Maintenance Engineer

ATA Recruitment; Stretford; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the UK food manufacturing sector is seeking a Maintenance Engineer. The successful candidate will ensure smooth factory operations through maintenance work, take care of workshop tools, and mentor junior engineers. The role offers opportunities for growth and a commitment to employee development.

Benefits

7% pension contribution

Internal training and external qualification training

Regular salary reviews

Unlimited overtime opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in a multi-skilled environment, working with electrical equipment.
• Educated to a minimum of Level 3 in an electrical field.
• Leadership skills when required as a senior member on shift.

Responsibilities

• Perform reactive and planned maintenance work.
• Complete fault-finding on electrical and mechanical components.
• Teach junior team members.

Skills

Experience in a multi-skilled environment

Leadership skills

Ability to work with electrical equipment

Fault-finding skills

Education

Level 3 in an electrical field

Job description

Maintenance Engineer

Trafford Park

£53,402 + discretionary bonus

Yearly pay reviews

Shift – 4 on 4 off (4 days, 4 nights)

7% pension contribution

Internal training, external qualification training.

About the role

This is a fantastic opportunity for a Maintenance Engineer to join a household name which is backed by a market-leading food manufacturer. Due to growth and demand from the customers, the opportunity for a Maintenance Engineer has arisen. The successful Maintenance Engineer will have the opportunity to train, as well as to grow into more senior positions.

Responsibilities will include:

• Ensuring the smooth running of the factory, by performing reactive and planned maintenance work. Electrical installations.
• Taking ownership of looking after the workshop, ensuring all the tools are correctly stored as well as ordering new stock when necessary.
• Teaching junior members of the engineering team to company standard and to ensure their success where possible.
• Fault-finding on both the electrical and mechanical components. No programming required but need to have the ability to check I/O’s, read schematics and check HMI Screens.

The ideal candidate will be equally able with electrical and mechanical systems.

About the company:

The company we are currently in partnership with is market leading in their sector and operate across the whole of the UK. Established over 70+ years ago, our client is a household name in their sector. Our client is constantly looking to increase, improve and initiate positive change fuelled by investment and acquisition to broaden their product portfolio.

Our client is community-driven. At the forefront of their mission statement is ensuring that everything local to them thrives to its full extent. As well as this, every decision they make business related is taken in mind with the environmental impact it may have.

About you:

To be considered for the Maintenance Engineer position, you should have the following:

• Experience in a multi-skilled environment, being able to work with electrical equipment.
• Due to the nature of the work, you should be happy to work to food safety as well as health and safety requirements.
• Educated to a minimum of a Level 3 in an electrical field.
• To have initiative, as well as leadership skills when you may be required to if you are the most senior member on shift.

Why join our client?

• Investing hugely across the board and invest heavily in employees to ensure retainment.
• An employee-first approach with clear routes of progression into leadership positions. 40% of promotions are internal.
• Regular salary reviews as well as unlimited overtime opportunities.

If you want to hear more about becoming a Maintenance Engineer at this industry leading group, then please press apply or give Karolis a call on 07796 990 423, alternatively drop me an email on [e-mail]

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