Maintenance Engineer

The Abbey; Stoke-on-Trent; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 49,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site parking

Pension

28 days annual leave

Job summary

The Abbey is seeking a Maintenance Engineer for its busy manufacturing plant near Stafford. The role involves planned and reactive maintenance on conveyors, crushers, furnaces, and related equipment, with a focus on mechanical and basic electrical fault finding.

Hours are 4 on 3 off, 12-hour shifts, days rotating to nights. An NVQ Level 3 or HND/HNC in electrical engineering is preferred, with on-site parking and a competitive salary (£45K-£49K) plus overtime.

Qualifications

• The candidate must be a competent engineer with strong mechanical skills and basic electrical fault-finding ability.
• Formal mechanical or electrical engineering qualification is preferred, e.g., NVQ Level 3 or HND/HNC in electrical engineering.

Responsibilities

• Undertake planned and reactive maintenance on a wide range of plant and site facilities.
• Maintain and repair hydraulic and pneumatic machinery.
• Electrical fault finding and repair of control panels, motors, sensors and relays.
• Site facilities electrical maintenance PMs (PPM).

Skills

Mechanical engineering

Electrical fault finding

Education

NVQ Level 3 or HND/HNC in Electrical Engineering

Job description

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 Stafford.

Applicants will have excellent mechanical engineering skills and ideally good electrical fault find and repair skills.

The Role:

Reporting to the engineering manger the Maintenance Engineer will be required to undertake planned and reactive maintenance activities on a wide range of plant, machinery and site facilities. You duties will include but is not limited to the following;

• 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 PensionJBRP1_UKTJ