Maintenance Engineer

Northampton Business Directory; Northampton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Northampton is seeking a Maintenance Engineer for a full-time, permanent position. The role involves minimizing production downtime and ensuring optimal equipment performance through scheduled maintenance and effective breakdown response. Candidates should have significant experience in a fast-paced production environment and hold relevant mechanical or electrical qualifications.

Benefits

20 days holiday + bank holidays

Life Assurance

Health Plan

Ongoing commitment to training and development

Qualifications

• Experience in a fast-paced production environment for at least 2 years is essential.
• Relevant Electrical/Mechanical qualifications preferred.
• Electrical bias is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Minimize production downtime through routine maintenance and quick response to breakdowns.
• Optimize equipment performance with preventative maintenance.
• Ensure all tasks comply with safety standards and company policies.

Skills

Fault finding/diagnostics

Electrical competencies

Mechanical competencies

Education

Electrical/Mechanical Qualifications (City & Guilds/NVQs)

Job description

Job role: Maintenance Engineer
Salary: £40,000-£45,000pa (OTE £50,000+)
Location: Northampton, Northamptonshire
Hours: 08.00-17.00 Monday-Friday + Overtime @ 1.5x

Job Type: Full Time, Permanent

The Package:

• Overtime available and paid at 1.5x (£28.84-£32.45 per hour), breakdown below:
• 5 hours of overtime per week: Additional £7,498-£8,437pa dependent on base rate
• 10 hours of overtime per week: Additional £14,996-£16,874pa dependent on base rate
• On Call 1 week in 4 / Paid at £15 per day for 7 days (£105 per week) – Additional £1,365 per annum
• Overtime rates apply when called out (paid at 1.5x)
• 20 days holiday + bank holidays
• Life Assurance
• Health Plan
• Ongoing commitment to training and development

The Role:

• Minimise production downtime, by carrying out routine scheduled maintenance (PPMs) and respond to unplanned breakdowns with the stipulated timeframes.
• Ensure that production operations maximise output and minimise downtime safely through regular planned maintenance.
• Respond to unplanned breakdowns in a timely and effective manner, working alongside engineering and production colleagues to minimise disruption.
• Optimise the performance and lifecycle of operational equipment with regular preventative maintenance, working with the Production team, to identify and understand causes of equipment wear and underperformance.
• Diagnose and repair equipment breakdowns
• Carry out all work according to Safe Systems of Work, Risk Assessments, SOPs, Dynamic Risk
• Assessments and company policies and procedures.

The Requirements:

• In depth understanding of fault finding/diagnostics on manufacturing machinery
• Electrical & Mechanical Competencies
• Relevant Electrical/Mechanical Qualifications (City & Guilds/NVQs) – Advantageous
• Electrical bias – Advantageous
• Experience of working in a fast paced production environment for a minimum of 2 years – Essential

Interaction Recruitment have specialist consultants across the majority of industries within the UK, including but not limited to, Finance & IT, Technical & Engineering, Industrial, Commercial and Hospitality. We offer both temporary and permanent support. For more information regarding the position or to discuss any other opportunities, you can reach Reegan on (phone number removed) or email (url removed)

Thank you for taking the time, we hope to speak in the near future.

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