Automation-Focused Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer

Apex Appoint; Wellington; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

5% employer matched pension

Enhanced family leave

Private healthcare benefits

Discounted gym membership

Employee discounts

Ongoing training and development

Long-term career progression

Job summary

Apex Appoint is recruiting a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Technician for a highly automated operation. You will perform planned preventative maintenance, reactive fault finding, and contribute to continuous improvement across conveyors, motors, drives and sensors.

Starting on days for 4–8 weeks, then a 4 on 4 off shift. We seek electrically or mechanically biased engineers from manufacturing/automation backgrounds. Benefitsoffered include pension, private healthcare and development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Ideally you'll hold one of the following: NVQ Level 3 Engineering Maintenance, City & Guilds, Time-served Apprenticeship, HNC/HND (desirable).
• Equivalent electrical or mechanical engineering qualifications will also be considered.

Responsibilities

• Planned preventative maintenance (PPMs).
• Reactive electrical and mechanical fault finding.
• Diagnosing faults using electrical drawings and test equipment.
• Working on motors, drives, sensors and control systems.
• PLC fault finding and basic interrogation.
• Supporting continuous improvement projects.
• Maintaining accurate maintenance records.
• Working safely in line with company procedures and engineering standards.

Skills

Electrical fault finding

Mechanical fault finding

PPM maintenance

Conveyors

Automated machinery

Three-phase motors

Motors and drives

Inverters

Sensors

Pneumatics

Hydraulics

PLC fault finding

Electrical drawings

Mechanical drawings

Education

NVQ Level 3 Engineering Maintenance

City & Guilds

Time-served Apprenticeship

HNC/HND

Tools

Siemens PLC

Allen-Bradley PLC

Job description

Apex Appoint is recruiting a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Technician for a highly automated operation. You will perform planned preventative maintenance, reactive fault finding, and contribute to continuous improvement across conveyors, motors, drives and sensors.

Starting on days for 4–8 weeks, then a 4 on 4 off shift. We seek electrically or mechanically biased engineers from manufacturing/automation backgrounds. Benefitsoffered include pension, private healthcare and development opportunities.