Maintenance Technician in Bedford

EH60 - Maintenance Technician

Salary: £40,000 - £46,000 + Shift allowance 

Location: Bedford 

Shifts: Week 1: 06:00 - 14:00  & Week 2: 14:00 - 22:00

Overview: 

First Military Recruitment are currently seeking a Maintenance Technician on behalf of one of our clients.

You will be responsible for the repair, maintenance and fault-finding of complex manufacturing machinery, ensuring equipment operates efficiently.

Our client encourages applications from ex-military personnel however all candidates will be considered.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Maintain over 80% uptime of key process machinery.
• Fault-find and repair complex machinery and PCBs to component level.
• Provide direction to technicians and support manufacturing shift leaders and production support personnel.
• Monitor, evaluate and improve machinery uptime and performance.
• Communicate with engineering supervisors, engineers and production operators.
• Identify and implement cost-reduction projects.
• Maintain knowledge of health and safety policies and regulations to ensure duties are carried out safely

Skills and Qualifications:

• Minimum HNC/HND in Engineering, Science, Mathematics or Material Science, or equivalent education, training and experience.
• Experience repairing complex machinery and diagnosing faults.
• Ability to diagnose and repair PCBs to component level.
• Strong electronics background and fault-finding skills.
• Excellent problem-solving skills.
• Ability to document processes and procedures.
• Experience working with equipment suppliers, subcontractors and service engineers.
• Knowledge of 6S / Kaizen and continuous improvement (preferred).
• Ability to carry out mechanical setup and maintenance tasks.
• Excellent time management and organisational skills.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Detail-oriented and able to work under pressure.
• Flexible and able to work alternate early and late shifts.
• Good level of computer literacy.
• Knowledge of cleanroom or specialist manufacturing environments (preferred).
• Excellent written communication skills, with the ability to issue work instructions and present ideas, concepts and solutions to employees, subcontractors and suppliers.