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Howmet Aerospace

Plant Engineer

Exeter
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Responsibilities

We are currently seeking an electrically biased Plant/Project Engineer to become part of our team. This role is critical to ensure that the manufacturing equipment, services, buildings & infrastructure are maintained and improved to meet the current and future demands of the business. The role operates on a day shift.

Your main responsibilities will include;

  • Identifying, specifying, sourcing, and purchasing machines and equipment.
  • Supervising sub-contractors, ensuring project implementation to time and cost whilst complying with all Company and H&S requirements.
  • Creating project plans to support machine rearrangement, equipment installation, improvement, and cost reduction projects.
  • Identifying and implementing cost reduction and method improvement opportunities.
  • Purchasing parts and equipment for improvement works, collating receipts and raising purchase requisitions.
  • Carrying out plant engineering activities, with minimal supervision, across the site including building/electrical infrastructure and manufacturing equipment.
  • Providing technical expertise, including data analysis, planning and execution to improve equipment availability and asset utilisation for the site.
  • Identifying and making improvements to the reliability of equipment to reduce reoccurring faults and downtime.
  • Assisting Maintenance undertaking fault finding across the plant and on the equipment.
  • Implementing and driving reliability excellence (REX) on critical equipment.
  • Creation and maintenance of technical files for new and existing equipment.

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This role will be based at Exeter full time, reporting to the Plant Engineering Manager

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Qualifications

  • Qualified to a HNC or equivalent in Electrical or Controls Engineering with a minimum of 1 year’s relevant technical experience within an Engineering environment, however a development opportunity may be available for a candidate with other existing engineering qualifications and experience.
  • Ability to identify and solve to root cause, repetitive reliability problems and write maintenance procedures.
  • CAD experience, business system experience such as Oracle, CMMS, Automation experience would be advantageous.
  • Ability to collect and analyse overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) on critical equipment.
  • Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Aware of Microsoft Project.
  • Multiskilled or experienced in both electrical and mechanical disciplines would be an advantage.
  • Good communication skills both written and verbal.
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Skills

Electrical Engineering
Controls Engineering
Project Management
CAD
Oracle
CMMS
Automation
OEE Analysis
Root Cause Analysis
Microsoft Project
Reliability Excellence
Technical Documentation
Fault Finding
Procurement
Sub-contractor Supervision
Mechanical Engineering

Location

Exeter, England, United Kingdom

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