Maintenance Engineer

Hunter Selection; Leigh; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

7% bonus

Pension 10% matched

Life assurance

Holiday allowance

Training

Overtime

Canteen meals

Financial advice

Employee assistance programme

Healthcare planned

Job summary

Hunter Selection is recruiting a Maintenance Engineer for a Leigh-based manufacturing site. The role focuses on planned and reactive maintenance to maximise OEE, electrical testing and safe isolation, and using CMMS to plan and record maintenance activities.

You will be part of a four-person engineering team, working a 4 on 4 off pattern of days and nights (7am-7pm / 7pm-7am) and contributing to process improvements, safety standards and equipment maintenance including mixers, valves and

Qualifications

• Time-served engineering apprenticeship is required.
• At least three years of hands-on engineering experience after apprenticeship.
• Experience within food manufacturing or food production.
• Electrical or mechanical bias considered.
• Solid understanding of electrical testing, fault-finding and safe working practices.
• Comfortable using CMMS systems; experience with the company's system not required.
• Strong team player in a four-person engineering team.
• Ability to work independently when required.
• Willingness to undertake internal training and continue development as an engineer.

Responsibilities

• Complete planned and reactive maintenance to maximise OEE, reduce downtime and improve machinery performance.
• Carry out electrical testing, fault-finding and safe isolation, with safety paramount at all times.
• Use CMMS systems to record, plan and manage maintenance activity.
• Work collaboratively as part of a four-person engineering team and communicate effectively with production and other key stakeholders.
• Maintain the highest health and safety standards and safe working practices.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and work with the team to implement them.
• Maintain mixers, valves, reactors and other mechanical equipment.
• Support improvement projects.

Skills

Electrical testing

Fault-finding

Safe isolation

CMMS usage

Team player

Health & safety

Process improvement

Maintenance planning

Electrical bias

Independent worker

Education

Time-served engineering apprenticeship

Tools

CMMS system

Job description

Maintenance Engineer

Leigh

4 on 4 off, days and nights (7am-7pm / 7pm-7am)

Salary up to £56,000 (dependant on experience)

Benefits

• 7% bonus
• 10% matched pension
• life assurance
• holiday allowance
• training
• overtime
• canteen with a number of free meals
• financial advice
• an employee assistance programme
• Healthcare is also planned, with details to be confirmed.

This is a genuinely rare opportunity to work with a manufacturer that values its employees and develops engineering careers. The business champions workplace culture, training, support and engineering excellence. If you are looking for a brilliant long-term employer, this could be the opportunity for you.

Role Description - What you will be doing

• Complete planned and reactive maintenance to maximise OEE, reduce downtime and improve machinery performance
• Carry out electrical testing, fault-finding and safe isolation, with safety paramount at all times
• Use CMMS systems to record, plan and manage maintenance activity
• Work collaboratively as part of a four-person engineering team and communicate effectively with production and other key stakeholders
• Maintain the highest health and safety standards and safe working practices
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and work with the team to implement them
• Maintain mixers, valves, reactors and other mechanical equipment
• Support improvement projects

Skills and qualifications required:

• Time-served engineering apprenticeship
• At least three years of hands-on engineering experience after completing the apprenticeship
• Experience within food manufacturing or food production
• Either an electrical or mechanical bias will be considered
• A good understanding of electrical testing, fault-finding and safe working practices
• Comfortable using CMMS systems; experience with the company's specific system is not required
• A strong team player, comfortable working within a four-person engineering team
• Ability to work independently when required
• Willingness to undertake internal training and continue developing as an engineer

Company Information

Both Hunter Selection & our client strive to build an inclusive work environment for all and will consider all candidates without regard to gender, including gender identity, gender expression and gender reassignment, race including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, marital or civil partnership status, disability, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity or trade union membership. If you need assistance and/or reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruitment process please let us know.

In return for your commitment my client offers a stable and secure career for technically motivated engineers.

Please note as we receive a high level of applications we can only respond to applicants whose skills & qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010.

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