Maintenance Engineer

ATA Recruitment; East Hagbourne; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-established manufacturing company in Didcot is seeking a Maintenance Engineer to perform planned and reactive maintenance on unique machinery. The role requires a recognized engineering qualification and maintenance experience in an industrial setting. The company offers excellent training opportunities and a supportive work environment. The ideal candidate should have strong electrical and mechanical fault-finding skills and be able to work effectively within a team.

Benefits

PLC Training

Good Pension Contribution

Excellent Training

Private Healthcare

Qualifications

• Maintenance experience within an industrial environment including FMCG, Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical, Automation.
• Ability to perform both electrical and mechanical maintenance.
• Experience in working with Drives, Three Phase Motors, and Hydraulic systems.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for planned and reactive maintenance and service of equipment.
• Carry out breakdown repairs and change overs on production lines.
• Read electrical schematics and perform fault finding on control panels.

Skills

Electrical Fault-Finding

Mechanical Fault-Finding

Teamwork

Root Cause Analysis

Education

Recognised Engineering Qualification

Tools

Electrical Test Equipment

Multi-meters

Job description

Role – Maintenance Engineer

Salary – £55,000

Location – Didcot, Oxfordshire

Shift Pattern – Panama Days Only

Benefits – PLC Training, Good Pension Contribution, Excellent Training, Private Healthcare

The Company

A well established and reputable manufacturer who boasts some of the state-of-the-art machinery and automation and is known as a market leader within their industry. With significant growth and a healthy growing order book, increasing turnover and yearly Capex expenditure for continuous improvements, they offer incredible stability and security within the industry. Additionally, the business offers fantastic training opportunities for their Engineers, including yearly budget allocations for engineers’ development, OEMs regularly being called to site for detailed training and good relationships with local colleges where engineers are sent for Mechanical, Electrical and Health & Safety Training. They are looking for a Maintenance Engineer who is looking to make an instant impact on a site and contribute to the growth of the business through hard work, commitment and dedication.

The Role

Your day-to-day responsibilities as a Maintenance Engineer will include:

• Working as part of a team of engineers, responsible for the planned and reactive maintenance and service of unique equipment and machines on site, as well as continuous improvement tasks.
• Perform maintenance tasks throughout the plant, both electrically & mechanically and carry out breakdown repairs, and perform change overs on production lines for different products and setting the line once changed over.
• Working on various Drives, Three Phase Motors, and working in panels with sensors, relays, contactors, inverters, fuses, power supplies, breakers, switches
• Reading through electrical schematics, utilizing electrical test equipment such as multi-meters and fault finding on panels.
• Mechanically – replacing worn out parts on the conveyors which will include rollers, bearings and pulleys. Also working on Gearboxes, Shafts, Belts, Pneumatic and Hydraulic system.

The Maintenance Engineer

To be successful in your application for a Maintenance Engineer you will need, but not limited to;

• A Recognised Engineering Qualification
• Maintenance experience within an industrial environment including FMCG, Manufacturing, Pharmaceutical, Automation, Heavy Industrial and Engineering
• Electrical or Mechanical Fault-Finding skills, looking at Root Cause Analysis
• Able to work well alone and as part of a team and help support colleagues when on shift

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