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Maintenance Engineer

Salary:

Up to £55,000 DOE

Hours:

Sunday-Thursday 22:00-06:30 (with possibility of also completing rotational shifts).

This position is working for a leading manufacturer within a process-based industry who have a strong reputation which reflects on their commitment to quality at all levels from design, manufacture and delivery. They are looking for an electrically biased maintenance engineer, ideally with a 70:30 split, This is very much a reactive role, with planned maintenance also involved.

The Role:

Working as part of the Maintenance Team, as one of the Maintenance Engineers you will be responsible for maintaining high quality electrical installations, repairs and maintenance to machinery and around the site. The role demands to fully understand production practice and operations to successfully support these departments and undertake various planned maintenance tasks, projects and new installations in order to achieve a high level of service delivery.

Main Responsibilities:

Reactive and proactive with breakdowns and PPM's.
Performing planned and predictive maintenance.
Undertake effective planning and prioritisation of workload wherever necessary.
Ensure that resources are used to optimum effect.
Understand and operate in line with relevant legislation, Company policy and Company procedures.
Complete and maintain accurate, timely documentation and records as required by the business.
Demonstrates a flexible attitude towards work and is able to respond to business priorities appropriately.
Maintain the required standards of housekeeping.
Support other teams and functions as required by the business.
Undertake self-development activities as required by the business.
Contribute to the continuous improvement of processes and practices operated by the Company.
Liaise with Coordinator to establish requirements.
Conforming to health and safety procedures and policies.
Contribute to continuing improvement of the factory equipment and maintenance.
Maintain safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules and regulations.
Use computer equipment for data purposes.
The Candidate:

Must be able to read electrical and pneumatic diagrams.
Fault finding capabilities.
Ten years’ experience in engineering.
Demonstrates a flexible attitude towards work and is able to respond to business priorities.
Electrical bias 70/30.
Strong work ethic, must want to do tasks and understand their value.
Reliable, general timekeeping and honesty, working unsupervised.
Motivated to take on new areas of work and learn new skills.
A good working knowledge and understanding of factory processes and technology.
Previous experience of working towards improving and maintaining quality standards.
Familiar with planned and preventive maintenance.
Multi skilled in basic mechanical practices.
Ideally familiar with factory equipment e.g. CNC machines & conveyors.
Multi skilled in basic mechanical practices.
The successful candidate will be working within an established experienced team, training and support supplied on all equipment/machinery.

Please contact Emma Young at Winsearch UK for further information – (url removed)

Winsearch acts as an employment agency for permanent staff. We recruit for roles based in Engineering & Manufacturing, Food & Drinks, Pharmaceutical, Supply Chain & Procurement and Professional Services.

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