Maintenance Engineer

ATA Recruitment Ltd; Bolton; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Overtime available at 1.5x

Holiday allowance (23 shifts)

Pension 4% matched

Job summary

ATA Recruitment Ltd is recruiting for a Maintenance Engineer (Electrical Bias) to join a leading FMCG manufacturer in the UK. Based in Bolton, you'll join a team of around 30 engineers, performing PPMs and reactive maintenance across packaging lines with modern automated machinery.

The role requires electrical bias with experience in mechanical components; PLC fault finding is needed. Salary ranges £53,000–£55,000, Panama shifts Days & Nights (06:00–18:00, 18:00–06:00), 42 hours weekly, with

Qualifications

• Experience in maintenance within manufacturing environments.
• Knowledge of HS Regulations in manufacturing is beneficial.
• Ability to troubleshoot electrical and control systems.

Responsibilities

• Perform 70% reactive maintenance and 30% PPM.
• Maintain large mixers, ovens, chillers, depositors, packaging machines and printers.
• Fault find on electrical control panels and PLC systems.

Skills

Electrical maintenance

Mechanical aptitude

PLC fault finding

Education

Electrical NVQ Level 3 / City & Guilds

Job description

Maintenance Engineer (Electrical Bias) £53,000 - £55,000, Bolton, Panama shifts Days & NIGHTS (06:00 – 18:00, 18:00 – 06:00) – 42 average hours a week.

Overtime available at X1.5, holiday equivalent to 23 shifts off, 4% matched pension.

The Opportunity

We are recruiting for aMaintenance Engineer (Electrical Bias) to join one of the leading FMCG manufacturers in the UK. That supply to all the major retailers across the country. You’ll be implemented into a team of 30 Engineers, conducting PPMs and reactive maintenance across all machinery. There could be some potential project work, as the site is growing. With the addition of more modern automated machinery in place. The site is very fast paced, depending on demand, 50,000 to 150,000 units are produced a week.

The Role

As amaintenance engineer, you’ll work with a range of machinery including:

• Large mixers, ovens and chillers
• Depositors, packaging machines and printers

Your focus will be70% reactiveand30% PPM, using a tablet system for job tracking. This role places a strong emphasis onelectrical maintenance and repair. However, you will need to be competent mechanically. You’ll need to be confident working with pneumatics, gearboxes, bearings, shafts, chains, sensors, and control panels etc. Experience fault finding via PLC is also needed.

The Person We’re Looking For

To succeed in this role as amaintenance engineer, you’ll need:

• A strong background in maintenance within manufacturing environments
• Experience working on both mechanical and electrical components whilst abiding to H&S regulations
• Confidence with strip-downs, rebuilds, and reactive maintenance
• An Electrical NVQ Level 3, City & Guilds, or equivalent qualification in engineering
• A proactive attitude and potential flexibility for overtime and development

This is an ideal role for amaintenance engineerwho wants to develop their career in a stable, well-backed facility with real progression and training opportunities.

Why apply?

Joining our client, you will be joining a business that place emphasis on training, development and progression of their engineers. With a significant training budget. The company has been established since 1937, this Bolton site is one out of two in the UK; therefore, it offers strong job security. You will be joining a company that look after their engineer’s future.

ATA is committed to creating a diverse workforce and is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation