Maintenance Engineer

Fresh Start Recruitment (UK) Ltd; Kirkby-in-Ashfield; Sur place; GBP 39 000 - 47 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Fresh Start Recruitment (UK) Ltd is seeking a Maintenance Engineer in Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire. The role covers planned and reactive maintenance across injection, blow moulding and extrusion machinery, robotics and automation, to keep production safe, reliable and efficient.

The ideal candidate will have mechanical and electrical maintenance experience in manufacturing, strong fault-finding skills, and familiarity with hydraulics, pneumatics and PLC-controlled equipment.

Qualifications

• Mechanical and electrical maintenance experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong fault-finding and diagnostic skills.
• Experience with hydraulics and pneumatics.
• Electrical fault-finding capability.
• Understanding of PLC-controlled machinery.
• Ability to read engineering and electrical drawings.

Responsabilités

• Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) in accordance with the maintenance schedule.
• Respond quickly to breakdowns and minimise production downtime.
• Diagnose and repair mechanical, electrical, hydraulic and pneumatic faults.
• Maintain injection, blow moulding, extrusion machines, robots, automation and ancillary equipment.
• Fault-find electrical control systems and PLC-controlled equipment.
• Identify recurring equipment issues and implement permanent corrective actions.
• Support installation and commissioning of new machinery and equipment.

Connaissances

Mechanical maintenance

Electrical maintenance

Fault-finding

Hydraulics

Pneumatics

PLC control

Independent working

Reading drawings

Description du poste

Ref 11133

Maintenance Engineer

Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire

£43,000

Days only

Monday to Friday 37.5 hours per week

Key Responsibilities for Maintenance Engineer

• Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) in accordance with the maintenance schedule.
• Respond quickly to breakdowns and minimise production downtime.
• Diagnose and repair mechanical, electrical, hydraulic and pneumatic faults.
• Maintain injection, blow moulding, extrusion machines, robots, automation and ancillary equipment.
• Fault-find electrical control systems and PLC-controlled equipment.
• Identify recurring equipment issues and implement permanent corrective actions.
• Support installation and commissioning of new machinery and equipment.

Skills & Experience for Maintenance Engineer

• Mechanical and electrical maintenance experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong fault-finding and diagnostic skills.
• Experience with hydraulics and pneumatics.
• Electrical fault-finding capability.
• Understanding of PLC-controlled machinery.
• Ability to read engineering and electrical drawings.
• Able to work independently and prioritise breakdown situations effectively.

The role is available due to retirement of their current engineer after 42 years of service, as the Maintenance Engineer you will be providing effective planned and reactive maintenance across the manufacturing facility, ensuring injection, blow and extrusion moulding machines, automation and associated equipment operate safely, reliably and efficiently. The role will support production by minimising downtime, improving equipment reliability and contributing to continuous improvement.

All respondents to this position must be eligible to live and work in the UK. Rischer and Butler (part of the Freshstart) are an Equal Opportunities employer.

Please note that due to the high level of applications we are only able to contact you if short listed for this vacancy. If you have not been contacted within 3 days, then your application on this occasion has been unsuccessful