Maintenance Engineer

E3recruitment; Tonbridge; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading manufacturing company in Maidstone is seeking a Maintenance Engineer. The role involves plant-wide maintenance, ensuring production targets are met while working with a small team. Ideal candidates should have relevant electrical qualifications and strong fault-finding skills. Competitive salary and excellent training opportunities are offered.

Benefits

33 days Holiday

Overtime at 1.5x and 2x

Annual KPI Production Bonus

Company pension

Employee Assistance Programme

Training, Career and Development opportunities

Qualifications

• Time served Electrical Engineer or as Maintenance Engineer.
• Experience in plant-wide maintenance services.
• Ability to work in a team and alongside contractors.

Responsibilities

• Provide plant-wide maintenance service and support.
• Monitor engineering support for machine set-up & changeovers.
• Implement plant-wide PPM structures ensuring H&S and quality standards.
• Diagnose breakdowns and electrical faults across the plant.

Skills

Breakdowns

Installations

Inverters

PLCs

Fault finding

Repairing

Problem-solving

Health & Safety awareness

Education

Recognised Engineering Apprenticeship or equivalent

NVQ or City and Guilds

ONC, BTEC or HNC and HND in Electrical

Job description

The Maintenance Engineer vacancy is working with a leading manufacturing company based in the Maidstone area of Kent. The position offers excellent opportunities for both training and career development. The client have large CAPEX and investment budgets. Development and Training for the right candidate with a good mix of overtime which is paid at 1.5x and 2x

Location: Maidstone, Kent

What’s in it for you as a Maintenance Engineer?

• Hours of Work – Panama – 2 on 2 off 3 on 3 off (Days and Nights 12 hours)
• Salary – £54,383 per annum, plus annual pay increases
• 33 days Holiday
• Overtime at 1.5x and 2x
• Annual KPI Production Bonus
• Company pension
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Training, Career and Development opportunities

Main Duties & Responsibilities of Maintenance Engineer include;

• Providing plant-wide maintenance service, departmental support and repairs ensuring that all production targets are maintained – maintaining factory manufacturing machinery
• Monitor & supply engineering support of machine set-up & changeovers to ensure that the product conforms to any quality assurance standards and ensuring changeovers are as efficient as possible.
• Keeping and implementing plant wide PPM structures ensuring H&S, quality assurance as well as liaising with Engineering Stores
• Working within a small Team and along side contractors to diagnose breakdowns and Electrical Faults across the Plant

Experience and Qualifications Required for Maintenance Engineer;

• Recognised Engineering Apprenticeship & Qualification or equivalent, e.g. NVQ, City and Guilds, ONC, BTEC or HNC and HND – Electrical
• Time served Electrical Engineer or as Maintenance Engineer
• Skills in breakdowns, installations, invertors and PLCs
• Ability to fault find, repair and provide solutions to problems
• High degree of Health & Safety awareness.

The position may suit a Maintenance Electrical Engineer, Maintenance Electrician, Multi-skilled Engineer, Electrical Engineer etc