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Maintenance Technician

A key member of the Production Department, your main responsibilities as Maintenance Technician will include:

• Effective response to machine breakdown situations, recovering immediate issue and where possible providing long term solutions to reduce breakdowns.
• Perform routine preventative/planned maintenance tasks on equipment within the manufacturing environment.
• Contribute towards Key Performance Indicators in order to achieve production targets.
• Contribute to CI and lean manufacturing projects.
• Perform tooling changes and system maintenance as required.
• Participate in the development of systems to ensure that our routines are standardised.
• Ensure that sufficient maintenance items are available where practical to effectively reduce downtime.
• Liaise where necessary with suppliers.
• Participate in creating and maintaining documentation such as for machine trials; technical reports on m/c performance and proposed improvements.
• Carry out Risk Assessment's where appropriate.
• Participate in Root Cause Analysis of Quality Issues.
• Develop maintenance procedures.
• Partake in new machine installation & commissioning.
• Partake in developing equipment process controls, where necessary.

Warehouse Cover

In addition to your core Maintenance duties, you will also provide Warehouse cover as required which will include:

• Receipt and accuracy of goods received and dealing with deliveries.
• Book in stock onto the company Computer system in accordance with relevant procedures.
• Physical movement and management of stock in designated warehouse locations.
• Stock rotation and accuracy.
• Accurate picking, packing and preparation of all delivery notes for dispatch.
• Co-ordination of all relevant paperwork required when dispatching goods.
• Pick stock for Works Orders using company computer system when required.
• Physical issue of stock to WIP's when required.
• Book in of WIP's once passed by QC.
• Available for annual stock check.
• Ensure all work is carried out in accordance with Company ISO procedures.

Essential:

• Proven mechanical maintenance experience.
• Proven practical experience in fault finding.
• ONC or HNC qualification.
• Good numeracy and communication skills.
• Computer literate.
• Self-motivated and able to work independently
• Methodical and professional approach to role
• Enthusiastic, "can do" attitude

Desirable:

• Experience of working with ISO13485 and medical devices.
• Warehouse experience.
• Experience of working in a cleanroom environment.
• Experience of plastic moldings.

Please send all applications and CVs to recruitment@helapet.co.uk.

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About Company:

Helapet stands as a leading UK manufacturer and distributor of medical and cleanroom consumables. Our range of sterile and non-sterile products are used to support healthcare provision and aseptic production within hospitals, pharmaceutical manufacturing, laboratories, and veterinary practice.

We are the part of Clinimed Holdings Limited, a group of companies established in 1982 through the acquisition and formation of various entities within the group.

For more information about the company, please visit our website below:

www.helapet.co.uk

Job Summary:

We are looking for an experienced Operations Manager, ideally with a background in medical devices manufacturing, to oversee manufacturing, warehousing, and quality assurance while ensuring that company objectives are met.

The successful candidate will hold delegated authority for on-site Health and Safety. As a member of the Senior Leadership Team, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the company’s strategy and driving the achievement of business objectives.

Job Responsibilities:

• Oversee all aspects of product manufacturing and sourcing costs to ensure efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
• Coordinate delivery schedules with Sales Order Processing and update logs to accurately reflect stock status.
• Manage the procurement of manufacturing materials in alignment with the manufacturing plan, current inventory, and customer demand.
• Track and expedite any overdue manufacturing orders, effectively communicating potential delays to Sales and Manufacturing teams.
• Produce timely and accurate KPI reports, implementing corrective actions for any identified deficiencies.
• Utilize Lean Six Sigma and 5S methodologies to drive continuous process improvements. Maintain and enhance quality systems by conducting internal and external audits to ensure regulatory compliance.
• Ensure all Quality and Regulatory standards are upheld, keeping medical device certifications and registrations current.
• Develop and execute an internal audit schedule for ISO certification as needed, auditing all key and new suppliers.
• Enforce compliance with company policies, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and logistics controls.
• Oversee all logistics functions to ensure accuracy in goods in/out processes and comprehensive stock maintenance, including preservation, expiry management, and disposal proposals.
• Manage resource planning for materials and finished goods with a focus on supplier performance and auditing, as well as alternative sourcing and reorder levels.
• Assume responsibility for the Helapet Houghton Regis site, with a focus on Health and Safety.
• Lead and develop direct reports by identifying training needs, maintaining training records, and completing performance development reviews (PDRs) in a timely manner.
• Provide guidance to direct reports to ensure business objectives are met.
• Review and report on the progress of operational objectives and KPIs on a monthly basis.
• Contribute to the Senior Leadership Team’s efforts to develop and implement Helapet’s 3- to 5-year strategic plan.

Personal Specifications:

• A BTEC HNC/HND or a degree in Manufacturing, Engineering, or Management disciplines.
• Ideally possess IOSH certification in Managing Safety
• Proven experience in senior-level production management, preferably in the medical devices manufacturing sector.
• Expertise in Continuous Improvement (CI), Lean principles, and Six Sigma methodologies.
• Skilled in performance management, coaching, and mentoring.
• Familiar with Health and Safety regulations and protocols.
• Competent in analysing and managing Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
• Excellent time management, planning, and organizational abilities.

Job Type:

Full-time, Permanent

Work Location:

In person at Helapet Limited, Dunstable.

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free flu jabs
• Free parking
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Private medical insurance
• Referral programme
• Purchase additional annual leave scheme

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Dunstable: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Please send all applications and CVs to recruitment@helapet.co.uk.

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The main duties and responsibilities:

• To manufacture Cleanroom disposables/ filtration devices to the design outlined in the master specification, to the required quality standard and in accordance with the planned schedules.
• Testing product when applicable to ensure compliance with appropriate requirements.
• Packing product in the appropriate manner as defined by the master specifications.
• Prepare, check and programme machinery to the correct settings to manufacture product.
• To perform first line maintenance/calibration of machinery.
• If required, to ensure that microbiological plates are positioned and exposed correctly according to the appropriate standards.
• If/when required, to correlate and present the microbiological data.
• Maintain Cleanroom Protocol through good practice, whilst following the standard operating procedures.
• Ensure that all paperwork relating to manufacture, procedure and monitoring is completed to a standard required by the companies Quality Policy.
• To assist with the development and if required, writing of standard operating procedures.
• To assist in the research and development of new and existing products when required.
• Assist in the training and development of new and existing staff.

Please send all applications and CVs to recruitment@helapet.co.uk.

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