Maintenance Engineer

Apex Appoint; Wellington; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

5% employer matched pension

Enhanced family leave

Private healthcare benefits

Discounted gym membership

Employee discounts

Ongoing training and development

Long-term career progression

Job summary

Apex Appoint is recruiting a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Technician for a highly automated operation. You will perform planned preventative maintenance, reactive fault finding, and contribute to continuous improvement across conveyors, motors, drives and sensors.

Starting on days for 4–8 weeks, then a 4 on 4 off shift. We seek electrically or mechanically biased engineers from manufacturing/automation backgrounds. Benefitsoffered include pension, private healthcare and development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Ideally you'll hold one of the following: NVQ Level 3 Engineering Maintenance, City & Guilds, Time-served Apprenticeship, HNC/HND (desirable).
• Equivalent electrical or mechanical engineering qualifications will also be considered.

Responsibilities

• Planned preventative maintenance (PPMs).
• Reactive electrical and mechanical fault finding.
• Diagnosing faults using electrical drawings and test equipment.
• Working on motors, drives, sensors and control systems.
• PLC fault finding and basic interrogation.
• Supporting continuous improvement projects.
• Maintaining accurate maintenance records.
• Working safely in line with company procedures and engineering standards.

Skills

Electrical fault finding

Mechanical fault finding

PPM maintenance

Conveyors

Automated machinery

Three-phase motors

Motors and drives

Inverters

Sensors

Pneumatics

Hydraulics

PLC fault finding

Electrical drawings

Mechanical drawings

Education

NVQ Level 3 Engineering Maintenance

City & Guilds

Time-served Apprenticeship

HNC/HND

Tools

Siemens PLC

Allen-Bradley PLC

Job description

Are you a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer looking to join a business investing heavily in its engineering function?

We're recruiting for a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Technician to support a highly automated operation, carrying out planned preventative maintenance, reactive breakdowns and continuous improvement activities across a wide range of automated equipment.

The Role

Reporting into the Engineering Team, you'll be responsible for ensuring equipment reliability and minimising downtime across a busy automated operation.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Planned preventative maintenance (PPMs)
• Reactive electrical and mechanical fault finding
• Diagnosing faults using electrical drawings and test equipment
• Working on motors, drives, sensors and control systems
• PLC fault finding and basic interrogation
• Supporting continuous improvement projects
• Maintaining accurate maintenance records
• Working safely in line with company procedures and engineering standards

Following an initial training period on days (approximately 4-8 weeks), you'll move onto a 4 on 4 off shift pattern.

About You

We're keen to speak with electrically or mechanically biased Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineers from manufacturing, FMCG, logistics, automation, warehousing or industrial environments.

You'll ideally have experience with:

• Electrical and mechanical fault finding
• Planned and reactive maintenance
• Conveyors and automated machinery
• Three-phase motors and drives
• Inverters and sensors
• Pneumatics and hydraulics
• PLC fault finding (Siemens, Allen Bradley or similar advantageous)
• Reading electrical and mechanical drawings

Qualifications

Ideally you'll hold one of the following:

• NVQ Level 3 Engineering Maintenance
• City & Guilds
• Time-served Apprenticeship
• HNC/HND (desirable)

Equivalent electrical or mechanical engineering qualifications will also be considered.

Salary & Benefits

• 25 days holiday
• 5% employer matched pension
• Enhanced family leave
• Private healthcare benefits
• Discounted gym membership
• Employee discounts
• Ongoing training and development
• Long-term career progression

If you're looking for a business that values its engineers and offers genuine long-term career opportunities, we'd love to hear from you.