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Maintenance Engineer ( Weekend shift Fri-Mo)

Eynsham
6 months ago
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Join us in pioneering breakthroughs in healthcare. For everyone. Everywhere. Sustainably.

Our inspiring and caring environment forms a global community that celebrates diversity and individuality. We encourage you to step beyond your comfort zone, offering resources and flexibility to foster your professional and personal growth, all while valuing your unique contributions.

Siemens Healthineers MR Magnet Technology is the world’s leading designer and manufacturer of superconducting magnets for magnetic resonance imaging – over a third of MRI scanners installed worldwide have at their heart a magnet manufactured in our Eynsham factory. The business has been awarded several Queen’s Awards for export success, two Best Factory Awards and an IMechE Manufacturing Excellence Award and is justifiably proud of its engineering and manufacturing heritage.

Your role:

Respond promptly to facility failures, employing appropriate skills and knowledge to restore plant and equipment to operational status efficiently
Execute planned maintenance activities and Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) initiatives to ensure optimal equipment performance.
Maintain accurate records by updating the maintenance management system upon task completion.
Conduct regular checks and monitoring of plant and equipment, including tasks such as vibration analysis, weld parameter assessments, fluid level checks, and vacuum inspections against safe working practices
Utilise problem resolution processes to address equipment malfunctions and operational issues effectively.
Offer design solutions for simple Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) modifications, tooling adjustments, or mechanical problems as needed.
Analyse relevant data to identify trends and develop appropriate remedial actions to optimize equipment performance.

Your expertise:

Recognised engineering apprenticeship, NVQ, and BTEC.
Extensive experience as a multi-skilled maintenance engineer (at least 5 years experience with mechanical systems, understanding of electrical systems)
The capability to methodically analyse equipment faults and calmly identify the root cause, then identify and implement safe, efficient and effective rectification plans
Be able to demonstrate a Health and Safety focus with the ability to generate risk assessments and method statements

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We are a team of more than 71,000 highly dedicated Healthineers in more than 70 countries. As a leader in medical technology, we constantly push the boundaries to create better outcomes and experiences for patients, no matter where they live or what health issues they are facing. Our portfolio is crucial for clinical decision-making and treatment pathways.

How we work:
When you join Siemens Healthineers, you become one in a global team of scientists, clinicians, developers, researchers, professionals, and skilled specialists, who believe in each individual’s potential to contribute with diverse ideas. We are from different backgrounds, cultures, religions, political and/or sexual orientations, and work together, to fight the world’s most threatening diseases and enable access to care, united by one purpose: to pioneer breakthroughs in healthcare. For everyone. Everywhere. Sustainably.

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