Maintenance Engineer

Maintenance Engineer (Mechanical & Electrical) - IMMEDIATE START

The Electrical & Mechanical Maintenance Engineer plays a key role in the success of the maintenance & smooth running of the machinery in the production department. The post holder is responsible for ensuring maximum reliability & up time with scheduled maintenance managed in a proactive manner.

Key Accountabilities:

• Monitor and supply mechanical and electrical support to machine operators for machine set-up & changeovers to ensure that products conform to quality assurance standards, whilst ensuring changeovers are as efficient as possible.
• Liaise with line manager to ensure that all production and maintenance requirements are undertaken.
• Carrying out planned preventative maintenance to ensure maximum efficiency of the production process.
• Fault finding diagnosis and repair.
• Complete all work instructions in an efficient manner.
• Specific responsibility for electrical and electronic repairs to primary manufacturing machinery.
• Maintenance and general housekeeping of the equipment, including mechanical machine repair as in when required and upkeep of the building and its facilities to comply with legislation and company procedures.
• Maintain maintenance inventory and requisition parts and supplies as needed.
• Give advice, training and recommendations to the production team regarding improvements to the process to maximise machine productivity and minimise down-time.
• Ensure that all necessary documentation is up to date and complete
• Work closely with the production team to develop a dynamic and positive attitude to deal with the challenges of a busy production department.
• Responsibilities also involve improving and maintaining a safe working environment, ensuring that the team members are fully aware and comply with all Health and Safety standards, company process and procedures.

Continuous Improvement

• Communicating with all other Departments at all levels ensuring information is passed efficiently and correctly.
• Instil a culture of continuous improvement and team working by recommending and supporting improvement initiatives that develop team performance and encourage the continuous improvement culture within the team.

Skills and Qualifications

• City & Guilds trained with an HNC or equivalent in Electrical Engineering.
• Adaptable technician with experience working with motors, drives and controllers.
• Possess fault finding and rectification skills.
• Strong analysis skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to multitask in a dynamic environment.
• Excellent communication skills, both internally and externally.
• The ability to work well in a team of production operatives.
• Must also be self-motivated with the ability to work under pressure.
• Flexible when required to accommodate shift rotations.

Salary & Hours

Starting salary of £44K with increase to £46K after successful probation at 3 months 

Shifts are rotating: 05:45 -14:00, 07:45-16:00 and 13:45-22:00 with 30 mins paid lunch 

OT is often available for the engineers, this is paid at 1.5x