Maintenance Engineer

Staffbase Recruitment; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days annual leave

Pension

Job summary

Staffbase Recruitment has been appointed to source a Maintenance Engineer for a busy manufacturing plant near Milton Keynes. Basic salary £43K–£48K plus overtime is on offer, with 28 days’ annual leave and a pension scheme.

You will work Monday to Friday, 8.30am–5pm, performing both mechanical and electrical maintenance on packaging machinery and related plant. NVQ 3 in mechanical or electrical engineering preferred, though time-served engineers will be considered.

Qualifications

• NVQ 3 certification in mechanical or electrical engineering preferred; time-served engineers considered.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned and reactive maintenance on packaging machinery, conveyors and related equipment.
• Fault find and repair of mechanical and electrical systems including motors, sensors, relays, switchgear and gearboxes.
• Carry out hydraulic and pneumatic maintenance and occasional welding/fabrication.
• Carry out some facilities maintenance as required.

Education

NVQ 3 Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Tools

Mechanical fault finding

Electrical fault finding

Job description

Our client is a very successful manufacturing business and Staffbase have been appointed to recruit for the position of Maintenance Engineer.

Basic salary £43K - £48K + OT

The successful applicant will undertake mechanical and electrical maintenance activities at our client's busy manufacturing plant near Milton Keynes.

The Role:

Reporting to the Operations manager you will be responsible for the planned and reactive maintenance activities at a busy production facility.

Duties will include but is not limited to;

• Mechanical fault find and repair of manufacturing machinery including extruders, mixing plant, braiding machines, test rigs and more.
• 3-phase electrical fault find and repair contactors, sensors, relays, switchgear, motors
• Gearboxes, bearings, shafts, etc etc
• Hydraulics, pneumatics,
• Motors, pumps, valves etc etc
• Welding fabrication and toolroom work
• Some facilities maintenance

PPM'sCandidates:

The successful candidate will be an experienced maintenance engineer with good mechanical and electrical fault find and repair skills.

Applicants with previous experience in maintenance and repair of packaging machinery, conveyors or similar.

We are seeking applicants who ideally have NVQ 3 certification in either mechanical or electrical engineering. However time served engineers will be considered.

Hours of work:

Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5pm

Benefits:

• Competitive basic salary negotiable £43K - £48K + OT
• 28 Days annual leave
• Pension