Maintenance Engineer

ATA Recruitment Ltd; Midge Hall; On-site; GBP 58,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Overtime pay 1.5x

Holiday entitlement

Pension 6% matched

Job summary

ATA Recruitment Ltd in Leyland, Lancashire, is seeking a Maintenance Engineer to join a leading UK pizza manufacturer. You'll be part of a team of 40 engineers, conducting PPMs and reactive maintenance across all machinery, with night shifts and weekend work.

The role focuses 80% reactive and 20% PPM, involves pneumatics, gearboxes, bearings, sensors and PLC fault finding, and uses a tablet for job tracking.

Qualifications

• Experience in maintenance within manufacturing environments, preferably in food industry.
• Experience working on mechanical and electrical components while following H&S regulations.
• Confidence with strip-downs, rebuilds and reactive maintenance.
• NVQ Level 3 or City & Guilds (or equivalent) in engineering.
• Proactive, hard-working attitude in a fast-paced production environment.

Responsibilities

• Perform PPMs and reactive maintenance across site machinery.
• Work primarily night shifts and weekends; use tablet for job tracking.
• Contribute to a safe, efficient production environment while minimising downtime.

Skills

Maintenance expertise

Electrical & mechanical

PLC fault finding

Education

NVQ Level 3 / City & Guilds in engineering

Tools

Pneumatics

Gearboxes

Bearings

Job description

Maintenance Engineer £58,000 - £61,000, Leyland, Lancashire, Perm NIGHTS (18:45 - 07:00) - 42 average hours a week.

Overtime available at X1.5, holiday equivalent to 23.5 shifts off, 6% matched pension.

The Opportunity

We are recruiting for a aMaintenance Engineer to join one of the leading Pizza manufacturers in the UK. That supply to all the major retailers across the country. You'll be implemented into a team of 40 Engineers, conducting PPMs and reactive maintenance across all machinery. The site is very fast paced, depending on demand, 800,000 units are produced a day. Production at this site is ran for 17 hours a day.

The Role

As a maintenance engineer, you'll work with a range of machinery including:

• Large mixers, proofers, ovens and chillers
• Depositors, check weighers and packaging machines

Your focus will be80% reactiveand20% PPM, using a tablet system for job tracking. Most PPMs are scheduled at night and on weekends. This role places a strong emphasis on maintenance and repair. They are open to single skilled applicants, but the preference is multi-skilled. You'll need to be confident working with pneumatics, gearboxes, bearings, shafts, chains, sensors, and control panels etc. Experience fault finding via PLC is also needed.

The Person We're Looking For

To succeed in this role as amaintenance engineer, you'll need:

• A strong background in maintenance within manufacturing environments - preferably from the food industry
• Experience working on both mechanical and electrical components whilst abiding to H&S regulations
• Confidence with strip-downs, rebuilds, and reactive maintenance
• An NVQ Level 3, City & Guilds, or equivalent qualification in engineering
• A proactive attitude and hard worker who can deal with a fast-paced production environment

This is an ideal role for amaintenance engineerwho wants to develop their career in a stable, well-backed facility with real progression and training opportunities.

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