Access to the Employee Development and Assistance Programme

* A unique opportunity to access Ford's Privilege scheme - allowing you to purchase Ford vehicles at a discount

* A great salary increasing yearly, along with a competitive pension scheme

* An excellent work-life balance, including a generous holiday allowance of 25 days (inclusive of set shutdown dates)

* Cycle to Work Scheme

* On site facilities such as a gym, sauna and steam room

Working days are Monday - Friday (weekend work & overtime subject to business needs)

The plant currently operates days and a 3-shift pattern explained below.

Working Hours (day shift) Monday - Thursday 7am - 15.30pm Fridays 7am - 12.30pm

OR 3-shift:

Earlies Monday: 6.30am- 3pm Tuesday - Thursday: 7am - 3pm Friday: 7am - 12pm

Lates Monday - Thursday: 3pm - 11pm Friday: 12pm-5.30pm

Nights Monday - Thursday: 11pm - 7am Friday: 5.30pm - 11pm

Shift patterns can be changed based on business requirements.

When working 3-shift pattern employees incur a premium for all shifts worked of 27.5% - this premium does not apply to day shift workers.

About Ford

Ford Motor Company is a global automotive industry leader that manufactures or distributes vehicles across six continents. With over 200,000 employees and 65 plants worldwide, the UK employ over 13,000 individuals.

The Ford+ plan is transforming the business to align the global organisation into an integrated team to accelerate. This is by focusing on the creation of vehicles revising the customers true demands, reduction of costs, to introduce exciting new technology, enhance quality and improve efficiency.

About Ford Halewood Transmission Limited

Ford Halewood Transmission Limited (FHTL) develops and manufactures transmissions with an employee workforce of circa 600 people. The Plant has a proud 60-year history as a local employer and are dedicated to manufacturing high quality products. Ford are currently investing up to £230 million at the facility to transform it to build electric power units for future Ford all-electric passenger and commercial vehicles.

Future Prospects

The business invests significantly in its employee development.

FHTL supports the onward development and growth of all personnel and has a track record of promoting from within based on performance and achievement.

Proposed start date:

ASAP - Based on personal availability if you accept the offer of employment.

The Company is committed to diversity and equality of opportunity for all and is opposed to any form of less favourable treatment or harassment on the grounds of race, religion or belief, sex, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or disability. This vacancy is advertised in line with the FORD equal opportunities policy.

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