Facilities Technician

Main purpose of the job: To support the Facilities department in ensuring the site is maintained to an optimum condition via meeting key objectives. This is a 'hands-on' role that is extremely practical in its nature and mainly consists of improving the site via fabricated means i.e. repairing / maintaining standard of current equipment / tools, problem-solving / offering solutions to improve the status quo of the current standard and delivering upon it.

Main objectives and results:
To ensure thatboth Halewood sites are maintained to their optimum condition from a facility viewpoint. Key responses consist of, but are not limited to:

• Facilities Scheduled Works (TPM)
• Lead for inter-plant packaging repair program
• PI - Near Miss Opportunity Resolution
• Planned improvement projects from various accountability boards
• Project Support from CI Activities and Sustainability Committee
• Support in Model Launch / Line Balance Activities
• Facility Improvement Project Support
• It is necessary for the candidate to support the Maintenance Department in certain situations.
• Liaise with outside contractors as required.
• Assist with ensuring constant supply of consumables and spares
• Maintaining housekeeping standards

Note: this is not an exhaustive list. All employees are expected to show flexibility and continued self-development to meet the ever-changing needs of the business. All job descriptions will be subject to continual development.

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• Candidates will ideally be from a time-served apprenticeship specialising in fabrication background.
• Forms of desirable fabrication skills would include Benchfitting, Pipefitting, Bending etc
• A proven history of Welding acumen, OxyAcetylene preferred but also, MMA & MIG. A qualification in this discipline would be desirable.
• IPAF trained for MEWP desirable but not essential. If not trained would have to undergo in-house training.

• Solid electro-mechanical maintenance knowledge (BS7671 18th edition advantageous but not essential)
• Candidates must be PC literate, have excellent organisational and communicational skills as well as a strong sense of urgency and an ability to work under pressure.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Excellent time-management skills
• Team-player with a high level of personal integrity
• Ability to work effectively with personnel across borders and functions
• Must be able to manage several tasks/activities across several different teams that are occurring at the same time

Competent and experienced within a high-volume automotive environment, coupled with the ability to work as an individual or as part of a team