Maintenance Engineer

Frontier Agriculture; Ruddington; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the agriculture sector is seeking a Maintenance Engineer to maintain plant operations at their Ruddington site. The role involves fault diagnosis, maintenance tasks, and ensuring safety standards. Ideal candidates will have mechanical engineering qualifications and experience in heavy plant industries. The company offers a supportive work environment with a commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Benefits

25 days holiday with option to purchase 5 more

Dedicated Learning & Development team

Employee Assistance Program

Increased Maternity, Paternity & Adoption leave

Life Assurance scheme

Pension plan with employer contributions

Cycle to Work Scheme

Employee retail discount scheme

Free eye test vouchers

Qualifications

• Experience in heavy plant industry.
• Qualified to work with electrics up to 415 volts.
• Able to work outdoors and at height.

Responsibilities

• Fault diagnosis and repair of mechanical and electrical systems.
• Completing Planned Preventative Maintenance tasks.
• Identifying root causes and resolving issues.

Skills

Fault diagnosis

Repair of mechanical systems

Repair of electrical systems

Knowledge of electrical drawings

Organisational skills

Education

Qualified Mechanical Engineering

Tools

PLC

Job description

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We are looking for a Maintenance Engineer to join the Frontier team, based at Ruddington, on a permanent, full-time basis.

The successful candidate will be responsible for all maintenance of the plant, assisting in the operations of the site to meet commercial requirements whilst maximising efficiency and upholding quality, health, safety and environmental standards.

You will ideally have experience within a heavy plant industry, with experience fault-finding and repairing pneumatic systems, hydraulics, overhead cranes, elevators, gear boxes, sensors and/or conveyors.

The Benefits

• 25 days holiday per calendar year with option to purchase 5 more days
• Dedicated Learning & Development team to support you and your career
• Employee Assistance Program providing 24 hours support & advice in areas such as health and wellbeing for yourself, your family & friends (up to 5 people in total)
• Increased Maternity, Paternity & Adoption leave benefits for eligible employees
• Life Assurance scheme and pension plan with employer contributions of up to 7%
• Cycle to Work Scheme, employee retail discount scheme and free eye test vouchers

About You

• Qualified Mechanical Engineering whether it’s with City & Guilds or NVQ
• Experience of working on a heavy mechanical plant
• Qualified to work with electrics up to 415 volts (17th Edition desirable but not required)
• Able to work outdoors, at height and in confined spaces
• Experience in supervising/managing others with the organisational skills to plan own and others workloads
• Adaptable and able to work and manage under pressure and work towards deadlines
• Ability to work cooperatively with others and without supervision, at times
• Knowledge of three phase electrical systems and understanding of electrical drawings and programmable logic control (PLC)

Your Role

As a Maintenance Engineer your role will involve:

• Fault diagnosis and repair of both mechanical and electrical systems
• Following safe ways of working, completing risk assessment’s
• Identifying root cause and resolving issues
• Completing Planned Preventative Maintenance tasks as per PPM Schedule
• Identifying Maintenance spares required and liaising with suppliers
• Routine maintenance, repairs fabrication, troubleshooting on all aspects of production equipment
• Operating flexibly when working with production staff
• Assisting with outside contractors when bought in to install or service equipment
• Being aware at all times of the safety hazards to yourself and others

About Us

Frontier is a successful and growing business. We are the largest crop production and grain marketing company in the UK, with over 1,000 employees and a turnover of more than £1.5 billion.

With a vision to be the first-choice employer in UK agriculture, we are committed to delivering a culture where people are at the heart of our success.

Award winning for our commitment to people, we have been recognised by Great Place to Work institute since 2012 and we are proud to be ranked by them in the top 30 UK best large places to work.

Our business approach is underpinned by our core values – Integrity, Customer focus and Expertise – or ‘ICE’. These values support our whole philosophy and way of working and we are always looking to attract talented individuals with either industry knowledge or specialist skills that will help us deliver consistently to these values.

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

We have a clear commitment to equality of opportunity and diversity encouraging fairness and equality of treatment for all. As such we encourage applications from all backgrounds.

We recognise the value of a workforce in which people from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to introduce fresh ideas and contribute to the business goals.

We are committed to providing a diverse and inclusive environment with inclusive employment policies, such as progressive flexible working and parental policies.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering, Manufacturing, and Production

• Industries

  Farming, Agriculture, Construction, Mining Machinery Manufacturing, and Manufacturing

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