Maintenance Engineer

Vickerstock; Newtownards; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading FMCG company in Newtownards is seeking a Maintenance Engineer to ensure machinery uptime. This full-time role offers £38k - £40k and focuses on maximizing efficiency and minimizing costs. Candidates should have proven experience in servicing and maintaining electrical and mechanical systems in a high-volume environment.

Qualifications

• Proven successful experience in a similar role.
• Experience servicing and repair of electrical, mechanical, and pneumatic systems.
• Experience with automated machinery in a high-volume production environment.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all scheduled engineering maintenance works are actioned.
• Maximize utilization of assets while minimizing costs.
• Fault find and repair equipment in breakdown situations.

Skills

Electrical systems servicing

Mechanical fault finding

High-volume production experience

Preventive maintenance

Calibration of equipment

Education

IEEE or equivalent qualification

Job description

Overview

Maintenance Engineer - Newtownards - Day shift - £38k - £40k

Vickerstock are currently working with a leading FMCG Company based in Newtownards.

Our client is a leading provider within the food sector providing some of the biggest and best household brands across Northern Ireland.

This is a full-time permanent role within their Maintenance department. Your primary focus will be to ensure the maximum uptime of machinery across the weekday shift pattern.

Responsibilities

• Work continuously to ensure that all scheduled engineering maintenance works including diagnostic fault analysis are actioned.
• In conjunction with the Engineering Management and Production Manager, maximise the utilisation of the site's assets while taking all opportunities to minimise costs.
• Help drive the site's Net Zero Energy efforts by exploring and taking all available opportunities to reduce energy usage.
• Ensure the upkeep of the assets and fabric of the site.
• Carry out schedule-based maintenance work on equipment, buildings and services and repairs, overhauls and installations as appropriate. General maintenance and breakdown activities, resolving causes of defects for allocated cell/area
• Fault find mechanical and/or electrical faults and repair equipment in a breakdown situation. Deliver sufficient callout support and handovers to ensure reliability and performance of the plant's machinery in line with agreed service levels.
• Proactively identify and deal rectify potential equipment/services issues
• Work with other functions as part of the manufacturing team to ensure efficient running of the equipment and prioritize work as agreed.

Qualifications

• Proven successful experience in a similar role.
• Experience servicing and repair of electrical, electronic, mechanical, electro-mechanical and pneumatic systems.
• Experience in working in a high-volume production environment with automated machinery.
• IEEE or equivalent qualification.
• Mechanical fault finding, maintenance and installation.
• Experience in carrying out preventive Maintenance on motors, gearboxes, conveyor systems, rollers and pneumatic/hydraulic systems.
• Adjust and calibrate equipment and machinery to optimal specifications.

How to apply

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Contact Warren Watson to discuss this in absolute confidence or send an updated CV via the link on the page - 02890 313720

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