Maintenance Engineer

C&d Recruitment; Frome; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Maintenance Engineer to join their dynamic team in Frome. This role involves working on a rotating 12-hour shift schedule, focusing on maintaining and improving packing machines within a fast-paced manufacturing environment. The ideal candidate will possess strong electrical and mechanical engineering knowledge, alongside excellent fault-finding skills. In return, the company offers a competitive salary, a comprehensive benefits package including a company pension, generous holiday allowance, and wellbeing initiatives. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone looking to make a significant impact in a thriving organization.

Benefits

Company pension 6% employer contribution

18 days holiday + lieu days for Statutory Holidays

Company sick pay

4 x Death in Service

£25 towards eye test and £90 contribution to glasses

Long service recognition

Wellbeing initiatives

Qualifications

• Experience in fast-paced manufacturing, ideally in FMCG automation/packaging.
• Strong electrical and mechanical knowledge is essential.

Responsibilities

• Attend machine breakdowns and ensure issues are resolved efficiently.
• Carry out PPM and corrective actions on packing machines.

Skills

Electrical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Fault Finding

Root Cause Analysis

Decision Making

Education

HND

HNC

NVQ Level 3

Job description

Thrive Group are delighted to be working with our company based in Frome who are actively looking to recruit a Maintenance Engineer to join the team on a permanent basis.

What you will be doing:

Reporting to the Lead Engineer, you will be working Pittman rotating 12-hour shifts within our retail production facility:

1. Attend machine breakdowns efficiently and provide effective measures to ensure issues are resolved.
2. Carry out PPM, corrective and improvement actions on all packing machines.
3. Deliver and develop effective re-active maintenance, repairs & improvements.
4. Generate and complete work orders on the CMMS.
5. Help develop and implement effective PM schedules.
6. Support and achieve the engineering KPI's.

What you will need to succeed:

1. Worked in a fast-paced manufacturing environment - ideally FMCG automation / packaging.
2. Strong electrical and mechanical knowledge of engineering.
3. Qualifications: HND, HNC, NVQ level 3 or equivalent.
4. Excellent fault finding and root cause analysis skills.
5. Comfortable in autonomous decision making and team working.

What you will receive in return:

1. Competitive salary.
2. Pitman Shift 12 hour rotating shift.
3. Company pension 6% employer contribution.
4. 18 days holiday + lieu days for Statutory Holidays.
5. Company sick pay.
6. 4 x Death in Service.
7. £25 towards eye test and £90 contribution to glasses.
8. Long service recognition.
9. Wellbeing initiatives - £25 towards eye tests, £90 contribution to prescription lenses, free legal and financial helpline and mental health support, virtual GP.

What you need to do next:

If this position sounds of interest and you would like to be considered, please email [e-mail].

Thrive Group are acting as an employment agency with respect to this vacancy.

If you have not heard from a consultant within 7 days, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.