Maintenance Engineer

Staffbase Recruitment; Rugeley; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 49,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days annual leave

Free on site parking

Pension

Job summary

Staffbase Recruitment is recruiting on behalf of a long-established heavy industry manufacturing client near Rugeley for a Maintenance Engineer role. The position offers a basic salary of £45K–£49K plus overtime and a 4-on-3-off 12-hour shift pattern.

You will be responsible for planned and reactive maintenance across a broad range of plant and equipment, including conveyors, crushers and furnaces, with electrical fault-finding and repair duties. NVQ3/HND/HNC qualifications are preferred.

Qualifications

• Strong mechanical and electrical fault-finding skills are essential.
• Experience with a wide range of plant machinery and conveyors.
• Practical knowledge of hydraulic and pneumatic systems is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned and reactive maintenance on plant, machinery and facilities.
• Maintain and repair conveyors, crushers, screens, furnaces, cooling plants and similar equipment.
• Electrical fault finding and repair of control panels, motors, relays and sensors.
• Support site facilities electrical maintenance as required.

Skills

Mechanical maintenance

Electrical fault finding

Hydraulic systems

Pneumatic systems

Education

NVQ Level 3 / HND/HNC in electrical engineering

Job description

Our client is a very established and expanding heavy industry manufacturing company and Staffbase have been appointed to recruit for the position of Maintenance Engineer.

Basic salary £45K - £49K Neg + OT

The successful candidate will work at our client's busy manufacturing plant near Rugeley. Applicants will have excellent mechanical engineering skills and ideally good electrical fault find and repair skills.

The Role:

Reporting to the engineering manager the Maintenance Engineer will be required to undertake planned and reactive maintenance activities on a wide range of plant, machinery and site facilities.

• Mechanical & electrical maintenance / repair of a wide range of machinery including conveyors, crushers, screens, furnaces, cooling plant and much more
• Maintenance and repair of hydraulic & pneumatic machinery
• Electrical fault find and repair control panels, motors, contactors, sensors, relays etc etc
• Site facilities electrical maintenance

PPM Candidates:

The Maintenance Engineer will be a competent engineer with good mechanical and basic electrical fault find and repair skills.

Preferably you will hold formal mechanical or electrical engineering qualification e.g.NVQ level 3 or HND/HNC in electrical engineering.

Previous work experience in heavy industry environment such as foundry, recycling or quarry and aggregates sectors would be an advantage however all applicants with necessary skills will be considered.

Hours of work:

4 on 3 off 12 hour shifts days for 1 month then rotate to nights

Benefits:

• Excellent basic salary Negotiable £45K - £49K + OT
• 28 days annual leave
• Free on site parking
• Pension