Maintenance Engineer

TechNichols Resourcing Ltd; England; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training and career development

Benefits

Job summary

TechNichols Resourcing Ltd is actively recruiting for a Maintenance Engineer to work in a large international company at a premium, modern factory in Hampshire. The role covers both mechanical and electrical disciplines with training opportunities to broaden skills.

The position features 12-hour shifts (days and nights on a rotating pattern) and is commutable from Southampton and surrounding areas. A strong maintenance background and willingness to train in both disciplines are essential.

Qualifications

• Background in maintenance or service engineering in industrial environments.
• Engineering apprenticeship or NVQ/C&G Level 3 completed.
• Experience with electrical and mechanical maintenance (motors, pumps, belts, bearings).
• Willingness to learn and undertake training for multi-disciplinary skills.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned maintenance and respond to breakdowns.
• Deliver equipment upgrades, new installations and infrastructure changes.
• Perform building maintenance as required in a fast-paced production environment.
• Collaborate with a small team to ensure timely task completion.

Skills

Maintenance engineering

Electrical & mechanical

Fault finding

Troubleshooting

Team player

Education

Engineering apprenticeship

NVQ / C&G Level 3

Job description

Role: Maintenance Engineer / Maintenance Technician

Salary: £45,000 to £46,000 per annum, plus benefits, further training and career opportunities

Hours: 12 hour shifts, rotation of days & nights - 2 weeks of days followed by 2 weeks of nights

Location: Commutable from Southampton, Havant, Portsmouth, Eastleigh, Winchester, Fareham and surrounding areas

Company

We are actively recruiting for a Maintenance Engineer to work within a large international company at one of their premium, new and modern factories in Hampshire. You will benefit from an established, friendly and loyal team of Maintenance Engineers who provide planned maintenance & respond to breakdowns within their fast-paced production environment.

The opportunity offers you the chance to receive training to cover both disciplines, so those who are either fully mechanical or fully electrical are very much encouraged to apply. As long as you're willing to learn and take on the training required.

If you are a qualified engineer with experience of maintenance or service work, looking for a great opportunity to sink your teeth into and build a bright future, this is the job for you!

The Role

Working under the direction of the senior engineer, this Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer will provide their efforts to complete allocated mechanical & electrical maintenance tasks and projects, ensuring quality and completion of the tasks are delivered within the agreed timescales.

Responsibilities include undertaking planned maintenance, reacting to breakdowns, delivering equipment upgrades, new installations and infrastructure changes, together with building maintenance as & whenever required.

This is a multi-skilled environment, however either bias is acceptable with help and support provided for the Maintenance Engineer to improve the lesser discipline.

Requirements

• A background in Maintenance engineering or Service Engineering in any environment, such as industrial, facilities, FMCG, building services or similar type production/manufacturing environments.
• Have completed a recognised engineering apprenticeship or hold engineering qualifications ie. NVQ or C&G Level 3 in mechanical, electrical or multi-skilled.
• Enjoy good maintenance and troubleshooting skills across some of the following; motors, belts, bearings, chains, gears, boilers, pumps, inverters, sensors, relays, contactors, 3 phase motors, PLC's, pneumatics, hydraulics or similar.
• Are multi-skilled across electrical & mechanical - either bias is equally welcome - alternatively you have a passion to build on your current speciality (Mechanical or Electrical) and become multi-skilled!
• Have good fault-finding skills.
• Are friendly and adaptable, with the ability to work well as part of a small team
• Are proactive and enjoy getting your hands dirty

We will endeavour to get back to all applicants but if you have not heard back within 5 working days unfortunately your application has been unsuccessful.