Junior Maintenance Engineer

KHR - Recruitment Specialists; Snodland; Presencial; GBP 26.000 - 34.000; Jornada completa

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Highly competitive salary

Onsite gym and canteen

Breakout area with table tennis and池

Employee wellbeing activities

Private medical cover

Descripción de la vacante

KHR - Recruitment Specialists presents a Junior Maintenance Engineer role near Maidstone. The position focuses on maintaining lubrication schedules, monitoring systems, and supporting plant reliability. Occasional overtime may be required, with a Mon-Fri 8:00–16:30 schedule.

You will work with the Reliability Engineer to drive preventative maintenance, identify oil losses, and lead contractors during shutdowns, while using SAP for reporting and keeping COSHH documentation up to date.

Formación

• Experience with lubricating, oiling, and greasing equipment is desirable.
• Experience with bearings and hydraulics is advantageous.
• Engineering experience is desirable but not essential; training offered.
• Understanding of preventative maintenance and condition-based monitoring is important.

Responsabilidades

• Own the lubrication schedule and follow it closely, updating as needed.
• Identify and minimise oil losses and keep accurate topping records.
• Keep lubrication systems clean to control contamination and aid leak detection.
• Undertake risk assessments and Safe Systems of Work for engineering tasks.
• Lead contractors on planned shutdown days to complete schedules.
• Ensure automated oil/grease systems remain topped up with correct lubricant.
• Use SAP and reporting tools to log defects, schedule progress, and stock checks.
• Label and document lubricants used on site, including tanks and drums.

Conocimientos

Lubrication

Bearings

Hydraulics

Engineering experience

Preventative maintenance

Condition monitoring

Communication skills

Self-motivated

Team player / independent

Herramientas

SAP

Descripción del empleo

Role: Junior Maintenance Engineer Location: Outskirts of Maidstone Hours: Mon-Fri 8 am-4:30 pm (occasional overtime) Contract Type: Full Time, Permanent

My client, an international leading manufacturing company based near Maidstone, is looking for a Junior Maintenance Engineer to join their team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to develop their career within a supportive environment that provides guidance and development.

As a Junior Maintenance Engineer, you are responsible for ensuring that all site lubrication activities are carried out effectively to support plant reliability and prevent equipment failure. The role involves following and maintaining lubrication schedules, monitoring oil and grease systems, and working closely with the Reliability Engineer to drive preventative maintenance.

If you have experience or knowledge of lubrication, oiling, greasing equipment and bearings, or hydraulics within an engineering environment, this could be the role for you.

Your role will include:

• Being the owner of the lubrication schedule and being required to work to it as closely as is practical to do so, providing feedback for updates and support and recommending any modifications to it as necessary
• To identify and minimise any oil losses, keeping accurate records of what oils are topped up and where
• As well as the lubrications, it is important to ensure clean lubrication systems, including pump sets, pipework, and tanks, to control contamination and aid quick identification of leaks or problems
• Undertake risk assessments (RA) and Safe Systems of Work (SSoW) assessments for engineering work undertaken, and where there is a perceived risk to engineering personnel
• The role requires the competence to lead a team of contractors on planned shutdown days to assist with the completion of the schedules
• To ensure that all automated systems for oil and grease remain topped up with the appropriate lubricant
• To use SAP and other provided reporting tools to report defects, lubrication schedule progress, stock inventory checks and oil consumption records
• Ensure appropriate labelling and documentation control of lubricants used on site. This includes labelling of tanks, drums, transport containers and relevant COSHH data

The Ideal Candidate:

• Previous experience with lubricating, oiling, and greasing equipment (within a manufacturing setting would be desirable)
• Experience with bearings and hydraulics is advantageous
• Engineering experience is desirable but not essential (training/development offered)
• An understanding of why preventative maintenance and condition-based monitoring are important
• Good communication skills
• Self-motivated
• Team player, but also confident to work individually when necessary

Benefits

• Highly competitive salary, dependent on experience.
• Private medical cover.
• Onsite gym and canteen.
• Breakout area with table tennis and pool table.
• Employee wellbeing activities throughout the year.