Maintenance Engineer

Austin Fraser; Wales; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in the steel sector is seeking a dedicated Maintenance Engineer to join their dynamic team. This role offers an exciting opportunity to maintain and repair production equipment, ensuring operational efficiency and adherence to health and safety standards. You'll thrive in a fast-paced environment, tackling challenges head-on while enjoying a competitive salary and a generous benefits package. With a focus on teamwork and innovation, this position is perfect for those looking to make a significant impact in their career. If you are a proactive individual with a passion for engineering, this could be the ideal opportunity for you.

Benefits

Generous Holiday Package

Pension Scheme

Life Cover

Medical Cover

Free Onsite Parking

Annual Christmas Shutdown

Annual Health Checks

Christmas Savings Scheme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Electric Car Scheme

Qualifications

• Multiskilled Engineer with Electrical and Mechanical bias required.
• Proactive approach to problem-solving and communication is essential.

Responsibilities

• Repair, adjust, and maintain production equipment to ensure reliability.
• Respond to breakdowns and complete planned maintenance activities.
• Maintain detailed maintenance records and ensure compliance with safety standards.

Skills

Multiskilled Engineering

Problem-solving

Communication

Electrical Maintenance

Mechanical Maintenance

Education

Experience in Manufacturing/Engineering Environment

Tools

Maintenance Tools

Job description

Job Opportunity: Maintenance Engineer (Multiskilled - Electrical and Mechanical)
Location: Neath
Contract Type: Permanent

Are you ready to take the next step in your career as a Maintenance Engineer?

Our client, a prominent player in the steel industry, is looking for a dedicated and skilled individual to join their dynamic team. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and enjoy the challenge of maintaining production equipment to the highest standards, this is the role for you!

What's in it for you?

Competitive Package:
Basic Salary: £29,400
Shift Allowance: £3,750
Production Bonus: £1,248 (average 50% production bonus)
Total Potential Annual Salary: £34,398

Working Hours:
40 hours per week with overtime opportunities
Shift Pattern: 6am - 2:30pm or 6pm - 2:30am
Flexibility required based on work demand

Your Mission:
As a Maintenance Engineer, your primary responsibility will be to repair, adjust, and maintain production equipment, ensuring it functions reliably and adheres to Environmental, Health, and Safety Standards.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Respond to break-downs and other operating problems and complete planned maintenance activities to minimise disruptions to manufacturing processes.
2. Attend machines to assess planned maintenance activities and diagnose breakdowns.
3. Establish a safe working area.
4. Communicate with machine operators to attain information relating to the deviations.
5. Assess the need to isolate.
6. Advise production supervisors of expected duration of work if possible.
7. Undertake appropriate repairs to machinery.
8. Instruct machine operators to test machinery on completion of maintenance activity.
9. Maintain tools and repair equipment to ensure good working order.
10. Maintain detailed maintenance records so that Health and Safety is ensured and recurring problems with machinery, equipment or parts can be identified and addressed.
11. Complete work order documents with the relevant information relating to the required maintenance activity.
12. Complete take 2s and raise permits to work when the need to isolate occurs.
13. Sign off permits when reengaging power.
14. Liaise with machine operators to sign off completed work orders.
15. Capture all maintenance activities in relevant recording system.
16. Complete appropriate audits on maintenance equipment.
17. Feedback to the relevant individuals on proposed improvements to machinery, operator competence and/or any other relevant information.
18. Set, calibrate or adjust equipment, machinery and instruments so that it complies with production specifications or instructions.
19. Measure product lengths and angles.
20. Identify opportunities to maximise product utilisation within British Standards.
21. Respond to observations from machine operators on product calibration.
22. Input corrections into operating system.
23. Recheck product for new calibration changes.
24. Miscellaneous or ad hoc business requirements.

What We're Looking For:

1. Multiskilled Engineer - Electrical and Mechanical Bias.
2. A proactive approach to problem-solving and communication.
3. Flexibility to cover holidays, sickness, and other business needs.
4. Experience within a manufacturing/engineering environment.

What You'll Enjoy:

1. Generous Holiday Package: 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
2. Pension Scheme: Auto-enrollment at 4%, matched by the company up to 5%.
3. Life Cover: Three times your basic salary while contributing to the pension scheme.
4. Westfield Medical Cover.
5. Free Onsite Parking.
6. Annual Christmas Shutdown: Up to 2 weeks.
7. Annual Health Checks.
8. Christmas Savings Scheme.
9. Salary Sacrifice Cycle to Work and Electric Car Schemes.

Our client is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.

Adecco acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. The Adecco Group UK & Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer.