Maintenance Engineer

Find Apprenticeships; Blackburn; On-site; GBP 43,000; Full time

Job summary

A global manufacturing business is seeking a Maintenance Engineer in Blackburn. The role focuses on delivering effective maintenance solutions in a fast-paced production environment, prioritizing health and safety. Ideal candidates will have an electrical apprenticeship, strong fault-finding skills, and experience in optimizing equipment performance.

Qualifications

• Experience working as part of a maintenance team in a fast-paced production environment.
• Strong mechanical engineering grounding.
• Self-motivated, reliable, with a focus on Health, Safety and Quality.

Responsibilities

• Deliver maintenance tasks, including reactive, preventative, and corrective maintenance.
• Conduct performance improvement initiatives and monitor equipment performance.
• Compile end of shift reports and conduct root cause analysis.

Skills

Electrical fault finding

Communication skills

Health and Safety awareness

Education

Time served apprenticeship with electrical bias

Job description

Maintenance Engineer
43,000
Blackburn
Continental Days Only (4days/4off) - 10hr shifts
gap technical are proud to be representing this global manufacturing business in their search for a Maintenance Engineer to work at their facility based near Blackburn
Performance Objectives
Perform day-to-day delivery of maintenance tasks, specifically reactive/preventative/predictive maintenance, and corrective maintenance and conduct performance improvement initiatives.
Electrical fault finding, PPM work, safety checks and inspections.
Provide effective and efficient support to the Engineering Supervisor and Maintenance Team including the compilation of end of shift reports, root cause analysis, fault logging and data entry.
Identify the root cause of faults/breakdowns and prioritise corrective actions.
Monitor and review day-to-day equipment performance and improve outputs.
Take the lead in optimisation initiative and play an integral role in continuous improvement.
Person Specification
Time served apprenticeship with an electrical bias.
Experience of working as part of an effective maintenance team.
Always puts Health and Safety first.
Strong electrical fault-finding skills.
Good mechanical engineering grounding.
First-hand experience of maintaining equipment in a fast-paced production environment with a flexible approach and the ability to communicate complex issues effectively.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with a keen eye for Health, Safety and Quality.
Able to work autonomously, with a 'right first time' mentality.
Self-motivated, hardworking, reliable and trustworthy.
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Closing Date: 20/06/2025
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