Maintenance Engineer

Yolk Recruitment Ltd; Ross-on-Wye; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous leave entitlement

Career growth opportunities

Dynamic professional environment

Job summary

Yolk Recruitment Ltd is seeking a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer to join a well-established UK manufacturer. You’ll diagnose, repair, and prevent equipment failures, working with day teams to solve issues and restore operations safely and promptly.

Applicants should have completed an engineering apprenticeship and possess NVQ Level 3 in Mechanical or Electrical fields or equivalent. A proactive, rigorous approach and accurate reporting are essential for success in this role.

Qualifications

• Completed apprenticeship as a Maintenance Engineer.
• NVQ Level 3 in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering (or equivalent).
• Proven multi-skilled experience in manufacturing settings.
• Strong reporting and proactive problem solving abilities.

Responsibilities

• Identify failure modes of plant equipment and restore operation safely and quickly.
• Diagnose and repair equipment breakdowns.
• Collaborate with day teams to resolve long-term issues.
• Locate spare parts using the maintenance system and manage stores.
• Identify electrical failure modes and suggest preventative measures.
• Record work via maintenance notifications and feeding back schedules.
• Carry out preventive maintenance routines.
• Support Planned Preventative Maintenance with fellow engineers.

Skills

Maintenance engineering

Preventive maintenance

Problem solving

Team motivation

Reporting accuracy

Good engineering practices

Education

Apprenticeship in Maintenance Engineering

NVQ Level 3 Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Job description

This successful business stands as a prominent and well-established player in their respective industry, delivering high quality products throughout the United Kingdom. They are currently looking for a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer to join their expanding team.

As a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer, what you'll be doing:

• Identifying failure modes of plant equipment and returning the equipment to operation safely and in a reasonable timescale.
• Diagnosing and repairing equipment breakdowns.
• To liaise with engineering day teams to identify and resolve long-term engineering issues.
• Locating spare parts using the maintenance management system. Collecting and returning spares to stores.
• Identifying failure modes of electrical equipment and making recommendations to prevent further failures.
• Obtaining maintenance schedules from the maintenance management system and feeding back work carried out. Work arising to be recorded using notifications.
• To carry out preventive maintenance routines.
• Working collaboratively with other Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer's to ensure Planned Preventative Maintenance is completed in line with scheduling.

What we'll need from you:

• Significant experience within a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer role within manufacturing.
• Constant drive, enthusiasm, and self-motivation with ability to motivate others.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Accurate and timely reporting skills.
• Completed an apprenticeship as a Maintenance Engineer.
• Working knowledge of good engineering practices.
• NVQ level 3 in Mechanical OR Electrical Engineering (or equivalent City & Guilds or HNC) or equivalent.

What you'll get in return:

• A generous Salary of up to £55,000
• Opportunity to work in a dynamic and professional environment.
• Opportunity for career growth and development.
• Generous leave entitlement.

Yolk Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer and embraces diversity in our workforce. We employ the best people for the job at hand and actively encourage applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, age, race, religion, sexual orientation, disability, educational background, parental status, gender identity or any other protected characteristic. We champion and celebrate diversity at Yolk allowing our team to bring their whole selves to work.

*Please note, whilst we do our best to contact all candidates, due to the high number of applications we receive we cannot guarantee this for every role. If you have not heard anything from us within 7 days of applying - then unfortunately you have been unsuccessful. Please keep an eye on our website for more opportunities.