Maintenance Technician

The Job Responsibilities

Who we are

Every life is unique and so are you!

At Dräger we protect, support and rescue lives day in and day out. We are interested in you if you have the desire to work for an organisation that does something more, something that is truly worth working for.

As an international leader in medical and safety technology, we develop pioneering devices, software, services and solutions that people around the world trust. Wherever Dräger products are used, it's about the most important thing: it's about life.

About the role

• Ensure all work is carried out to H&S standards – Lock out tag out (LOTO), Permit to work (PTW) for both Contractors and Draeger personnel, all equipment requiring LOLER inspections are coordinated to ensure all lifting and slinging equipment is always within inspection date.
• Perform planned Maintenance activities and maintain a high level of PPM compliance >90% – coordinate with Production Supervisor for equipment access.
• Control machine spares for area of responsibility – sourcing, ordering and organizing – utilize the vend machine for repetitive high volume consumable parts and other critical spares which can be controlled with this method.
• Maintain records of all Maintenance work – In-house breakdowns, corrective work and external contracted work from OEM suppliers and specialists – utilize the CMMS system (Maintain X) to ensure records and history is updated frequently and following all work.
• Work with Production to ensure operator asset care checks are completed by the operators and any Maintenance corrective actions are followed up and completed within the specified timeframe.
• Undertake unplanned/breakdown repair activities liaising with production.
• Provide out of hours maintenance support for all areas working shifts.
• Undertake Project work which will involve machine moves, installations, upgrades, and improvements. Involvement in setting up spares system for new and existing equipment, preventative maintenance records and operator asset care checks for Operators.
• Liaise with external suppliers and specialists to fault find and support Machine reliability.
• Utilize root cause analysis and complete breakdown reports to determine root cause and implement countermeasures to prevent reoccurrence.
• Identify and implement Projects to increase productivity, reliability, and uptime of automated equipment within manufacturing.
• Take responsibility for 6S and housekeeping in own workshop and other areas used – 6S target >85%
• Assist with mentoring, training and guidance of apprentices, operators and other members of staff as required.
• Attend meetings to provide technical support on breakdowns or work arounds when equipment has failed – dates for when countermeasure will be put in place and improved Maintenance techniques.
• Participate in training and development opportunities to keep knowledge abreast with technology.
• Occasional offsite travel to visit machine builders, training or equipment inspections

Shared responsibilities

• to comply with the Integrated Management System (IMS) and minimise any impact on the environment whilst carrying out their duties.
• to ensure and promote safe working conditions for all employees, visitors and contractors by implementing, monitoring and complying with occupational health & safety provisions
• to embed our WeLEAD competencies – I build trust, I create value for the customer, I enable others, I provide direction, I embrace diversity, I deliver results

Reporting Relationships

Manager

Maintenance Manager

Size of team/environment

1 Maintenance Manager 7 Maintenance technicians and 2 Maintenance apprentice.

• Time served through an Apprenticeship (preferred)
• Minimum HNC in Mechanical or Electrical (essential)
• H&S qualification - IOSH (preferred)

• Experience of fault-finding bespoke equipment - Mech & Elec (Essential)
• Experience in a high-quality focused environment (Essential)
• Multi skilled Technician – Mech/Elec (Essential)

• CNC equipment – Mazak, Haas, GMC, Star
• Proven knowledge of PLC fault finding modifications and upgrades
• Proven knowledge of Inverter control
• Proven knowledge…